HTS 0406: Cheese and curd
Heading 0406 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States has 156 ten-digit statistical numbers. A US entry line in ACE needs the full ten digits, with the quantity in kg or kg/kg cmsc.
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| HTSUS number | Description | Unit | General rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0406.10 | Fresh (unripened or uncured) cheese, including whey cheese, and curd: | ||
| Chongos: | |||
| 0406.10.02.00 | Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions | kg | 10% |
| 0406.10.04.00 | Described in additional U.S.note 16 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions | kg/kg cmsc | 10% |
| 0406.10.08.00 | Other | kg/kg cmsc | $1.509/kg |
| Other: | |||
| 0406.10.12.00 | Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions | kg | 10% |
| Other: | |||
| Blue-mold cheese and cheese and substitutes for cheese containing, or processed from, blue-mold cheese: | |||
| 0406.10.14.00 | Described in additional U.S. note 17 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions | kg/kg cmsc | 10% |
| 0406.10.18.00 | Other | kg/kg cmsc | $2.269/kg |
| Cheddar cheese, and cheese and substitutes for cheese containing, or processed from, Cheddar cheese: | |||
| 0406.10.24.00 | Described in additional U.S. note 18 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions | kg/kg cmsc | 10% |
| 0406.10.28.00 | Other | kg/kg cmsc | $1.227/kg |
| American-type cheese, including Colby, washed curd and granular cheese (but not including Cheddar cheese), and cheese and substitutes for cheese containing, or processed from, such American-type cheese: | |||
| 0406.10.34.00 | Described in additional U.S. note 19 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions | kg/kg cmsc | 10% |
| 0406.10.38.00 | Other | kg/kg cmsc | $1.055/kg |
| Edam and Gouda cheeses, and cheese and substitutes for processed from, Edam and Gouda cheese: | |||
| 0406.10.44.00 | Described in additional U.S. note 20 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions | kg/kg cmsc | 10% |
| 0406.10.48.00 | Other | kg/kg cmsc | $1.803/kg |
| Italian-type cheeses, made from cow's milk, in original loaves (Romano made from cow's milk, Reggiano, Parmesan, Provol- one, Provoletti and Sbrinz); Italian-type cheeses, made from cow's milk, not in original loaves (Romano made from cow's milk, Reggiano, Parmesan, Provolone, Provoletti, Sbrinz and Goya), and cheese and substitutes for cheese containing, or processed from, such Italian-type cheeses, whether or not in original loaves: | |||
| 0406.10.54.00 | Described in additional U.S. note 21 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions | kg/kg cmsc | 10% |
| 0406.10.58.00 | Other | kg/kg cmsc | $2.146/kg |
| Swiss or Emmentaler cheese other than with eye formation, Gruyere-process cheese and cheese and substitutes for cheese containing, or processed from, such cheeses: | |||
| 0406.10.64.00 | Described in additional U.S. note 22 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions | kg/kg cmsc | 10% |
| 0406.10.68.00 | Other | kg/kg cmsc | $1.386/kg |
| Other: | |||
| Cheese, and substitutes for cheese, containing 0.5 percent or less by weight of butterfat: | |||
| 0406.10.74.00 | Described in additional U.S. note 23 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions | kg/kg cmsc | 10% |
| 0406.10.78.00 | Other | kg/kg cmsc | $1.128/kg |
| Other cheese and substitutes for cheese (except cheese not containing cow's milk, and soft ripened cow's milk cheese): | |||
| 0406.10.84.00 | Described in additional U.S. note 16 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions | kg/kg cmsc | 10% |
| 0406.10.88.00 | Other | kg/kg cmsc | $1.509/kg |
| 0406.10.95.00 | Other | kg | 8.5% |
| 0406.20 | Grated or powdered cheese, of all kinds: | ||
| Blue-veined cheese: | |||
| 0406.20.10.00 | Roquefort cheese | kg | 8% |
| 0406.20.15.00 | Stilton cheese described in additional U.S. note 24 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions | kg/kg cmsc | 17% |
| Other: | |||
| 0406.20.22.00 | Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions | kg | 20% |
| 0406.20.24.00 | Described in additional U.S. note 17 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions | kg/kg cmsc | 20% |
| 0406.20.28.00 | Other | kg/kg cmsc | $2.269/kg |
| Cheddar cheese: | |||
| 0406.20.29.00 | Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions | kg | 16% |
| 0406.20.31 | Described in additional U.S.note 18 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions | 16% | |
| 0406.20.31.10 | Produced in Canada and not subject to licensing requirements | kg/kg cmsc | |
| 0406.20.31.90 | Other | kg/kg cmsc | |
| 0406.20.33.00 | Other | kg/kg cmsc | $1.227/kg |
| Colby: | |||
| 0406.20.34.00 | Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions | kg | 20% |
| 0406.20.36.00 | Described in additional U.S.note 19 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions | kg/kg cmsc | 20% |
| 0406.20.39.00 | Other | kg/kg cmsc | $1.055/kg |
| Edam and Gouda cheeses: | |||
| 0406.20.43.00 | Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions | kg | 15% |
| 0406.20.44.00 | Described in additional U.S. note 20 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions | kg/kg cmsc | 15% |
| 0406.20.48.00 | Other | kg/kg cmsc | $1.803/kg |
| Romano made from cow's milk, Reggiano, Parmesan, Provolone, Provoletti, Sbrinz and Goya cheeses: | |||
| 0406.20.49.00 | Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions | kg | 15% |
| Other: | |||
| Made from cow's milk: | |||
| 0406.20.51.00 | Described in additional U.S. note 21 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions | kg/kg cmsc | 15% |
| 0406.20.53.00 | Other | kg/kg cmsc | $2.146/kg |
| 0406.20.54.00 | Other | kg | 9.6% |
| Other, including mixtures of the above: | |||
| 0406.20.55.00 | Cheeses made from sheep's milk | kg | 9.6% |
| 0406.20.56.00 | Other, described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions | kg | 10% |
| Other: | |||
| 0406.20.57.00 | Containing, or processed from, Bryndza, Gjetost, Gammelost, Nokkelost or Roquefort cheeses | kg | 8.5% |
| Containing, or processed from, blue-veined cheese (except Roquefort): | |||
| 0406.20.61.00 | Described in additional U.S. note 17 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions | kg/kg cmsc | 10% |
| 0406.20.63.00 | Other | kg/kg cmsc | $2.269/kg |
| Containing, or processed from, Cheddar cheese: | |||
| 0406.20.65.00 | Described in additional U.S. note 18 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions | kg/kg cmsc | 10% |
| 0406.20.67.00 | Other | kg/kg cmsc | $1.227/kg |
| Containing, or processed from, American- type cheese (including Colby, washed curd and granular cheese but not including Cheddar): | |||
| 0406.20.69.00 | Described in additional U.S.note 19 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions | kg/kg cmsc | 10% |
| 0406.20.71.00 | Other | kg/kg cmsc | $1.055/kg |
| Containing, or processed from, Edam or Gouda cheese: | |||
| 0406.20.73.00 | Described in additional U.S. note 20 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions | kg/kg cmsc | 10% |
| 0406.20.75.00 | Other | kg/kg cmsc | $1.803/kg |
| Containing, or processed from, Italian-type cheeses (Romano, Reggiano, Parmesan, Provolone, Provoletti, Sbrinz and Goya) made from cow's milk: | |||
| 0406.20.77.00 | Described in additional U.S. note 21 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions | kg/kg cmsc | 10% |
| 0406.20.79.00 | Other | kg/kg cmsc | $2.146/kg |
| Containing, or processed from, Swiss, Emmentaler, or Gruyere-process cheeses: | |||
| 0406.20.81.00 | Described in additional U.S. note 22 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions | kg/kg cmsc | 10% |
| 0406.20.83.00 | Other | kg/kg cmsc | $1.386/kg |
| Other: | |||
| Containing 0.5 percent or less by weight of butterfat: | |||
| 0406.20.85.00 | Described in additional U.S. note 23 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions | kg/kg cmsc | 10% |
| 0406.20.87.00 | Other | kg/kg cmsc | $1.128/kg |
| Other: | |||
| Containing cow's milk: | |||
| 0406.20.89.00 | Described in additional U.S. note 16 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions | kg/kg cmsc | 10% |
| 0406.20.91.00 | Other | kg/kg cmsc | $1.509/kg |
| 0406.20.95.00 | Other | kg | 8.5% |
| 0406.30 | Processed (process) cheese, not grated or powdered: | ||
| Blue-veined cheese other than Roquefort cheese: | |||
| 0406.30.05.00 | Stilton cheese described in additional U.S. note 24 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions | kg/kg cmsc | 17% |
| Other: | |||
| 0406.30.12.00 | Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions | kg | 20% |
| 0406.30.14.00 | Described in additional U.S. note 17 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions | kg/kg cmsc | 20% |
| 0406.30.18.00 | Other | kg/kg cmsc | $2.269/kg |
| Cheddar cheese: | |||
| 0406.30.22.00 | Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions | kg | 16% |
| 0406.30.24.00 | Described in additional U.S.note 18 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions | kg/kg cmsc | 16% |
| 0406.30.28.00 | Other | kg/kg cmsc | $1.227/kg |
| Colby cheese: | |||
| 0406.30.32.00 | Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions | kg | 20% |
| 0406.30.34.00 | Described in additional U.S. note 19 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions | kg/kg cmsc | 20% |
| 0406.30.38.00 | Other | kg/kg cmsc | $1.055/kg |
| Edam and Gouda cheeses: | |||
| 0406.30.42.00 | Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions | kg | 15% |
| 0406.30.44.00 | Described in additional U.S. note 20 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions | kg/kg cmsc | 15% |
| 0406.30.48.00 | Other | kg/kg cmsc | $1.803/kg |
| Gruyere-process cheese: | |||
| 0406.30.49.00 | Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions | kg | 6.4% |
| 0406.30.51.00 | Described in additional U.S. note 22 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions | kg/kg cmsc | 6.4% |
| 0406.30.53.00 | Other | kg/kg cmsc | $1.386/kg |
| Other, including mixtures of the above: | |||
| 0406.30.55.00 | Cheeses made from sheep's milk | kg | 9.6% |
| 0406.30.56.00 | Other, described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions | kg | 10% |
| Other: | |||
| 0406.30.57.00 | Containing, or processed from, Bryndza, Gjetost, Gammelost, Nokkelost or Roquefort cheeses | kg | 8.5% |
| Containing, or processed from, blue-veined cheese(except Roquefort): | |||
| 0406.30.61.00 | Described in additional U.S. note 17 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions | kg/kg cmsc | 10% |
| 0406.30.63.00 | Other | kg/kg cmsc | $2.269/kg |
| Containing, or processed from, Cheddar cheese: | |||
| 0406.30.65.00 | Described in additional U.S. note 18 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions | kg/kg cmsc | 10% |
| 0406.30.67.00 | Other | kg/kg cmsc | $1.227/kg |
| Containing, or processed from, American- type cheese (including Colby, washed curd and granular cheese, but not including Cheddar): | |||
| 0406.30.69.00 | Described in additional U.S. note 19 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions | kg/kg cmsc | 10% |
| 0406.30.71.00 | Other | kg/kg cmsc | $1.055/kg |
| Containing, or processed from, Edam or Gouda cheeses: | |||
| 0406.30.73.00 | Described in additional U.S. note 20 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions | kg/kg cmsc | 10% |
| 0406.30.75.00 | Other | kg/kg cmsc | $1.803/kg |
| Containing, or processed from, Italian-type cheeses (Romano, Reggiano, Parmesan, Provolone, Provoletti, Sbrinz and Goya): | |||
| 0406.30.77.00 | Described in additional U.S. note 21 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions | kg/kg cmsc | 10% |
| 0406.30.79.00 | Other | kg/kg cmsc | $2.146/kg |
| Containing, or processed from, Swiss, Emmentaler or Gruyere-process cheeses: | |||
| 0406.30.81.00 | Described in additional U.S. note 22 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions | kg/kg cmsc | 10% |
| 0406.30.83.00 | Other | kg/kg cmsc | $1.386/kg |
| Other: | |||
| Containing 0.5 percent or less by weight of butterfat: | |||
| 0406.30.85.00 | Described in additional U.S. note 23 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions | kg/kg cmsc | 10% |
| 0406.30.87.00 | Other | kg/kg cmsc | $1.128/kg |
| Other: | |||
| Containing cow's milk: | |||
| 0406.30.89.00 | Described in additional U.S. note 16 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions | kg/kg cmsc | 10% |
| 0406.30.91.00 | Other | kg/kg cmsc | $1.509/kg |
| 0406.30.95.00 | Other | kg | 8.5% |
| 0406.40 | Blue-veined cheese and other cheese containing veins produced by Penicillium roqueforti : | ||
| Roquefort: | |||
| 0406.40.20.00 | In original loaves | kg | 2.7% |
| 0406.40.40.00 | Other | kg | 4.5% |
| Stilton cheese described in additional U.S. note 24 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions: | |||
| 0406.40.44.00 | In original loaves | kg/kg cmsc | 12.8% |
| 0406.40.48.00 | Other | kg/kg cmsc | 17% |
| Other: | |||
| Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions: | |||
| 0406.40.51.00 | In original loaves | kg | 15% |
| 0406.40.52.00 | Other | kg | 20% |
| Described in additional U.S. note 17 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions: | |||
| 0406.40.54.00 | In original loaves | kg/kg cmsc | 15% |
| 0406.40.58.00 | Other | kg/kg cmsc | 20% |
| 0406.40.70.00 | Other | kg/kg cmsc | $2.269/kg |
| 0406.90 | Other cheese: | ||
| 0406.90.05.00 | Bryndza cheese | kg | 7.2% |
| Cheddar cheese: | |||
| 0406.90.06.00 | Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions | kg | 12% |
| 0406.90.08 | Described in additional U.S. note 18 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions | 12% | |
| 0406.90.08.10 | Produced in Canada and not subject to licensing requirements | kg/kg cmsc | |
| 0406.90.08.90 | Other | kg/kg cmsc | |
| 0406.90.12.00 | Other | kg/kg cmsc | $1.227/kg |
| Edam and Gouda cheeses: | |||
| 0406.90.14.00 | Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions | kg | 15% |
| 0406.90.16.00 | Described in additional U.S. note 20 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions | kg/kg cmsc | 15% |
| 0406.90.18.00 | Other | kg/kg cmsc | $1.803/kg |
| Gjetost cheeses: | |||
| 0406.90.20.00 | 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 | kg | 4.2% |
| 0406.90.25.00 | Other | kg | 8.5% |
| Goya cheese: | |||
| 0406.90.28.00 | Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions | kg | 25% |
| Other: | |||
| Made from cow's milk and not in original loaves: | |||
| 0406.90.31.00 | Described in additional U.S. note 21 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions | kg/kg cmsc | 25% |
| 0406.90.32.00 | Other | kg/kg cmsc | $2.146/kg |
| 0406.90.33.00 | Other | kg/kg cmsc | 21.3% |
| Sbrinz cheese: | |||
| 0406.90.34.00 | Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions | kg | 19% |
| Other: | |||
| Made from cow's milk: | |||
| 0406.90.36.00 | Described in additional U.S. note 21 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions | kg/kg cmsc | 19% |
| 0406.90.37.00 | Other | kg/kg cmsc | $2.146/kg |
| 0406.90.38.00 | Other | kg | 12.2% |
| Romano made from cow's milk, Reggiano, Parmesan, Provolone and Provoletti cheeses: | |||
| 0406.90.39.00 | Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions | kg | 15% |
| Other: | |||
| Made from cow's milk: | |||
| 0406.90.41.00 | Described in additional U.S. note 21 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions | kg/kg cmsc | 15% |
| 0406.90.42.00 | Other | kg/kg cmsc | $2.146/kg |
| 0406.90.43.00 | Other | kg | 9.6% |
| Swiss or Emmentaler cheese with eye formation: | |||
| 0406.90.44.00 | Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions | kg | 6.4% |
| 0406.90.46.00 | Described in additional U.S. note 25 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions | kg/kg cmsc | 6.4% |
| 0406.90.48.00 | Other | kg/kg cmsc | $1.877/kg |
| 0406.90.49.00 | Gammelost and Nokkelost cheeses | kg/kg cmsc | 5.4% |
| Colby cheese: | |||
| 0406.90.51.00 | Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions | kg | 20% |
| 0406.90.52.00 | Described in additional U.S. note 19 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions | kg/kg cmsc | 20% |
| 0406.90.54.00 | Other | kg/kg cmsc | $1.055/kg |
| Other cheeses, and substitutes for cheese, including mixtures of the above: | |||
| Cheeses made from sheep's milk: | |||
| 0406.90.56.00 | In original loaves and suitable for grating | kg | Free |
| 0406.90.57.00 | Pecorino, in original loaves, not suitable for grating | kg | Free |
| 0406.90.59.00 | Other | kg | 9.6% |
| Other, described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions (including mixtures): | |||
| 0406.90.61.00 | Containing Romano, Reggiano, Parmesan, Provolone, Provoletti, Sbrinz or Goya, all the foregoing made from cow's milk | kg | 7.5% |
| 0406.90.63.00 | Other | kg | 10% |
| 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: | |||
| 0406.90.66.00 | Described in additional U.S. note 21 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions | kg/kg cmsc | 7.5% |
| 0406.90.68.00 | Other | kg/kg cmsc | $2.146/kg |
| Containing, or processed from, blue-veined cheese: | |||
| 0406.90.72.00 | Described in additional U.S. note 17 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions | kg/kg cmsc | 10% |
| 0406.90.74.00 | Other | kg/kg cmsc | $2.269/kg |
| Containing, or processed from, Cheddar cheese: | |||
| 0406.90.76.00 | Described in additional U.S. note 18 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions | kg/kg cmsc | 10% |
| 0406.90.78.00 | Other | kg/kg cmsc | $1.227/kg |
| Containing, or processed from, American- type cheese (including Colby, washed curd and granular cheese, but not including Cheddar): | |||
| 0406.90.82.00 | Described in additional U.S. note 19 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions | kg/kg cmsc | 10% |
| 0406.90.84.00 | Other | kg/kg cmsc | $1.055/kg |
| Containing, or processed from, Edam or Gouda cheese: | |||
| 0406.90.86.00 | Described in additional U.S. note 20 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions | kg/kg cmsc | 10% |
| 0406.90.88.00 | Other | kg/kg cmsc | $1.803/kg |
| Containing, or processed from, Swiss, Emmentaler or Gruyere-process cheese: | |||
| 0406.90.90.00 | Described in additional U.S. note 22 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions | kg/kg cmsc | 10% |
| 0406.90.92.00 | Other | kg/kg cmsc | $1.386/kg |
| Other: | |||
| Containing 0.5 percent or less by weight of butterfat: | |||
| 0406.90.93.00 | Described in additional U.S. note 23 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions | kg/kg cmsc | 10% |
| 0406.90.94.00 | Other | kg/kg cmsc | $1.128/kg |
| Other: | |||
| Containing cow's milk (except soft- ripened cow's milk cheese): | |||
| 0406.90.95.00 | Described in additional U.S. note 16 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions | kg/kg cmsc | 10% |
| 0406.90.97.00 | Other | kg/kg cmsc | $1.509/kg |
| 0406.90.99.00 | Other | kg/kg cmsc | 8.5% |
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