Subheading · Section I

0406.10: Fresh (unripened or uncured) cheese, including whey cheese, and curd

0406.10
  • —UK
  • —EU
  • 200%Türkiye
  • 8.5%–10%USA
  • US$11bnWorld trade in 2024

0406.10 is a six-digit subheading of heading 0406, cheese and curd, chapter 04.

In the UK Global Tariff all 7 lines under subheading 0406.10 carry a specific or compound duty rather than a percentage.

In the EU Combined Nomenclature all 3 lines under subheading 0406.10 carry a specific or compound duty rather than a percentage.

In the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, subheading 0406.10 covers 6 tariff lines and the statutory rate is 200%.

The Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States divides subheading 0406.10 into 21 tariff lines; the duty is between 8.5% and 10% (average 9.9%). 9 lines have a specific or compound duty.

World trade in these goods reached US$11bn in 2024, up 5.8% on 2023.

Germany was the largest exporter with 21.6% of the total, ahead of Italy.

Italy imported the most (US$1.1bn).

The United Kingdom ranked 16th among 135 exporters with US$134.1m; its largest buyer was Belgium.

The United Kingdom imported US$847m, most of it from Denmark.

Duty rates compared

The Turkish schedule prints the statutory rate set under Customs Law 474. The rate applied at import is laid down in the Import Regime Decision and can be lower, or different by country of origin.

UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 0406 10 00 00 Fresh (unripened or uncured) cheese, including whey cheese, and curd
  2. Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 40%
  3. 0406 10 30 00 Mozzarella, whether or not in a liquid 154.00 GBP / 100 kg
  4. 0406 10 30 10 Pizza cheese, frozen, cut into pieces each weighing not more than 1 gram, in containers with a net content of 5kg or more, of a water content, by weight, of 52% or more, and a fat content by weight in the dry matter of 38% or more 154.00 GBP / 100 kg
  5. 0406 10 30 90 Other 154.00 GBP / 100 kg
  6. 0406 10 50 00 Other 154.00 GBP / 100 kg
  7. 0406 10 50 10 Skyr 154.00 GBP / 100 kg
  8. 0406 10 50 30 Pizza cheese, frozen, cut into pieces each weighing not more than 1 gram, in containers with a net content of 5kg or more, of a water content, by weight, of 52% or more, and a fat content by weight in the dry matter of 38% or more 154.00 GBP / 100 kg
  9. 0406 10 50 90 Other 154.00 GBP / 100 kg
  10. 0406 10 80 00 Other 185.00 GBP / 100 kg
  11. 0406 10 80 10 Pizza cheese, frozen, cut into pieces each weighing not more than 1 gram, in containers with a net content of 5kg or more, or a water content, by weight, of 52% or more, and a fat content by weight in the dry matter of 38% or more 185.00 GBP / 100 kg
  12. 0406 10 80 80 Other 185.00 GBP / 100 kg

EU Combined Nomenclature

EU lines →
  1. 0406 10 Fresh (unripened or uncured) cheese, including whey cheese, and curd:
  2. Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 40 %:
  3. 0406 10 30 Mozzarella, whether or not in a liquid 185,2 €/100 kg/net—
  4. 0406 10 50 Other 185,2 €/100 kg/net—
  5. 0406 10 80 Other 221,2 €/100 kg/net—

Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule

Türkiye lines →

This line has no official text in this language; it is shown in the language of its tariff.

  1. 0406.10 Taze peynir (olgunlaştırılmamış veya preslenmemiş) (peyniraltı suyundan yapılmış peynirler dahil) ve pıhtılaştırılmış ürünler:
  2. İçerdiği katı yağ oranı, ağırlık itibariyle % 40'ı geçmeyenler
  3. 0406.10.30.00.00 Mozerella (sıvı içinde olsun olmasın) 200%
  4. Diğerleri:
  5. 0406.10.50.00.11 Taze peynir 200%
  6. 0406.10.50.00.12 Çökelek 200%
  7. 0406.10.50.00.13 Lor 200%
  8. 0406.10.50.00.18 Diğerleri 200%
  9. 0406.10.80.00.00 Diğerleri 200%

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States

USA lines →
  1. 0406.10 Fresh (unripened or uncured) cheese, including whey cheese, and curd:
  2. Chongos:
  3. 0406.10.02.00 Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions 10%kg
  4. 0406.10.04.00 Described in additional U.S.note 16 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions 10%kg, kg cmsc
  5. 0406.10.08.00 Other $1.509/kgkg, kg cmsc
  6. Other:
  7. 0406.10.12.00 Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions 10%kg
  8. Other:
  9. Blue-mold cheese and cheese and substitutes for cheese containing, or processed from, blue-mold cheese:
  10. 0406.10.14.00 Described in additional U.S. note 17 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions 10%kg, kg cmsc
  11. 0406.10.18.00 Other $2.269/kgkg, kg cmsc
  12. Cheddar cheese, and cheese and substitutes for cheese containing, or processed from, Cheddar cheese:
  13. 0406.10.24.00 Described in additional U.S. note 18 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions 10%kg, kg cmsc
  14. 0406.10.28.00 Other $1.227/kgkg, kg cmsc
  15. 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:
  16. 0406.10.34.00 Described in additional U.S. note 19 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions 10%kg, kg cmsc
  17. 0406.10.38.00 Other $1.055/kgkg, kg cmsc
  18. Edam and Gouda cheeses, and cheese and substitutes for processed from, Edam and Gouda cheese:
  19. 0406.10.44.00 Described in additional U.S. note 20 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions 10%kg, kg cmsc
  20. 0406.10.48.00 Other $1.803/kgkg, kg cmsc
  21. 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:
  22. 0406.10.54.00 Described in additional U.S. note 21 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions 10%kg, kg cmsc
  23. 0406.10.58.00 Other $2.146/kgkg, kg cmsc
  24. Swiss or Emmentaler cheese other than with eye formation, Gruyere-process cheese and cheese and substitutes for cheese containing, or processed from, such cheeses:
  25. 0406.10.64.00 Described in additional U.S. note 22 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions 10%kg, kg cmsc
  26. 0406.10.68.00 Other $1.386/kgkg, kg cmsc
  27. Other:
  28. Cheese, and substitutes for cheese, containing 0.5 percent or less by weight of butterfat:
  29. 0406.10.74.00 Described in additional U.S. note 23 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions 10%kg, kg cmsc
  30. 0406.10.78.00 Other $1.128/kgkg, kg cmsc
  31. Other cheese and substitutes for cheese (except cheese not containing cow's milk, and soft ripened cow's milk cheese):
  32. 0406.10.84.00 Described in additional U.S. note 16 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions 10%kg, kg cmsc
  33. 0406.10.88.00 Other $1.509/kgkg, kg cmsc
  34. 0406.10.95.00 Other 8.5%kg

Special: reduced rates under trade agreements and preference programmes; the letters in brackets name the programmes (for example AU = Australia FTA, KR = Korea FTA).

World trade in 2024

0406.10 · US$11bn

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$1.3mUS$1.3m+US$27m+US$186.1m+> US$652.6m

Exports: 135
  1. Germany: US$2.4bn
  2. Italy: US$2bn
  3. Denmark: US$980.1m
  4. France: US$652.6m
  5. United States: US$571m
  6. Netherlands: US$505.9m
  7. Belgium: US$406.3m
  8. Poland: US$405m
  9. Australia: US$392.7m
  10. New Zealand: US$370.8m
  11. Argentina: US$240.1m
  12. Spain: US$238m
  13. Ireland: US$233.7m
  14. Austria: US$186.1m
  15. Lithuania: US$155.4m
  16. United Kingdom: US$134.1m
  17. Czechia: US$131.9m
  18. Hungary: US$87.1m
  19. Switzerland: US$71.8m
  20. Sweden: US$64.8m
  21. Türkiye: US$62m
  22. Mexico: US$61.4m
  23. Latvia: US$60.2m
  24. Russia: US$48.8m
  25. Egypt: US$48.8m
  26. Luxembourg: US$48.2m
  27. Slovakia: US$44.6m
  28. Estonia: US$41.6m
  29. Romania: US$32m
  30. Serbia: US$31.7m
  31. Belarus: US$30.8m
  32. Slovenia: US$28.8m
  33. Cyprus: US$27m
  34. Saudi Arabia: US$25.6m
  35. Uruguay: US$22.2m
  36. Ukraine: US$18.7m
  37. Greece: US$17.3m
  38. Bulgaria: US$16.5m
  39. Nicaragua: US$15.6m
  40. Croatia: US$15.4m
  41. Iceland: US$14.9m
  42. Canada: US$14.8m
  43. Costa Rica: US$12.8m
  44. Norway: US$11m
  45. Iran: US$10.9m
  46. Brazil: US$9.2m
  47. India: US$7.3m
  48. United Arab Emirates: US$7.2m
  49. Syria: US$6.9m
  50. Colombia: US$6m
  51. South Africa: US$4.7m
  52. Portugal: US$4.7m
  53. Jordan: US$3.4m
  54. Kyrgyzstan: US$3.1m
  55. Finland: US$3m
  56. Kazakhstan: US$2.6m
  57. Armenia: US$2.5m
  58. El Salvador: US$2.3m
  59. Peru: US$2.3m
  60. Thailand: US$2.2m

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Germany US$2.4bn 21.6%
2 Italy US$2bn 18%
3 Denmark US$980.1m 8.9%
4 France US$652.6m 5.9%
5 United States US$571m 5.2%
6 Netherlands US$505.9m 4.6%
7 Belgium US$406.3m 3.7%
8 Poland US$405m 3.7%
9 Australia US$392.7m 3.6%
10 New Zealand US$370.8m 3.4%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Italy US$1.1bn 10.1%
2 France US$941.6m 8.5%
3 Germany US$883.7m 8%
4 United Kingdom US$847m 7.7%
5 Netherlands US$669m 6.1%
6 Spain US$648.5m 5.9%
7 Belgium US$479m 4.3%
8 Japan US$380.6m 3.4%
9 China US$368.5m 3.3%
10 South Korea US$363.5m 3.3%

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Questions and answers

What is the HS code for fresh (unripened or uncured) cheese, including whey cheese, and curd?

Fresh (unripened or uncured) cheese, including whey cheese, and curd fall under HS subheading 0406.10, part of heading 0406, in section I of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on fresh (unripened or uncured) cheese, including… in the United States?

Under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, imports under 0406.10 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 8.5% to 10%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most fresh (unripened or uncured) cheese, including…?

Germany, with US$2.4bn in 2024 (21.6% of world exports).