Chilled Crab Meal
Coarse meal produced by grinding chilled crab meat, intended for human consumption in soups, patties, or as a protein supplement. Falls under HTS 0309.90.20.00 because it's a meal of crustaceans processed from chilled material, fit for direct human use without further cooking beyond fresh state.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If from cooked or preserved crab
Meals from cooked crustaceans are under 0306 as preserved preparations, not fresh/chilled flours.
If sold as retail-ready paste
Ready-to-eat crab pastes for retail fall under Chapter 16 prepared foods, differing from bulk meals.
If dried or smoked
Dried crustacean flours are specifically in the 'other' subheading, separated from fresh/chilled.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Maintain cold chain documentation (below 4°C) to prove 'chilled' status and prevent reclassification as ambient-temperature products
• Include FDA prior notice and shellfish safety certificates; watch for allergen labeling requirements
Related Products under HTS 0309.90.20.00
Fresh Shrimp Flour
Finely ground flour made from fresh or chilled shrimp, suitable for human consumption in culinary applications like thickening sauces or baking. Classified under HTS 0309.90.20.00 as a flour of crustaceans that is live, fresh, or chilled prior to processing into flour form, distinguishing it from frozen or dried products. Meets chapter notes excluding it from headings 0305-0308 due to fitness for human consumption.
Chilled Prawn Flour
Ultra-fine flour from chilled prawns, used in Asian cuisine for tempura batter or nutritional shakes, safe for direct human ingestion. Classified in 0309.90.20.00 as chilled crustacean flour, not covered by 0305-0308 per chapter exclusions.
Live Shrimp Pellet Flour
Specialty pellets made directly from live shrimp via compression, no added binder, for premium human seafood broths. Fits 0309.90.20.00 as live crustacean pellets per chapter definition, human-fit excluding other headings.
Fresh Lobster Pellet Meal
Pellets agglomerated from fresh lobster using minimal binder, designed as a human-consumable ingredient for seafood stocks or supplements. HTS 0309.90.20.00 applies per chapter note defining 'pellets' and fitness for human consumption from fresh crustaceans.
Fresh Crawfish Meal Powder
Powdered meal from fresh crawfish (crayfish), a staple in Cajun cooking for gumbos, fit for human consumption without preservation. HTS 0309.90.20.00 covers this fresh crustacean meal, adhering to pellet/flour definitions.