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.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If post-thaw from live-frozen
Any freeze step excludes from fresh/live 0309 into preserved 0306.
If formed into bread crumbs
Bakery product transformation moves to Chapter 19.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Live processing requires immediate milling proof to claim 'live' status
• Strict Section 609 applies—full chain of custody from harvest
• Test for 'small quantity binder' if any; excess reclassifies
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.
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.