Cuttlefish Pellet Flour
Ground pellets of cuttlefish, a cephalopod mollusc, processed into flour for human dietary supplements. Classified in HTS 0309.90.60.00 as other mollusc flour, adhering to chapter pellet definition but fit for eating.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If dried without grinding to flour
Dried meat of cephalopods without flour processing stays in 02 as meat provisions.
If smoked or in oil
Smoked or oil-preserved cuttlefish moves to prepared molluscs in Chapter 16.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Confirm no excessive binders per chapter notes; small quantities allowed but must declare
• Use ISF filings early due to seafood scrutiny; include protein content specs
• Avoid pitfall of pellet mislabeling—ensure final product is flour, not intact pellets
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