Live, fresh or chilled

HTS code 0309.90.40 covers flours, meals, and pellets of molluscs, suitable for human consumption in live, fresh, or chilled form. Use this code for importing these specific mollusk products, which generally enter the U.S. duty-free under standard trade agreements or eligible preference programs, as detailed within Chapter 3 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule.

Detailed information for HTS Code 0309.90.40

This section of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers fish, crustaceans, molluscs, and other aquatic invertebrates prepared for human consumption. Specifically, code 0309.90.40 concerns flours, meals, and pellets of molluscs that are live, fresh, or chilled. This code has two subdivisions: 0309.90.40.30 for conch and 0309.90.40.90 for all other molluscan flours, meals, and pellets; use the appropriate suffix to specify the type of product being reported.

Chapter	Chapter 3 - Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates
Section	Section I - Live Animals; Animal Products

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General Duty

Free

Standard trade partners (NTR)

Special Duty

N/A

Eligible FTA or preference programs

The general duty rate for HTS code 0309.90.40 and its subdivisions (0309.90.40.30 for Conch and 0309.90.40.90 for Other) is Free, applying to imports from standard trade partners (NTR). Special rates are not specified, but imports may qualify for preferential treatment under eligible FTA or preference programs. Reporting units for all subdivisions are kilograms (kg). This means goods falling under these codes enter the U.S. duty-free unless they exceed NTR limitations or do not qualify for a specified FTA rate.

Rate of Duty (Column 2): Free

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Code subdivisions

0309.90.40.30

Flours, meals and pellets of fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, fit for human consumption: > Other: > Of molluscs: > Live, fresh or chilled > Conch

0309.90.40.90

Flours, meals and pellets of fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, fit for human consumption: > Other: > Of molluscs: > Live, fresh or chilled > Other

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Chapter & section notes

Chapter notes

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Revision 29 (2025) Annotated for Statistical Reporting Purposes CHAPTER 3 FISH AND CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS AND OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES I 3-1 Note 1. This chapter does not cover: (a) Mammals of heading 0106; (b) Meat of mammals of heading 0106 (heading 0208 or 0210); (c) Fish (including livers, roes and milt thereof) or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, dead and unfit or unsuitable for human consumption by reason of either their species or their condition (chapter 5); flours, meals or pellets of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, unfit for human consumption (heading 2301); or (d) Caviar or caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs (heading 1604). 2. In this chapter the term "pellets" means products which have been agglomerated either directly by compression or by the addition of a small quantity of binder. 3. Headings 0305 to 0308 do not cover flours, meals and pellets, fit for human consumption (heading 0309). Additional U.S. Note 1. Certain fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates are provided for in chapter 98. Statistical Note 1. Imports of shrimp or products of shrimp are subject to the provisions of section 609 of Public Law 101-162 of November 21, 1989 (16 U.S.C. 1537 note). Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Revision 29 (2025) Annotated for Statistical Reporting Purposes I 3-2

Section notes

SECTION I LIVE ANIMALS; ANIMAL PRODUCTS I-1 Notes 1. Any reference in this section to a particular genus or species of an animal, except where the context otherwise requires, includes a reference to the young of that genus or species. 2. Except where the context otherwise requires, throughout the tariff schedule any reference to "dried" products also covers products which have been dehydrated, evaporated or freeze-dried. Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Revision 29 (2025) Annotated for Statistical Reporting Purposes I-2 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Revision 29 (2025) Annotated for Statistical Reporting Purposes

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