Key facts
- Heading
- 04.06
- Description
- Cheese and curd
- Chapter
- 04: Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included
- Subheadings
- 5
- Edition
- HS2022
Summary
HS heading 04.06 covers cheese and curd. It is in chapter 04 (dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included). It is split into 5 subheadings: 0406.10 (fresh (unripened or uncured) cheese, including whey cheese, and curd), 0406.20 (grated or powdered cheese, of all kinds), 0406.30 (processed cheese, not grated or powdered), 0406.40 (blue-veined cheese and other cheese containing veins produced by Penicillium roqueforti) and 0406.90 (other cheese). National tariff lines under heading 04.06 are live on border.bot for the United States (156 lines, also used by 1 other country).
What this code covers
HS heading 04.06 covers cheese and curd.
It is split into 5 subheadings: 0406.10 (fresh (unripened or uncured) cheese, including whey cheese, and curd), 0406.20 (grated or powdered cheese, of all kinds), 0406.30 (processed cheese, not grated or powdered), 0406.40 (blue-veined cheese and other cheese containing veins produced by Penicillium roqueforti) and 0406.90 (other cheese).
What it doesn’t cover
Other goods of chapter 04 are classified in its other 9 headings, listed below.
- 04.01Milk and cream, not concentrated nor containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
- 04.02Milk and cream, concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
- 04.03Yogurt; buttermilk, curdled milk and cream, kephir and other fermented or acidified milk and cream, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured or containing added fruit, nuts or cocoa
- 04.04Whey, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter; products consisting of natural milk constituents, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, not elsewhere specified or included
- 04.05Butter and other fats and oils derived from milk; dairy spreads
- 04.07Birds' eggs, in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked
- 04.08Birds' eggs, not in shell, and egg yolks, fresh, dried, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, moulded, frozen or otherwise preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
- 04.09Natural honey
- 04.10Insects and other edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included
How it is structured
Heading 04.06 is one of 10 headings in chapter 04. Its first two digits, 04, are the chapter; the next two, 06, number the heading within it. Its subheadings add two more digits (0406.10, 0406.20, 0406.30).
In other countries
National tariff lines under heading 04.06 are live on border.bot for the United States (156 lines, also used by 1 other country).
- United States156 lines, used by 1 other country
Frequently asked questions
What does HS heading 04.06 cover?
HS heading 04.06 covers cheese and curd.
Which chapter is HS heading 04.06 in?
HS heading 04.06 is in chapter 04 (dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included).
How many subheadings does HS heading 04.06 have?
HS heading 04.06 has 5 subheadings: 0406.10 (fresh (unripened or uncured) cheese, including whey cheese, and curd), 0406.20 (grated or powdered cheese, of all kinds), 0406.30 (processed cheese, not grated or powdered), 0406.40 (blue-veined cheese and other cheese containing veins produced by Penicillium roqueforti) and 0406.90 (other cheese).
Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS heading 04.06?
National tariff lines under heading 04.06 are live on border.bot for the United States (156 lines, also used by 1 other country).
Sources and updates
The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 2 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 11 October 2026.
This page was last updated on 11 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.