1605.53Mussels
HTS Code 1605.53 covers any article best defined as Prepared Foodstuffs; Beverages, Spirits, and Vinegar; Tobacco and Manufactured Tobacco SubstitutesPreparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebratesCrustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, prepared or preserved:Molluscs:Mussels: in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule — covering 2 sub-classifications.
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What does HTS code 1605.53 cover?
HTS code 1605.53 covers mussels (Mussels:), classified under Chapter 16 (Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates) in the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule. There are 2 more specific sub-classifications under this code.

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