Frozen Chopped Spinach
Frozen chopped spinach is garden spinach that has been blanched, chopped, and quick-frozen to preserve its nutritional value and texture. It falls under HTS 0710.30.00.00 as frozen spinach, uncooked or cooked only by steaming or boiling in water prior to freezing, suitable for further cooking.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If preserved in brine or sulfur dioxide for transport, not frozen
Heading 0711 covers vegetables provisionally preserved without freezing, unsuitable for immediate consumption, shifting from frozen Chapter 07 category.
If dried, not suitable for immediate use
Dried spinach falls under heading 0712 for dehydrated vegetables, excluding frozen forms under 0710.
If canned or jarred after further cooking
Prepared or preserved spinach beyond simple blanching enters Chapter 20 for processed vegetables.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Verify supplier certificates confirming blanching process complies with 'cooked by steaming or boiling' per HTS notes to avoid reclassification
• Include FDA prior notice and ensure phytosanitary certificates for spinach to prevent pest-related detentions at US ports
• Label packages clearly with country of origin and 'keep frozen' instructions to meet retail import standards
Related Products under HTS 0710.30.00.00
IQF Frozen Whole Spinach Leaves
Individually quick frozen (IQF) whole spinach leaves from garden spinach, blanched lightly and frozen separately for easy portioning. Classified under HTS 0710.30.00.00 for frozen spinach prepared by steaming or boiling before freezing.
Frozen New Zealand Spinach
Frozen New Zealand spinach (Tetragonia tetragonioides), a heat-tolerant variety blanched and frozen for year-round use. It is specifically named in HTS 0710.30.00.00 alongside garden spinach for frozen forms.
Frozen Orache Spinach Leaves
Frozen leaves of orache spinach (Atriplex hortensis), a garden spinach relative, steamed and frozen for preservation. HTS 0710.30.00.00 explicitly includes orache spinach in its frozen vegetable scope.
Frozen Baby Spinach
Frozen baby spinach leaves, harvested young from garden spinach plants, blanched minimally and frozen. Qualifies under HTS 0710.30.00.00 as frozen spinach prepared by boiling or steaming.
Frozen Chopped New Zealand Spinach
Chopped and frozen New Zealand spinach, ideal for cooking, processed by steaming before freezing. Included in HTS 0710.30.00.00 for all specified spinach types in frozen state.