Chicken Pad Thai Ready-to-Heat Pouch
A shelf-stable or refrigerated pouch meal with rice noodles, chicken strips, peanuts, and pad Thai sauce, fully cooked and portioned. Falls under HTS 1602.32.0030 as an 'other' prepared meal of chickens, emphasizing the poultry component as principal.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If noodles exceed 50% of total weight
Principal ingredient of rice/pasta reclassifies to Chapter 19 prepared foods, bypassing meat chapters.
If for sauce-heavy preparations without substantial chicken
Fruit/vegetable-based preparations with minimal meat fall under Chapter 20.
If sold as soup or broth with chicken pieces
Liquid-based poultry soups classify under prepared soups, not solid meals.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Provide lab analysis confirming chicken as the chief ingredient to prevent disputes over noodle dominance
• Obtain prior FDA approval for low-acid canned or pouched foods, with full processing records
• Avoid common pitfalls like insufficient poultry sourcing documentation, which can trigger FDA holds
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