# HS heading 04.06: Cheese and curd

> 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).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/0406
Last updated: 11 October 2026

[HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 04](https://border.bot/hs-codes/04) / [04.06](https://border.bot/hs-codes/0406)

## 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

## 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).

- [0406.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/040610) Fresh (unripened or uncured) cheese, including whey cheese, and curd
- [0406.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/040620) Grated or powdered cheese, of all kinds
- [0406.30](https://border.bot/hs-codes/040630) Processed cheese, not grated or powdered
- [0406.40](https://border.bot/hs-codes/040640) Blue-veined cheese and other cheese containing veins produced by Penicillium roqueforti
- [0406.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/040690) Other cheese

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of chapter 04 are classified in its other 9 headings, listed below.

- [04.01](https://border.bot/hs-codes/0401) Milk and cream, not concentrated nor containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
- [04.02](https://border.bot/hs-codes/0402) Milk and cream, concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
- [04.03](https://border.bot/hs-codes/0403) Yogurt; 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
- [04.04](https://border.bot/hs-codes/0404) Whey, 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
- [04.05](https://border.bot/hs-codes/0405) Butter and other fats and oils derived from milk; dairy spreads
- [04.07](https://border.bot/hs-codes/0407) Birds' eggs, in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked
- [04.08](https://border.bot/hs-codes/0408) Birds' 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
- [04.09](https://border.bot/hs-codes/0409) Natural honey
- [04.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/0410) Insects 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 States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/04): 156 lines, used by 1 other country

- Previous heading: [04.05](https://border.bot/hs-codes/0405) Butter and other fats and oils derived from milk; dairy spreads
- Next heading: [04.07](https://border.bot/hs-codes/0407) Birds' eggs, in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked

## 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.

Machine-readable: https://border.bot/hs-codes/0406.json