Oyster Flour Supplement
Ground oyster shells and meat into flour for nutritional supplements, human consumable. HTS 0309.90.90.00 for other molluscs flours fit for human diet.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If fortified with vitamins
Vitamin-added oyster flour becomes Chapter 21 prep.
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The Tariff Assistant works through the GRI rules on your specific product to reach the right HTS code — and can price the duty on it in the same conversation.
Import Tips & Compliance
• Test for heavy metals common in bivalves
• Register as dietary ingredient with FDA
• Pitfall: mislabeling as calcium supplement
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Shrimp Flour for Human Consumption
Finely ground flour made from dried shrimp, suitable for human consumption as a protein-rich ingredient in baking or soups. Classified under HTS 0309.90.90.00 as shrimp flour fit for human use, distinct from animal feed pellets. Meets chapter note excluding flours from headings 0305-0308 when human-grade.
Fish Meal Powder for Soups
Dehydrated and powdered fish meal designed for human consumption in instant soups and seasonings. Falls under 0309.90.90.00 as 'other' fish flours fit for human use, agglomerated without binders into fine meal.
Crab Meat Pellets
Compressed pellets of crab meat flour, bound lightly for human consumption in snacks or supplements. HTS 0309.90.90.00 covers these crustacean pellets per chapter definition of agglomerated products fit for humans.
Squid Flour for Noodles
Powdered squid meal used in human food like ramen flavorings, fit for consumption. Classified in 0309.90.90.00 as other molluscs flour, separate from raw squid in earlier headings.
Tuna Meal Pellets
Agglomerated tuna fish pellets for human protein bars or snacks. Under 0309.90.90.00 as fish pellets fit for humans, using minimal binders as defined.
Scallop Meal Powder
Dehydrated scallop meat ground into meal for human soups and broths. Fits 0309.90.90.00 as other aquatic invertebrate meals for consumption.