Fresh Chilled Geoduck Siphons
Freshly harvested geoduck siphons (necks) chilled immediately after shucking, maintaining premium quality for sashimi. HTS 0307.71.00.50 covers fresh or chilled geoduck clams, whether in shell or shucked but unprocessed. The siphon is the most valuable part of this large bivalve mollusc.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If cooked before chilling
Cooking process may shift to smoked or other processed mollusc categories.
If from non-specified clam families
Only clams from enumerated families (e.g., Hiatellidae for geoduck) qualify under this subheading.
If cooked and prepared for retail
Prepared/preserved geoduck moves to Chapter 16 for cooked mollusc products.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Use insulated containers with ice packs to preserve 'fresh/chilled' status and avoid reclassification as frozen
• Include shellfish sanitation certificates from FDA-approved sources to meet US import health standards
• Label precisely as 'geoduck clam siphons' to prevent confusion with other clam parts under different codes
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Live Pacific Geoduck Clams
Live Pacific geoduck clams (Panopea generosa) harvested from cold Pacific waters, sold alive in the shell for premium seafood markets. Classified under HTS 0307.71.00.50 as live, fresh geoduck clams from the specified bivalve families. These large burrowing clams are prized for their long necks and firm texture.
Chilled Geoduck for Sashimi
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Fresh Whole Geoduck Clams in Shell
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Live Geoduck for Live Tank Sales
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