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U.S. imports of frozen, dried, salted or brined cuttlefish, squid and octopus; flours, meals and pellets (SITC 03637) totaled $34.9M in April 2026, traded with 31 countries.
Importers of Frozen, Dried, Salted or Brined Cuttlefish, Squid and Octopus; Flours, Meals and Pellets paid $3.4M in duties in April 2026 — an effective duty rate of 11% on $32.2M in dutiable value, based on actual customs collections rather than the published tariff schedule.
Last updated: April 2026 dataPreserved cephalopods — frozen squid tubes, dried octopus, salted cuttlefish, and their processed flours and meals — are widely traded commodities supplying both food-service and further-processing industries. FDA HACCP-based seafood regulations govern admissibility, and the human-consumption designation for flours and meals must be clearly documented to distinguish this heading from non-food industrial uses. Frozen squid (calamari) in particular is a high-volume import item, and importers should be aware that species substitution — passing off lower-value Illex squid as Loligo — is a known food-fraud risk that FDA's import surveillance targets.
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Species substitution — labeling lower-value Illex argentinus (shortfin squid) as the more prized Loligo species — is a documented issue in the frozen squid trade. FDA's seafood import surveillance includes species verification testing. Importers can mitigate risk by requiring species-level documentation from suppliers, conducting third-party DNA testing on incoming lots, and maintaining robust supplier verification programs under their HACCP plans.
Flours, meals, and pellets of cuttlefish, squid, and octopus are included in this heading only when fit for human consumption. The processing method (grinding, drying, pelleting) and the intended end use must be documented on the commercial invoice. Feed-grade cephalopod meal would be classified under a different heading, so the human-consumption designation is a critical classification determinant.
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