Crab Processing Offal Pellets
Pellets made from crab meat scraps, shells, and viscera leftover from canning or picking operations, rendered unfit for humans and utilized in livestock feed formulations. Covered by HTS 2301.20.00.90 as other aquatic invertebrate meals.
Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin
Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If derived from meat or meat offal of land animals mixed in
Predominantly meat-based flours go to 2301.10, separate from aquatic sources.
If for retail pet food packaging
Retail-packed versions with flavors classify as pet food preparations.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Provide evidence of origin from licensed seafood processors; comply with APHIS import permits for potential disease vectors; watch for misdeclaration as human-grade seafood waste
Related Products under HTS 2301.20.00.90
Fish Meal Pellets for Aquaculture Feed
Pelletized fish meal derived from processing whole fish or fish by-products like heads and viscera, unfit for human consumption due to its production process and intended solely as animal feed. Classified under HTS 2301.20.00.90 as 'other' flours, meals, and pellets of fish unfit for human use.
Shrimp Shell Meal Flour
Fine flour produced by grinding dried shrimp shells and exoskeletons from processing operations, deemed unfit for human consumption and used primarily as a chitin source in poultry or pet feeds. Falls under HTS 2301.20.00.90 for other crustacean-based meals.
Squid By-Product Meal
Coarse meal from squid entrails, heads, and trimmings generated during fillet production, unfit for human food due to contamination risks and used in fish farm rations. HTS 2301.20.00.90 applies to such other mollusc-derived products.
Mussel Shell Flour
Powdered flour from ground mussel shells post-meat extraction, unfit for humans and valued for calcium in ruminant feeds. Classified under HTS 2301.20.00.90 for other aquatic invertebrate meals.
Anchovy Fish Meal
Steam-dried and milled anchovy whole fish meal, produced in large quantities for protein-rich salmon feed, explicitly unfit for human diets. HTS 2301.20.00.90 covers this as other fish meals.
Oyster Waste Pellets
Pellets from oyster processing waste including shells and soft tissues, unfit for consumption and used in shellfish aquaculture diets. Under HTS 2301.20.00.90 for other mollusc products.