Squid and Salmon Fried Rice Ready Meal
A pre-cooked frozen meal featuring squid pieces mixed with salmon chunks, rice, vegetables, and soy sauce. Classified under HTS 1605.54.05.00 as a prepared meal containing both squid (mollusc) and fish meat (salmon), fitting the 'products containing fish meat; prepared meals' category for squid-based items.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If marketed primarily as tuna-based prepared meal
Shifts to fish preparations in 1604 if fish meat dominates over squid content.
If no fish meat included, pure squid meal
Pure squid preparations without fish fall under other squid subheadings excluding fish meat products.
If stuffed in pasta for retail sale
Pasta-stuffed squid with fish becomes stuffed pasta under Chapter 19, not preserved molluscs.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Verify ingredient list confirms squid as primary with fish meat inclusion to justify 1605.54 classification
• Provide commercial invoice detailing species (e.g
• Todarodes pacificus squid, salmon) and preparation method
• Watch for Section 609 restrictions if any shrimp traces; ensure proper cold chain documentation for perishables
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Squid Rings with Pollock in Tomato Sauce
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Illex Squid and Mackerel Pate
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