# HS code 0406.30: Processed cheese, not grated or powdered

> HS code 0406.30 covers processed cheese, not grated or powdered. 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 0406.10 (fresh (unripened or uncured) cheese, including whey cheese, and curd), 0406.20 (grated or powdered cheese, of all kinds), 0406.40 (blue-veined cheese or other cheese containing veins produced by Penicillium roqueforti) and 0406.90 (other cheese).

Source: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/040630
Last updated: 13 October 2026

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## Key facts

- HS code: 0406.30
- Covers: Processed cheese, not grated or powdered
- Heading: [04.06: Cheese and curd](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/0406)
- Chapter: [04: Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/04)
- Edition: HS2022
- Duty rates: [Set by each country’s tariff](https://staging.border.bot/countries)

## What this code covers

HS code 0406.30 covers processed cheese, not grated or powdered.

The legal text of the subheading is “Processed cheese, not grated or powdered”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 04.06 are classified under 0406.10 (fresh (unripened or uncured) cheese, including whey cheese, and curd), 0406.20 (grated or powdered cheese, of all kinds), 0406.40 (blue-veined cheese or other cheese containing veins produced by Penicillium roqueforti) and 0406.90 (other cheese).

- [0406.10](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/040610) Fresh (unripened or uncured) cheese, including whey cheese, and curd
- [0406.20](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/040620) Grated or powdered cheese, of all kinds
- [0406.40](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/040640) Blue-veined cheese and other cheese containing veins produced by Penicillium roqueforti
- [0406.90](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/040690) Other cheese

## How it is structured

0406.30 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 04, are the chapter; the first four, 0406, are heading 04.06; the last two, 30, identify the subheading within the heading.

Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.

- Chapter 04: Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included
- Heading 04.06: Cheese and curd
- Subheading 0406.30: Processed cheese, not grated or powdered

## In other countries

No national tariff lines under 0406.30 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 0406.30 at six digits and add their own digits after it.

- Previous subheading: [0406.20](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/040620) Grated or powdered cheese, of all kinds
- Next subheading: [0406.40](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/040640) Blue-veined cheese and other cheese containing veins produced by Penicillium roqueforti

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 0406.30 cover?

HS code 0406.30 covers processed cheese, not grated or powdered.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 0406.30 in?

HS code 0406.30 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 0406.30 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 04.06 are classified under 0406.10 (fresh (unripened or uncured) cheese, including whey cheese, and curd), 0406.20 (grated or powdered cheese, of all kinds), 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.

Machine-readable: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/040630.json