Heading 0406 · Cheese and curd

0406.90.97.00

Cheese and curd — Other

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Duty rates

General
$1.509/kg
The base rate for goods from most countries.
Special
Free (BH, CL, JO, KR, MA, OM, P, PE, SG) See 9822.04.35 (AU) See 9823.04.01-9823.04.54 (S+) See 9908.04.05 (IL) See 9918.04.50, 9918.04.51 (CO) See 9919.04.40, 9919.04.41-9919.04.42 (PA)
Lower rates under trade agreements and programs, for goods that meet their rules of origin; each symbol names one.
Column 2
$1.775/kg
The higher rate for the few countries without normal trade relations with the United States.
Units
kg, kg cmsc
How the quantity is declared.

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Base columns of the 2026 HTS Revision 22, in force from Oct. 30, 2026 (official source).

Mentioned in Chapter 99

The parts of Chapter 99, in the 2026 HTS Revision 22, that list HTS 0406.90.97.00, a broader code that includes it, or a narrower code within it.

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(g)(g) Subheading 9903.89.22 and superior text thereto shall apply to all products of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,…9903.89.22
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. 0406.90Other cheese
  3. Other cheeses, and substitutes for cheese, including mixtures of the above
  4. Other, including mixtures of the above (excluding goods containing mixtures of subheadings 0406.90.61 or 0406.90.63)
  5. Other
  6. Other
  7. Containing cow's milk (except soft- ripened cow's milk cheese)
  8. 0406.90.97.00Other$1.509/kg