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.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If mixed with chili powders or sauces
Sauce-mixed insects become condiments under Chapter 21.
If unfit for human consumption
Chapter note excludes non-edible insects to heading 0511 animal products.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Traditional lime treatment acceptable if no preservation beyond salting; test for calcium additives
• Spanish/English bilingual labeling recommended for ethnic foods; declare exact species
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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
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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
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