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.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If from frozen shrimp
Flours from frozen crustaceans fall under heading 0306 for prepared or preserved preparations, not fresh/chilled flours in 0309.
If contains additives or seasonings
Mixtures with binders or flavors exceeding simple flour composition shift to food preparations in Chapter 21.
If not fit for human consumption
Animal feed grade shrimp meals are classified in Chapter 23, per chapter note excluding human-fit products from 0309.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Comply with Section 609 P.L. 101-162 requiring certification that shrimp products are not harvested by slave labor in certain countries
• Provide lab analysis confirming the product is flour (particle size <180 microns) from fresh/chilled crustaceans and safe for human consumption
• Avoid misclassification as unprocessed shrimp by documenting milling process; common pitfall is insufficient temperature logs proving 'fresh/chilled' status
Related Products under HTS 0309.90.20.00
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.
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.
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.