1605.30.10.10 - Frozen

This classification covers lobster meat that has been cooked by steaming or boiling in water and is presented out of its shell. Crucially, the product must be in a frozen state to fall under this heading. The preparation is limited to this cooking process and being removed from the shell; no further processing, such as marinating, breading, or inclusion in sauces or other preparations, is permitted at this level.

This specific HTS code, 1605.30.10.10, is distinguished from its sibling category, 1605.30.10.30, primarily by the temperature of the product. While both classifications pertain to cooked, out-of-shell lobster meat, this heading exclusively applies to the product when it is frozen. The "Not frozen" sibling category encompasses the same product when it is chilled or at ambient temperature, but not frozen.

As this is a leaf node in the HTS classification database, there are no further subcategories. Therefore, the classification is definitive for frozen, cooked, out-of-shell lobster meat that has not undergone any additional preservation or preparation methods beyond the initial cooking and shelling.