Live, Fresh, or Chilled Cold-Water Shrimps and Prawns (Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon)

Cold-water shrimps of the genera Pandalus and Crangon crangon in live, fresh, or chilled condition represent a niche but commercially active segment of the US seafood import market, distinct from the much larger frozen cold-water shrimp trade. Canada is the leading supplier, drawing on established North Atlantic and Pacific Pandalus fisheries with well-developed cold-chain infrastructure for fresh product. The US schedule provides two lines — a general line (0306350000) and a shell-on specific line (0306350020) — making the presentation form at export a classification consideration. FDA prior notice and seafood HACCP admissibility requirements apply; given the short shelf life of fresh shrimp, importers should plan for rapid port clearance.