HS code 0406: Cheese and curd

Cheese and curd — heading 0406 of the Harmonized System (HS 2022).

SectionI

Chapter04

Subheadings (6 digits)5

Chapter 04: Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included

Subheadings of 0406 (6 digits)

Dairy produce; fresh cheese (including whey cheese), not fermented, and curd
Dairy produce; cheese of all kinds, grated or powdered
Dairy produce; cheese, processed (not grated or powdered)
Dairy produce; cheese, blue-veined and other cheese containing veins produced by Penicillium roqueforti (not grated, powdered or processed)
Dairy produce; cheese (not grated, powdered or processed), n.e.c. in heading no. 0406

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Common products under 0406

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The first 6 digits are the same in every country that uses HS 2022. Each country adds 2–4 more digits and sets the duty in its own tariff, and the section and chapter notes can include or exclude products, so check the destination’s official tariff before you put the code on the invoice.

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Other headings in chapter 04

0401 Milk and cream; not concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
0402 Milk and cream; concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
0403 Yogurt; buttermilk, curdled milk and cream, kephir and other fermented or acidified milk and cream, whether…
0404 Whey and products consisting of natural milk constituents; whether or not containing added sugar or other…
0405 Butter and other fats and oils derived from milk; dairy spreads
0407 Birds' eggs, in shell; fresh, preserved or cooked
0408 Birds' eggs, not in shell; egg yolks, fresh, dried, cooked by steaming or boiling in water, moulded, frozen…
0409 Honey; natural
0410 Animal products; insects and other edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included

← 0405 Chapter 04 0407 →

Source: HS 2022 nomenclature, 6-digit level (UN Comtrade). Descriptions are in English, as in the official nomenclature. Digits after the 6th differ by country.

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Common questions

What is HS code 0406?

0406 is the HS 2022 heading for Cheese and curd. It is in chapter 04 (Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included), section I, and has 5 six-digit subheadings, from 0406.10 to 0406.90.

Can I write 0406 on a commercial invoice?

Customs usually need at least the 6-digit subheading (for example 0406.10), and the import declaration uses the destination country’s full code of 8 to 10 digits. Use the subheading that matches your product, and confirm the national digits with the buyer, the customs broker or the official tariff.

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