Fresh Chilled Oyster Flour from Germany
Finely ground flour made from fresh chilled oysters, processed to be fit for human consumption as a seafood supplement or ingredient in gourmet dishes. Classified under HTS 0309.90.40 because it is a flour of molluscs that is live, fresh, or chilled and suitable for direct human use. This distinguishes it from preserved or frozen forms in other subheadings.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Verify the product remains fresh/chilled upon arrival with temperature logs to avoid reclassification as frozen under 0309.90.60
• Include lab certification confirming fitness for human consumption and absence of contaminants per FDA seafood HACCP rules
• Check Section 609 compliance if any incidental shrimp processing equipment was used, though primarily for molluscs