Insects
Insects and other edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included: > Insects
Duty Rate (from China)
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
Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
Products classified under HTS 0410.10.00.00
Roasted Silkworm Pupae
Silkworm pupae (Bombyx mori) lightly roasted and salted, a traditional Asian snack food. HTS 0410.10.00.00 covers dried/smoked/salted edible insects; roasting qualifies as basic drying process without added preservatives.
Dried Superworm Larvae
Zophobas morio superworm larvae dried for human consumption as snack or powder base. HTS 0410.10.00.00 for dried whole edible insect larvae, distinguished from pet feed by food labeling.
Frozen Edible Tarantula
Whole frozen tarantulas (various edible species from Cambodia) for novelty human consumption. Permitted under HTS 0410.10.00.00 as frozen non-living edible insects per heading scope.
Salted Dried Termites
Macrotermes spp. termites harvested, dried, and lightly salted as African protein snack. HTS 0410.10.00.00 includes salted dried edible insects without disqualifying additives.
Dried Black Soldier Fly Larvae
Hermetia illucens larvae dried for human nutrition supplements. Sustainable protein source classified HTS 0410.10.00.00 as dried edible insect larvae.
Chilled Edible Scorpions
Fresh-chilled scorpions (Heterometrus spp.) for culinary use, minimally processed. HTS 0410.10.00.00 covers chilled non-living edible insects/arthropods per broad definition.
Dried Bamboo Worm
Omphisa fuscidentalis bamboo worms dried, popular Thai snack. Basic drying keeps in HTS 0410.10.00.00 for whole edible insects.
Insect Protein Powder from Mealworms
Defatted mealworm powder, 65% protein for sports nutrition. Grinding/defatting minimal processing keeps in HTS 0410.10.00.00 as insect meals.
Dried Mopane Worms
Gonimbrasia belina mopane caterpillars dried, Southern African staple food. HTS 0410.10.00.00 for dried edible insect larvae/caterpillars.
Roasted Cricket Legs
cricket legs separated, roasted as snack product from Acheta domesticus. HTS 0410.10.00.00 includes insects 'in parts' if fit for human consumption.
Dried Mealworms
Mealworms (Tenebrio molitor) that have been dried for preservation, fit for human consumption as a protein-rich snack. Classified under HTS 0410.10.00.00 as edible non-living insects, dried, meeting chapter note requirements for human food use. Not otherwise prepared or preserved beyond drying.
Freeze-Dried Crickets
Acheta domesticus crickets freeze-dried to retain nutritional value, sold as a crunchy human snack high in protein. Falls under HTS 0410.10.00.00 for frozen (then dried) edible insects, whole and fit for direct consumption. Freezing is permitted under chapter heading 0410 definitions.
Dried Grasshoppers
Chapulines (grasshoppers, Sphenarium purpurascens) dried with lime and salt, Mexican delicacy. Fits HTS 0410.10.00.00 as salted dried edible insects fit for human consumption per chapter notes.
Cricket Flour
Finely ground flour from dried crickets (Acheta domesticus), 70% protein powder for baking. HTS 0410.10.00.00 explicitly includes meals and flours of edible insects prepared only by drying/grinding.
Smoked Dried Ants
Hormiga chicatana leaf-cutter ants smoked and dried, gourmet edible insect from Mexico. Covered by HTS 0410.10.00.00 as smoked edible insects, basic preservation method allowed.