Customs Declare
HS 2022 subheading

HS code 0406.90: Cheese

HS code 0406.90 covers: Dairy produce; cheese (not grated, powdered or processed), n.e.c. in heading no. 0406. It is a subheading of heading 0406, in chapter 04.

Where 0406.90 sits in the tariff

The first six digits are the same in every country that uses the Harmonized System. Countries and regions add their own digits after them.

  1. Chapter

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

  2. Heading

    0406Cheese and curd

  3. Subheading

    0406.90 Dairy produce; cheese (not grated, powdered or processed), n.e.c. in heading no. 0406

Other subheadings under heading 0406

  • 0406.10Dairy produce; fresh cheese (including whey cheese), not fermented, and curd
  • 0406.20Dairy produce; cheese of all kinds, grated or powdered
  • 0406.30Dairy produce; cheese, processed (not grated or powdered)
  • 0406.40Dairy produce; cheese, blue-veined and other cheese containing veins produced by Penicillium roqueforti (not grated, powdered or processed)
  • 0406.90Dairy produce; cheese (not grated, powdered or processed), n.e.c. in heading no. 0406This page

How tariffs divide 0406.90 further

National and regional tariffs add digits after the six shared ones, splitting this subheading into more specific lines. The tables list every line we hold for 0406.90 in this language, in each publisher's own wording.

TariffApplies inLines
EU Combined Nomenclature (CN8)European Union32
US Harmonized Tariff ScheduleUnited States51
UK Global Tariff commodity codesUnited Kingdom41
GCC integrated customs tariff (12-digit)Gulf Cooperation Council, UAE schedule10
EAC Common External TariffEast African Community1
Brazil NCMBrazil and Mercosur4
Turkey GTIPTürkiye38
Egypt customs tariff (10-digit)Egypt8
ECOWAS Common External TariffWest Africa1
Lines in total186

EU Combined Nomenclature (CN8)

European Union — 32 lines

CodeDescription
0406 90 01Other cheese – For processing
0406 90 13Other cheese – Other – Emmentaler
0406 90 15Other cheese – Other – Gruyère, Sbrinz
0406 90 17Other cheese – Other – Bergkäse, Appenzell
0406 90 18Other cheese – Other – Fromage fribourgeois, Vacherin Mont d'Or and Tête de Moine
0406 90 21Other cheese – Other – Cheddar
0406 90 23Other cheese – Other – Edam
0406 90 25Other cheese – Other – Tilsit
0406 90 29Other cheese – Other – Kashkaval
0406 90 32Other cheese – Other – Feta
0406 90 35Other cheese – Other – Kefalo-Tyri
0406 90 37Other cheese – Other – Finlandia
0406 90 39Other cheese – Other – Jarlsberg
0406 90 50Other cheese – Other – Other – Cheese of sheep's milk or buffalo milk in containers containing brine, or in sheepskin or goatskin bottles
0406 90 61Other cheese – Other – Other – Other – Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 40 % and a water content, by weight, in the non-fatty matter – Not exceeding 47 % – Grana Padano, Parmigiano Reggiano
0406 90 63Other cheese – Other – Other – Other – Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 40 % and a water content, by weight, in the non-fatty matter – Not exceeding 47 % – Fiore Sardo, Pecorino
0406 90 69Other cheese – Other – Other – Other – Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 40 % and a water content, by weight, in the non-fatty matter – Not exceeding 47 % – Other
0406 90 73Other cheese – Other – Other – Other – Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 40 % and a water content, by weight, in the non-fatty matter – Exceeding 47 % but not exceeding 72 % – Provolone
0406 90 74Other cheese – Other – Other – Other – Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 40 % and a water content, by weight, in the non-fatty matter – Exceeding 47 % but not exceeding 72 % – Maasdam
0406 90 75Other cheese – Other – Other – Other – Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 40 % and a water content, by weight, in the non-fatty matter – Exceeding 47 % but not exceeding 72 % – Asiago, Caciocavallo, Montasio, Ragusano
0406 90 76Other cheese – Other – Other – Other – Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 40 % and a water content, by weight, in the non-fatty matter – Exceeding 47 % but not exceeding 72 % – Danbo, Fontal, Fontina, Fynbo, Havarti, Maribo, Samsø
0406 90 78Other cheese – Other – Other – Other – Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 40 % and a water content, by weight, in the non-fatty matter – Exceeding 47 % but not exceeding 72 % – Gouda
0406 90 79Other cheese – Other – Other – Other – Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 40 % and a water content, by weight, in the non-fatty matter – Exceeding 47 % but not exceeding 72 % – Esrom, Italico, Kernhem, Saint-Nectaire, Saint-Paulin, Taleggio
0406 90 81Other cheese – Other – Other – Other – Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 40 % and a water content, by weight, in the non-fatty matter – Exceeding 47 % but not exceeding 72 % – Cantal, Cheshire, Wensleydale, Lancashire, Double Gloucester, Blarney, Colby, Monterey
0406 90 82Other cheese – Other – Other – Other – Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 40 % and a water content, by weight, in the non-fatty matter – Exceeding 47 % but not exceeding 72 % – Camembert
0406 90 84Other cheese – Other – Other – Other – Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 40 % and a water content, by weight, in the non-fatty matter – Exceeding 47 % but not exceeding 72 % – Brie
0406 90 85Other cheese – Other – Other – Other – Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 40 % and a water content, by weight, in the non-fatty matter – Exceeding 47 % but not exceeding 72 % – Kefalograviera, Kasseri
0406 90 86Other cheese – Other – Other – Other – Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 40 % and a water content, by weight, in the non-fatty matter – Exceeding 47 % but not exceeding 72 % – Other cheese, of a water content, by weight, in the non-fatty matter – Exceeding 47 % but not exceeding 52 %
0406 90 89Other cheese – Other – Other – Other – Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 40 % and a water content, by weight, in the non-fatty matter – Exceeding 47 % but not exceeding 72 % – Other cheese, of a water content, by weight, in the non-fatty matter – Exceeding 52 % but not exceeding 62 %
0406 90 92Other cheese – Other – Other – Other – Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 40 % and a water content, by weight, in the non-fatty matter – Exceeding 47 % but not exceeding 72 % – Other cheese, of a water content, by weight, in the non-fatty matter – Exceeding 62 % but not exceeding 72 %
0406 90 93Other cheese – Other – Other – Other – Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 40 % and a water content, by weight, in the non-fatty matter – Exceeding 72 %
0406 90 99Other cheese – Other – Other – Other – Other

US Harmonized Tariff Schedule

United States — 51 lines

CodeDescription
0406 90 05 00Other cheese – Bryndza cheese
0406 90 06 00Other cheese – Cheddar cheese – Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions
0406 90 08 10Other cheese – Cheddar cheese – Described in additional U.S. note 18 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions – Produced in Canada and not subject to licensing requirements
0406 90 08 90Other cheese – Cheddar cheese – Described in additional U.S. note 18 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions – Other
0406 90 12 00Other cheese – Cheddar cheese – Other
0406 90 14 00Other cheese – Edam and Gouda cheeses – Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions
0406 90 16 00Other cheese – Edam and Gouda cheeses – Described in additional U.S. note 20 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions
0406 90 18 00Other cheese – Edam and Gouda cheeses – Other
0406 90 20 00Other cheese – Gjetost cheeses – Made from goat's milk whey or from whey obtained from a mixture of goat's milk and not more than 20 percent by weight of cow's milk
0406 90 25 00Other cheese – Gjetost cheeses – Other
0406 90 28 00Other cheese – Goya cheese – Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions
0406 90 31 00Other cheese – Goya cheese – Other – Made from cow's milk and not in original loaves – Described in additional U.S. note 21 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions
0406 90 32 00Other cheese – Goya cheese – Other – Made from cow's milk and not in original loaves – Other
0406 90 33 00Other cheese – Goya cheese – Other – Other
0406 90 34 00Other cheese – Sbrinz cheese – Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions
0406 90 36 00Other cheese – Sbrinz cheese – Other – Made from cow's milk – Described in additional U.S. note 21 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions
0406 90 37 00Other cheese – Sbrinz cheese – Other – Made from cow's milk – Other
0406 90 38 00Other cheese – Sbrinz cheese – Other – Other
0406 90 39 00Other cheese – Romano made from cow's milk, Reggiano, Parmesan, Provolone and Provoletti cheeses – Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions
0406 90 41 00Other cheese – Romano made from cow's milk, Reggiano, Parmesan, Provolone and Provoletti cheeses – Other – Made from cow's milk – Described in additional U.S. note 21 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions
0406 90 42 00Other cheese – Romano made from cow's milk, Reggiano, Parmesan, Provolone and Provoletti cheeses – Other – Made from cow's milk – Other
0406 90 43 00Other cheese – Romano made from cow's milk, Reggiano, Parmesan, Provolone and Provoletti cheeses – Other – Other
0406 90 44 00Other cheese – Swiss or Emmentaler cheese with eye formation – Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions
0406 90 46 00Other cheese – Swiss or Emmentaler cheese with eye formation – Described in additional U.S. note 25 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions
0406 90 48 00Other cheese – Swiss or Emmentaler cheese with eye formation – Other
0406 90 49 00Other cheese – Gammelost and Nokkelost cheeses
0406 90 51 00Other cheese – Colby cheese – Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions
0406 90 52 00Other cheese – Colby cheese – Described in additional U.S. note 19 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions
0406 90 54 00Other cheese – Colby cheese – Other
0406 90 56 00Other cheese – Other cheeses, and substitutes for cheese, including mixtures of the above – Cheeses made from sheep's milk – In original loaves and suitable for grating
0406 90 57 00Other cheese – Other cheeses, and substitutes for cheese, including mixtures of the above – Cheeses made from sheep's milk – Pecorino, in original loaves, not suitable for grating
0406 90 59 00Other cheese – Other cheeses, and substitutes for cheese, including mixtures of the above – Cheeses made from sheep's milk – Other
0406 90 61 00Other cheese – Other cheeses, and substitutes for cheese, including mixtures of the above – Other, described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions (including mixtures) – Containing Romano, Reggiano, Parmesan, Provolone, Provoletti, Sbrinz or Goya, all the foregoing made from cow's milk
0406 90 63 00Other cheese – Other cheeses, and substitutes for cheese, including mixtures of the above – Other, described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions (including mixtures) – Other
0406 90 66 00Other cheese – Other cheeses, and substitutes for cheese, including mixtures of the above – Other, including mixtures of the above (excluding goods containing mixtures of subheadings 0406.90.61 or 0406.90.63) – Containing Romano, Reggiano, Parmesan, Provolone, Provoletti, Sbrinz or Goya, all the foregoing made from cow's milk – Described in additional U.S. note 21 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions
0406 90 68 00Other cheese – Other cheeses, and substitutes for cheese, including mixtures of the above – Other, including mixtures of the above (excluding goods containing mixtures of subheadings 0406.90.61 or 0406.90.63) – Containing Romano, Reggiano, Parmesan, Provolone, Provoletti, Sbrinz or Goya, all the foregoing made from cow's milk – Other
0406 90 72 00Other cheese – Other cheeses, and substitutes for cheese, including mixtures of the above – Other, including mixtures of the above (excluding goods containing mixtures of subheadings 0406.90.61 or 0406.90.63) – Containing, or processed from, blue-veined cheese – Described in additional U.S. note 17 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions
0406 90 74 00Other cheese – Other cheeses, and substitutes for cheese, including mixtures of the above – Other, including mixtures of the above (excluding goods containing mixtures of subheadings 0406.90.61 or 0406.90.63) – Containing, or processed from, blue-veined cheese – Other
0406 90 76 00Other cheese – Other cheeses, and substitutes for cheese, including mixtures of the above – Other, including mixtures of the above (excluding goods containing mixtures of subheadings 0406.90.61 or 0406.90.63) – Containing, or processed from, Cheddar cheese – Described in additional U.S. note 18 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions
0406 90 78 00Other cheese – Other cheeses, and substitutes for cheese, including mixtures of the above – Other, including mixtures of the above (excluding goods containing mixtures of subheadings 0406.90.61 or 0406.90.63) – Containing, or processed from, Cheddar cheese – Other
0406 90 82 00Other cheese – Other cheeses, and substitutes for cheese, including mixtures of the above – Other, including mixtures of the above (excluding goods containing mixtures of subheadings 0406.90.61 or 0406.90.63) – Containing, or processed from, American- type cheese (including Colby, washed curd and granular cheese, but not including Cheddar) – Described in additional U.S. note 19 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions
0406 90 84 00Other cheese – Other cheeses, and substitutes for cheese, including mixtures of the above – Other, including mixtures of the above (excluding goods containing mixtures of subheadings 0406.90.61 or 0406.90.63) – Containing, or processed from, American- type cheese (including Colby, washed curd and granular cheese, but not including Cheddar) – Other
0406 90 86 00Other cheese – Other cheeses, and substitutes for cheese, including mixtures of the above – Other, including mixtures of the above (excluding goods containing mixtures of subheadings 0406.90.61 or 0406.90.63) – Containing, or processed from, Edam or Gouda cheese – Described in additional U.S. note 20 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions
0406 90 88 00Other cheese – Other cheeses, and substitutes for cheese, including mixtures of the above – Other, including mixtures of the above (excluding goods containing mixtures of subheadings 0406.90.61 or 0406.90.63) – Containing, or processed from, Edam or Gouda cheese – Other
0406 90 90 00Other cheese – Other cheeses, and substitutes for cheese, including mixtures of the above – Other, including mixtures of the above (excluding goods containing mixtures of subheadings 0406.90.61 or 0406.90.63) – Containing, or processed from, Swiss, Emmentaler or Gruyere-process cheese – Described in additional U.S. note 22 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions
0406 90 92 00Other cheese – Other cheeses, and substitutes for cheese, including mixtures of the above – Other, including mixtures of the above (excluding goods containing mixtures of subheadings 0406.90.61 or 0406.90.63) – Containing, or processed from, Swiss, Emmentaler or Gruyere-process cheese – Other
0406 90 93 00Other cheese – Other cheeses, and substitutes for cheese, including mixtures of the above – Other, including mixtures of the above (excluding goods containing mixtures of subheadings 0406.90.61 or 0406.90.63) – Other – Containing 0.5 percent or less by weight of butterfat – Described in additional U.S. note 23 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions
0406 90 94 00Other cheese – Other cheeses, and substitutes for cheese, including mixtures of the above – Other, including mixtures of the above (excluding goods containing mixtures of subheadings 0406.90.61 or 0406.90.63) – Other – Containing 0.5 percent or less by weight of butterfat – Other
0406 90 95 00Other cheese – Other cheeses, and substitutes for cheese, including mixtures of the above – Other, including mixtures of the above (excluding goods containing mixtures of subheadings 0406.90.61 or 0406.90.63) – Other – Other – Containing cow's milk (except soft- ripened cow's milk cheese) – Described in additional U.S. note 16 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions
0406 90 97 00Other cheese – Other cheeses, and substitutes for cheese, including mixtures of the above – Other, including mixtures of the above (excluding goods containing mixtures of subheadings 0406.90.61 or 0406.90.63) – Other – Other – Containing cow's milk (except soft- ripened cow's milk cheese) – Other
0406 90 99 00Other cheese – Other cheeses, and substitutes for cheese, including mixtures of the above – Other, including mixtures of the above (excluding goods containing mixtures of subheadings 0406.90.61 or 0406.90.63) – Other – Other – Other

UK Global Tariff commodity codes

United Kingdom — 41 lines

CodeDescription
0406 90 01 00Other cheese – For processing
0406 90 13 00Other cheese – Other – Emmentaler
0406 90 15 00Other cheese – Other – Gruyère, Sbrinz
0406 90 17 00Other cheese – Other – Bergkäse, Appenzell
0406 90 18 00Other cheese – Other – Fromage fribourgeois, Vacherin Mont d'Or and Tête de Moine
0406 90 21 20Other cheese – Other – Cheddar – Whole cheeses (of the conventional flat cylindrical shape of a net weight of not less than 33 kg but not more than 44 kg and cheeses in cubic blocks or in parallelepiped shape, of a net weight of 10 kg or more) of a minimum fat content of 50% by weight, in the dry matter, matured for at least three months
0406 90 21 90Other cheese – Other – Cheddar – Other
0406 90 23 00Other cheese – Other – Edam
0406 90 25 00Other cheese – Other – Tilsit
0406 90 29 00Other cheese – Other – Kashkaval
0406 90 32 00Other cheese – Other – Feta
0406 90 35 00Other cheese – Other – Kefalo-Tyri
0406 90 37 00Other cheese – Other – Finlandia
0406 90 39 00Other cheese – Other – Jarlsberg
0406 90 50 00Other cheese – Other – Other – Cheese of sheep's milk or buffalo milk in containers containing brine, or in sheepskin or goatskin bottles
0406 90 61 00Other cheese – Other – Other – Other – Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 40 % and a water content, by weight, in the non-fatty matter – Not exceeding 47 % – Grana Padano, Parmigiano Reggiano
0406 90 63 10Other cheese – Other – Other – Other – Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 40 % and a water content, by weight, in the non-fatty matter – Not exceeding 47 % – Fiore Sardo, Pecorino – Pecorino
0406 90 63 90Other cheese – Other – Other – Other – Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 40 % and a water content, by weight, in the non-fatty matter – Not exceeding 47 % – Fiore Sardo, Pecorino – Other
0406 90 69 00Other cheese – Other – Other – Other – Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 40 % and a water content, by weight, in the non-fatty matter – Not exceeding 47 % – Other
0406 90 73 00Other cheese – Other – Other – Other – Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 40 % and a water content, by weight, in the non-fatty matter – Exceeding 47 % but not exceeding 72 % – Provolone
0406 90 74 00Other cheese – Other – Other – Other – Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 40 % and a water content, by weight, in the non-fatty matter – Exceeding 47 % but not exceeding 72 % – Maasdam
0406 90 75 10Other cheese – Other – Other – Other – Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 40 % and a water content, by weight, in the non-fatty matter – Exceeding 47 % but not exceeding 72 % – Asiago, Caciocavallo, Montasio, Ragusano – Caciocavallo
0406 90 75 90Other cheese – Other – Other – Other – Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 40 % and a water content, by weight, in the non-fatty matter – Exceeding 47 % but not exceeding 72 % – Asiago, Caciocavallo, Montasio, Ragusano – Other
0406 90 76 10Other cheese – Other – Other – Other – Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 40 % and a water content, by weight, in the non-fatty matter – Exceeding 47 % but not exceeding 72 % – Danbo, Fontal, Fontina, Fynbo, Havarti, Maribo, Samsø – Fontina
0406 90 76 90Other cheese – Other – Other – Other – Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 40 % and a water content, by weight, in the non-fatty matter – Exceeding 47 % but not exceeding 72 % – Danbo, Fontal, Fontina, Fynbo, Havarti, Maribo, Samsø – Other
0406 90 78 00Other cheese – Other – Other – Other – Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 40 % and a water content, by weight, in the non-fatty matter – Exceeding 47 % but not exceeding 72 % – Gouda
0406 90 79 10Other cheese – Other – Other – Other – Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 40 % and a water content, by weight, in the non-fatty matter – Exceeding 47 % but not exceeding 72 % – Esrom, Italico, Kernhem, Saint-Nectaire, Saint-Paulin, Taleggio – Esrom, Italico, Kernhem, Saint-Paulin
0406 90 79 90Other cheese – Other – Other – Other – Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 40 % and a water content, by weight, in the non-fatty matter – Exceeding 47 % but not exceeding 72 % – Esrom, Italico, Kernhem, Saint-Nectaire, Saint-Paulin, Taleggio – Other
0406 90 81 10Other cheese – Other – Other – Other – Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 40 % and a water content, by weight, in the non-fatty matter – Exceeding 47 % but not exceeding 72 % – Cantal, Cheshire, Wensleydale, Lancashire, Double Gloucester, Blarney, Colby, Monterey – Cantal
0406 90 81 90Other cheese – Other – Other – Other – Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 40 % and a water content, by weight, in the non-fatty matter – Exceeding 47 % but not exceeding 72 % – Cantal, Cheshire, Wensleydale, Lancashire, Double Gloucester, Blarney, Colby, Monterey – Other
0406 90 82 00Other cheese – Other – Other – Other – Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 40 % and a water content, by weight, in the non-fatty matter – Exceeding 47 % but not exceeding 72 % – Camembert
0406 90 84 00Other cheese – Other – Other – Other – Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 40 % and a water content, by weight, in the non-fatty matter – Exceeding 47 % but not exceeding 72 % – Brie
0406 90 85 00Other cheese – Other – Other – Other – Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 40 % and a water content, by weight, in the non-fatty matter – Exceeding 47 % but not exceeding 72 % – Kefalograviera, Kasseri
0406 90 86 20Other cheese – Other – Other – Other – Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 40 % and a water content, by weight, in the non-fatty matter – Exceeding 47 % but not exceeding 72 % – Other cheese, of a water content, by weight, in the non-fatty matter – Exceeding 47 % but not exceeding 52 % – Tulum Peyniri, made from sheep’s milk or buffalo milk, in individual plastic or other kind of packings of less than 10 kg
0406 90 86 90Other cheese – Other – Other – Other – Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 40 % and a water content, by weight, in the non-fatty matter – Exceeding 47 % but not exceeding 72 % – Other cheese, of a water content, by weight, in the non-fatty matter – Exceeding 47 % but not exceeding 52 % – Other
0406 90 89 10Other cheese – Other – Other – Other – Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 40 % and a water content, by weight, in the non-fatty matter – Exceeding 47 % but not exceeding 72 % – Other cheese, of a water content, by weight, in the non-fatty matter – Exceeding 52 % but not exceeding 62 % – Tulum Peyniri, made from sheep’s milk or buffalo milk, in individual plastic or other kind of packings of less than 10 kg
0406 90 89 90Other cheese – Other – Other – Other – Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 40 % and a water content, by weight, in the non-fatty matter – Exceeding 47 % but not exceeding 72 % – Other cheese, of a water content, by weight, in the non-fatty matter – Exceeding 52 % but not exceeding 62 % – Other
0406 90 92 10Other cheese – Other – Other – Other – Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 40 % and a water content, by weight, in the non-fatty matter – Exceeding 47 % but not exceeding 72 % – Other cheese, of a water content, by weight, in the non-fatty matter – Exceeding 62 % but not exceeding 72 % – Tulum Peyniri, made from sheep’s milk or buffalo milk, in individual plastic or other kind of packings of less than 10 kg
0406 90 92 90Other cheese – Other – Other – Other – Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 40 % and a water content, by weight, in the non-fatty matter – Exceeding 47 % but not exceeding 72 % – Other cheese, of a water content, by weight, in the non-fatty matter – Exceeding 62 % but not exceeding 72 % – Other
0406 90 93 00Other cheese – Other – Other – Other – Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 40 % and a water content, by weight, in the non-fatty matter – Exceeding 72 %
0406 90 99 00Other cheese – Other – Other – Other – Other

GCC integrated customs tariff (12-digit)

Gulf Cooperation Council, UAE schedule — 10 lines

CodeDescription
0406 90 10 00 00Fresh fermented cream cheese.
0406 90 21 00 00Medium hard and hard cheddar cheese
0406 90 22 00 00Medium hard and hard Gouda cheese
0406 90 23 00 00Medium hard and hard Gruyere cheese
0406 90 24 00 00Medium hard and hard Parmesan cheese
0406 90 25 00 00Medium hard and hard romano cheese
0406 90 26 00 00Medium hard and hard kashkaval cheese
0406 90 29 00 00Other medium hard and hard cheese
0406 90 30 00 00Semi-processed yellow cheese, in packages of a weight no less than 15 kg each
0406 90 90 00 00Cheese, n.e.s.

EAC Common External Tariff

East African Community — 1 line

CodeDescription
0406 90 00Other cheese

Brazil NCM

Brazil and Mercosur — 4 lines

Machine translation by Customs Declare, not the publisher's text.

CodeDescription
0406 90 10Other cheese – With a moisture content, by weight, of less than 36.0% (hard cheese)
0406 90 20Other cheese – With a moisture content, by weight, of 36.0% or more but less than 46.0% (semi-hard cheese)
0406 90 30Other cheese – With a moisture content, by weight, of 46.0% or more but less than 55.0% (soft cheese)
0406 90 90Other cheese – Other

Turkey GTIP

Türkiye — 38 lines

Machine translation by Customs Declare, not the publisher's text.

CodeDescription
0406 90 01 00 00Other cheese: – For processing
0406 90 13 00 00Other cheese: – Other: – Emmentaler
0406 90 15 00 11Other cheese: – Other: – Gruyère, Sbrinz – Gruyère
0406 90 15 00 12Other cheese: – Other: – Gruyère, Sbrinz – Sbrinz
0406 90 17 00 00Other cheese: – Other: – Bergkäse, Appenzeller
0406 90 18 00 00Other cheese: – Other: – Fromage Fribourgeois, Vacherin Mont d'Or and Tête de Moine
0406 90 21 00 00Other cheese: – Other: – Cheddar
0406 90 23 00 00Other cheese: – Other: – Edam
0406 90 25 00 00Other cheese: – Other: – Tilsit
0406 90 29 00 00Other cheese: – Other: – Kashkaval
0406 90 32 00 11Other cheese: – Other: – Feta – Of sheep's or buffalo's milk (in containers containing brine or in tulums of sheep or goat skin) – Tulum cheese
0406 90 32 00 12Other cheese: – Other: – Feta – Of sheep's or buffalo's milk (in containers containing brine or in tulums of sheep or goat skin) – White cheese
0406 90 32 00 91Other cheese: – Other: – Feta – Other – Tulum cheese
0406 90 32 00 92Other cheese: – Other: – Of sheep's or buffalo's milk (in containers containing brine or in tulums of sheep or goat skin) – Other – White cheese
0406 90 35 00 00Other cheese: – Other: – Kefalotyri
0406 90 37 00 00Other cheese: – Other: – Finlandia
0406 90 39 00 00Other cheese: – Other: – Jarlsberg
0406 90 50 00 00Other cheese: – Other: – Other: – Made from sheep's or buffalo's milk and put up in containers with brine or in bags of sheep or goat skin
0406 90 61 00 00Other cheese: – Other: – Other: – Other: – Containing by weight of fat not exceeding 40%: – Moisture content, calculated on the fat-free matter, by weight, not exceeding 47%: – Grana Padano, Parmigiano Reggiano
0406 90 63 00 00Other cheese: – Other: – Other: – Other: – Containing by weight of fat not exceeding 40%: – Moisture content, calculated on the fat-free matter, by weight, not exceeding 47%: – Fiore sardo, pecorino
0406 90 69 00 00(------- Other
0406 90 73 00 00Moisture content, calculated on the fat-free matter, by weight, exceeding 47% but not exceeding 72%: – Provolone
0406 90 74 00 00Moisture content, calculated on the fat-free matter, by weight, exceeding 47% but not exceeding 72%: – Maasdam
0406 90 75 00 00- Asiago, Caciocavallo, Montasio, Ragusano
0406 90 76 00 00Danbo, Fontal, Fontina, Fynbo, Havarti, Maribo, Samsø
0406 90 78 00 00Gouda
0406 90 79 00 00Esrom, Italico, Kernhem, Saint-Nectaire, Saint-Paulin, Taleggio
0406 90 81 00 00Gantal, Cheshire, Wensleydale, Lancashire, Double Gloucester, Blarney, Colby, Monterey
0406 90 82 00 00Camembert
0406 90 84 00 00Brie
0406 90 85 00 00Kefalograviera, Kasseri
0406 90 88 00 00Other cheese: – Moisture content, calculated on the fat-free matter, by weight, exceeding 47% but not exceeding 52%
0406 90 89 00 00Other cheese: – Containing by weight of water in the non-fatty matter exceeding 52% but not exceeding 62%:
0406 90 92 00 00Other cheese: – Water content by weight of the fat-free matter exceeding 62% but not exceeding 72%
0406 90 93 00 00Other cheese: – Containing by weight of water in the non-fat matter exceeding 72%
0406 90 99 00 11Other cheese: – Other – Cheddar, Parmesan, Dutch and similar cheeses
0406 90 99 00 12Other cheese: – Other – Dil cheese
0406 90 99 00 19Other cheese: – Other – Other

Egypt customs tariff (10-digit)

Egypt — 8 lines

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CodeDescription
0406 90 10 10Romano cheese, in packings of 10 kg to less than 20 kg.
0406 90 10 20Cooked cheese [Cheddar - Gouda - Edam - Nesto], in packings of a net content of less than 20 kg.
0406 90 10 40Other cheese, in packings of 10 kg to less than 20 kg.
0406 90 10 60Other cheese, in packings of a net content of 20 kg.
0406 90 10 90Other cheese, in packings of a net content exceeding 20 kg.
0406 90 90 00Other cheese, in packings of less than 10 kg.
0406 90 90 10Edam and Gouda cheese, in packings of less than 10 kg.
0406 90 90 90Other cheese, in packings of less than 10 kg, other than those mentioned above.

ECOWAS Common External Tariff

West Africa — 1 line

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CodeDescription
0406 90 00 00Other cheeses

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