Heading 0406 · Cheese and curd

0406.20

Grated or powdered cheese, of all kinds:

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Mentioned in Chapter 99

The parts of Chapter 99, in the 2026 HTS Revision 22, that list HTS 0406.20, a broader code that includes it, or a narrower code within it.

HeadingOfficial descriptionRate
9903.04.10Other (provided for in subheading 0406.20.15, 0406.20.24, 0406.20.28, 0406.30.05, 0406.30.14, 0406.30.18, 0406.40.48, 0406.40.58, or 0406.40.70)200%
9903.04.15Edam and Gouda cheeses (provided for in subheading 0406.20.44, 0406.20.48, 0406.30.44, 0406.30.48, 0406.90.16 or 0406.90.18)200%
9903.04.20Cheeses and substitutes for cheeses, valued over 11.3¢ per kg, containing, or processed from, Italian-type cheeses, made from cow's milk, not in original loaves (Romano made from cow's milk, Reggiano, Parmesan, Provolone, Provoletti,…200%
U.S. noteExcerptHeadings that refer to it
U.S. note 20(s)(i)(i) all products of China that are classified in the following 8-digit subheadings: [ Compiler's note: numbers in this table read from left to right]9903.88.15
U.S. note 21(c)(c) Subheading 9903.89.10 and superior text thereto shall apply to all products of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy,…9903.89.10
U.S. note 51(b)(1)(1) Heading 9903.03.12 applies to articles classifiable in the following provisions of the tariff schedule:9903.03.12

Being listed is not owing a duty. A note may list goods that a measure leaves out; whether a heading applies depends on the origin, the date and the product; and the measures on all the goods of a country list no code at all. The calculator says what applies.

In the tariff

  1. 0406Cheese and curd
  2. 0406.20Grated or powdered cheese, of all kinds
  3. Blue-veined cheese
  4. 0406.20.10.00Roquefort cheese8%
  5. 0406.20.15.00Stilton cheese described in additional U.S. note 24 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions17%
  6. Other
  7. 0406.20.22.00Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions20%
  8. 0406.20.24.00Described in additional U.S. note 17 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions20%
  9. 0406.20.28.00Other$2.269/kg
  10. Cheddar cheese
  11. 0406.20.29.00Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions16%
  12. 0406.20.31Described in additional U.S.note 18 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions16%
  13. 0406.20.31.10Produced in Canada and not subject to licensing requirements
  14. 0406.20.31.90Other
  15. 0406.20.33.00Other$1.227/kg
  16. Colby
  17. 0406.20.34.00Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions20%
  18. 0406.20.36.00Described in additional U.S.note 19 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions20%
  19. 0406.20.39.00Other$1.055/kg
  20. Edam and Gouda cheeses
  21. 0406.20.43.00Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions15%
  22. 0406.20.44.00Described in additional U.S. note 20 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions15%
  23. 0406.20.48.00Other$1.803/kg
  24. Romano made from cow's milk, Reggiano, Parmesan, Provolone, Provoletti, Sbrinz and Goya cheeses
  25. 0406.20.49.00Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions15%
  26. Other
  27. Made from cow's milk
  28. 0406.20.51.00Described in additional U.S. note 21 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions15%
  29. 0406.20.53.00Other$2.146/kg
  30. 0406.20.54.00Other9.6%
  31. Other, including mixtures of the above
  32. 0406.20.55.00Cheeses made from sheep's milk9.6%
  33. 0406.20.56.00Other, described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions10%
  34. Other
  35. 0406.20.57.00Containing, or processed from, Bryndza, Gjetost, Gammelost, Nokkelost or Roquefort cheeses8.5%
  36. Containing, or processed from, blue-veined cheese (except Roquefort)
  37. 0406.20.61.00Described in additional U.S. note 17 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions10%
  38. 0406.20.63.00Other$2.269/kg
  39. Containing, or processed from, Cheddar cheese
  40. 0406.20.65.00Described in additional U.S. note 18 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions10%
  41. 0406.20.67.00Other$1.227/kg
  42. Containing, or processed from, American- type cheese (including Colby, washed curd and granular cheese but not including Cheddar)
  43. 0406.20.69.00Described in additional U.S.note 19 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions10%
  44. 0406.20.71.00Other$1.055/kg
  45. Containing, or processed from, Edam or Gouda cheese
  46. 0406.20.73.00Described in additional U.S. note 20 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions10%
  47. 0406.20.75.00Other$1.803/kg
  48. Containing, or processed from, Italian-type cheeses (Romano, Reggiano, Parmesan, Provolone, Provoletti, Sbrinz and Goya) made from cow's milk
  49. 0406.20.77.00Described in additional U.S. note 21 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions10%
  50. 0406.20.79.00Other$2.146/kg
  51. Containing, or processed from, Swiss, Emmentaler, or Gruyere-process cheeses
  52. 0406.20.81.00Described in additional U.S. note 22 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions10%
  53. 0406.20.83.00Other$1.386/kg
  54. Other
  55. Containing 0.5 percent or less by weight of butterfat
  56. 0406.20.85.00Described in additional U.S. note 23 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions10%
  57. 0406.20.87.00Other$1.128/kg
  58. Other
  59. Containing cow's milk
  60. 0406.20.89.00Described in additional U.S. note 16 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions10%
  61. 0406.20.91.00Other$1.509/kg
  62. 0406.20.95.00Other8.5%