# HS code 0406.90: Other cheese

> HS code 0406.90 covers other cheese. 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), 0406.30 (processed cheese, not grated or powdered) or 0406.40 (blue-veined cheese and other cheese containing veins produced by Penicillium roqueforti). National tariff lines under 0406.90 are live on border.bot for the United States (51 lines, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/040690
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) / [0406.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/040690)

## Key facts

- HS code: 0406.90
- Covers: Other cheese
- Heading: [04.06: Cheese and curd](https://border.bot/hs-codes/0406)
- Chapter: [04: Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included](https://border.bot/hs-codes/04)
- Edition: HS2022
- Duty in the United States: [See its 51 lines](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/040690)

## What this code covers

HS code 0406.90 covers other cheese.

The legal text of the subheading is “Other cheese”, 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), 0406.30 (processed cheese, not grated or powdered) or 0406.40 (blue-veined cheese and other cheese containing veins produced by Penicillium roqueforti).

- [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

## How it is structured

0406.90 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 04, are the chapter; the first four, 0406, are heading 04.06; the last two, 90, 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 0406.90: Other cheese

## In other countries

National tariff lines under 0406.90 are live on border.bot for the United States (51 lines, also used by 1 other country).

- [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/040690): 51 lines, used by 1 other country

- Previous subheading: [0406.40](https://border.bot/hs-codes/040640) Blue-veined cheese and other cheese containing veins produced by Penicillium roqueforti
- Next subheading: [0407.11](https://border.bot/hs-codes/040711) Fertilised eggs for incubation: Of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 0406.90 cover?

HS code 0406.90 covers other cheese.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 0406.90 in?

HS code 0406.90 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 0406.90 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), 0406.30 (processed cheese, not grated or powdered) or 0406.40 (blue-veined cheese and other cheese containing veins produced by Penicillium roqueforti).

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 0406.90?

National tariff lines under 0406.90 are live on border.bot for the United States (51 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/040690.json