Pre-cooked Frozen Tilapia Fillets
These are tilapia fish fillets that have been pre-cooked, typically by steaming or boiling, and then frozen for preservation. They fall under HTS 1604.20.60.10 as other prepared or preserved fish that are specifically pre-cooked and frozen, excluding tuna, salmon, and sardines. This classification applies to ready-to-heat products used in retail or food service.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If not pre-cooked, only frozen
Frozen tilapia fillets without pre-cooking are classified as frozen fish fillets in Chapter 3, not prepared or preserved.
If smoked rather than simply pre-cooked
Smoked fish preparations fall under specific smoked subheadings in 1604.19, separate from plain pre-cooked frozen.
If in airtight containers for retail sale
Pre-cooked fish in shelf-stable cans shifts to subheadings for retail-packaged preserved fish.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Verify species identification with scientific names on documentation to confirm classification outside tuna, salmon, or sardines
• Ensure compliance with FDA seafood HACCP regulations and provide certificates of analysis for pre-cooking and freezing processes
• Avoid misclassification as raw frozen fish (HTS Chapter 3) by including processing records proving pre-cooking
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