Bottled Preserved Sea Cucumbers
Dried sea cucumbers (Holothuroidea class) are rehydrated, cooked, and preserved in bottles with soy sauce or brine. Under HTS 1605.69.00.00 as other prepared echinoderms, distinct from fresh or frozen forms.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If simply dried, not cooked
Dried sea cucumbers without further preparation remain in Chapter 3 as dried echinoderms.
If packaged in multi-ingredient stews
Sea cucumbers in prepared mixtures with other seafood go to the general 'other' prepared aquatic products.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Obtain CITES Appendix II permits for most sea cucumber species before export
• Document cooking and preservation steps to differentiate from dried Chapter 3 goods
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