HS code 0406.10: Cheese and curd, fresh (unripened or uncured) cheese, including whey cheese, and curd
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Key facts
- HS code
- 0406.10
- Covers
- Cheese and curd, fresh (unripened or uncured) cheese, including whey cheese, and curd
- Heading
- 04.06: Cheese and curd
- Edition
- HS2022
- Duty rates
- Set by each country’s tariff
Summary
HS code 0406.10 covers cheese and curd, fresh (unripened or uncured) cheese, including whey cheese, and curd. It sits in heading 04.06 (cheese and curd) in chapter 04 (dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included). Other goods of heading 04.06 are classified under 0406.20 (grated or powdered cheese, of all kinds), 0406.30 (processed cheese, not grated or powdered), 0406.40 (blue-veined cheese or other cheese containing veins produced by Penicillium roqueforti) and 0406.90 (other cheese).
What this code covers
HS code 0406.10 covers cheese and curd, fresh (unripened or uncured) cheese, including whey cheese, and curd.
The legal text of the subheading is “Fresh (unripened or uncured) cheese, including whey cheese, and curd”, in HS2022.
What it doesn’t cover
Other goods of heading 04.06 are classified under 0406.20 (grated or powdered cheese, of all kinds), 0406.30 (processed cheese, not grated or powdered), 0406.40 (blue-veined cheese or other cheese containing veins produced by Penicillium roqueforti) and 0406.90 (other cheese).
How it is structured
0406.10 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 04, are the chapter; the first four, 0406, are heading 04.06; the last two, 10, identify the subheading within the heading.
Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.
- Heading 04.06
- Cheese and curd
- Subheading 0406.10
- Fresh (unripened or uncured) cheese, including whey cheese, and curd
In other countries
No national tariff lines under 0406.10 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 0406.10 at six digits and add their own digits after it.
Frequently asked questions
What does HS code 0406.10 cover?
HS code 0406.10 covers cheese and curd, fresh (unripened or uncured) cheese, including whey cheese, and curd.
Which heading and chapter is HS code 0406.10 in?
HS code 0406.10 is in heading 04.06 (cheese and curd) in chapter 04 (dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included).
Where are goods of heading 04.06 classified when 0406.10 doesn’t fit?
Other goods of heading 04.06 are classified under 0406.20 (grated or powdered cheese, of all kinds), 0406.30 (processed cheese, not grated or powdered), 0406.40 (blue-veined cheese or other cheese containing veins produced by Penicillium roqueforti) and 0406.90 (other cheese).
Sources and updates
The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 1 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 13 October 2026.
This page was last updated on 13 October 2026.
Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling.