Subheading · Chapter 04 · Heading 0406
0406.40: Blue-veined cheese and other cheese containing veins produced by Penicillium roqueforti
Subheading 0406.40 belongs to heading 0406 (cheese and curd) in chapter 04.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 0406 40 00 00 Blue-veined cheese and other cheese containing veins produced by penicillium roqueforti
- 0406 40 10 00 Roquefort 117 GBP / 100 kg
- 0406 40 50 00 Gorgonzola 117 GBP / 100 kg
- 0406 40 90 00 Other 117 GBP / 100 kg
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Import requirements 3
- Import controlVeterinary control
- Applies to goods from
- Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antarctica and 232 more
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/782
- Documents
- C084 Exemption by virtue of Articles 3 and 4 of regulation 2019/2122 (animals intended for scientific purposes, research and diagnostic samples, and samples for product analysis and quality testing).
- N853 Common Health Entry Document for Products (CHED-P) (as set out in Part 2, Section B of Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715 (OJ L 261))
- Y930 The declared goods are not concerned by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/632
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control of organic products
- Applies to goods from
- all countries except Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/693
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | — |
| DCTS Comprehensive | Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 moreAfghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo - Kinshasa, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia | Free |
| European Union (including code "EU") | Free | |
| CARIFORUM | Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 moreAntigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago | Free |
| OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories) | Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands and 7 moreAnguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, St Helena, Turks & Caicos Islands | Free |
| Central America | Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama | Free |
| SADC EPA | Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia | Free |
| Eastern and Southern Africa States | Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe | Free |
| UK–Albania agreement | Albania | Free |
| UK–Canada agreement | Canada | Free |
| UK–Switzerland agreement | Switzerland | Free |
| UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement | Côte d’Ivoire | Free |
| UK–Cameroon agreement | Cameroon | Free |
| UK–Colombia agreement | Colombia | Free |
| UK–Ceuta & Melilla agreement | Ceuta & Melilla | Free |
| UK–Ecuador agreement | Ecuador | Free |
| UK–Egypt agreement | Egypt | Free |
| UK–Fiji agreement | Fiji | Free |
| UK–Georgia agreement | Georgia | Free |
| UK–Ghana agreement | Ghana | Free |
| UK–Israel agreement | Israel | Free |
| UK–India agreement | India | Free |
| UK–Jordan agreement | Jordan | Free |
| UK–Japan agreement | Japan | Free |
| UK–Kenya agreement | Kenya | Free |
| UK–South Korea agreement | South Korea | Free |
| UK–Lebanon agreement | Lebanon | Free |
| UK–Liechtenstein agreement | Liechtenstein | Free |
| UK–Morocco agreement | Morocco | Free |
| UK–Moldova agreement | Moldova | Free |
| UK–North Macedonia agreement | North Macedonia | Free |
| UK–Norway agreementQuota | Norway | Free |
| UK–Peru agreementQuota | Peru | Free |
| UK–Papua New Guinea agreement | Papua New Guinea | Free |
| UK–Palestinian Territories agreement | Palestinian Territories | Free |
| UK–Serbia agreement | Serbia | Free |
| UK–Solomon Islands agreement | Solomon Islands | Free |
| UK–Singapore agreement | Singapore | Free |
| UK–San Marino agreement | San Marino | Free |
| UK–Ukraine agreement | Ukraine | Free |
| UK–Vietnam agreement | Vietnam | Free |
| UK–Samoa agreement | Samoa | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
| CPTPPQuota | Brunei, Chile, Malaysia, Mexico | 74.45 GBP / 100 kg |
| UK–Australia agreementQuota | Australia | 39 GBP / 100 kg |
| UK–New Zealand agreementQuota | New Zealand | 39 GBP / 100 kg |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| £11.2m | 34.3% | -0.1% | |
| £7.5m | 22.9% | +4.2% | |
| £7.4m | 22.5% | +5.8% | |
| £5.2m | 15.9% | -0.3% | |
| £895k | 2.7% | +33.3% | |
| £397k | 1.2% | +2.1% | |
| £67k | 0.2% | -16.9% | |
| £46k | 0.1% | -27.3% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$65kUS$65k+US$2m+US$10m+> US$142m
Exports: 79
- Italy: US$245m
- France: US$146m
- Denmark: US$142m
- Germany: US$101m
- United Kingdom: US$20m
- Netherlands: US$15m
- Poland: US$12m
- Luxembourg: US$10m
- Armenia: US$9m
- Austria: US$9m
- Belgium: US$8m
- Slovakia: US$8m
- Spain: US$7m
- Argentina: US$4m
- Czechia: US$4m
- United States: US$4m
- Lithuania: US$4m
- Sweden: US$2m
- New Zealand: US$2m
- Ireland: US$1m
- Switzerland: US$1m
- Estonia: US$1m
- Greece: US$901k
- Canada: US$887k
- Egypt: US$574k
- Türkiye: US$357k
- Latvia: US$347k
- Croatia: US$321k
- Portugal: US$301k
- Bulgaria: US$267k
- Romania: US$234k
- India: US$223k
- Finland: US$196k
- South Africa: US$183k
- Saudi Arabia: US$165k
- Slovenia: US$134k
- Australia: US$91k
- Russia: US$65k
- Brazil: US$60k
- Hungary: US$55k
- Norway: US$45k
- Serbia: US$35k
- Azerbaijan: US$21k
- North Macedonia: US$21k
- Singapore: US$17k
- Malta: US$15k
- Philippines: US$14k
- Belarus: US$12k
- Kazakhstan: US$10k
- Iran: US$9k
- Algeria: US$8k
- South Korea: US$7k
- United Arab Emirates: US$7k
- Thailand: US$2k
- El Salvador: US$1k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$1k
- Kenya: US$1k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$1k
- Curaçao: US$900
- Bahrain: US$800
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$122kUS$122k+US$1m+US$10m+> US$37m
Imports: 195
- Germany: US$113m
- Spain: US$72m
- France: US$70m
- Netherlands: US$48m
- United Kingdom: US$39m
- United States: US$37m
- Belgium: US$34m
- Poland: US$23m
- Australia: US$23m
- Sweden: US$18m
- Italy: US$18m
- Switzerland: US$18m
- Austria: US$18m
- Ukraine: US$16m
- Luxembourg: US$16m
- Norway: US$13m
- Canada: US$13m
- Romania: US$13m
- Japan: US$11m
- Denmark: US$10m
- Czechia: US$10m
- Russia: US$10m
- Greece: US$8m
- Bulgaria: US$7m
- Portugal: US$7m
- Mexico: US$6m
- Finland: US$5m
- Hungary: US$4m
- Lithuania: US$4m
- Egypt: US$4m
- Chile: US$4m
- Estonia: US$3m
- Slovakia: US$3m
- South Korea: US$3m
- Israel: US$3m
- Ireland: US$3m
- New Zealand: US$3m
- Serbia: US$3m
- Latvia: US$2m
- Slovenia: US$2m
- Croatia: US$2m
- Armenia: US$2m
- Türkiye: US$2m
- United Arab Emirates: US$2m
- Brazil: US$2m
- South Africa: US$1m
- Moldova: US$1m
- Saudi Arabia: US$1m
- Uruguay: US$1m
- Malta: US$1m
- French Polynesia: US$1m
- Fiji: US$1m
- Thailand: US$984k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$978k
- Singapore: US$961k
- China: US$945k
- Kazakhstan: US$934k
- Dominican Republic: US$830k
- Philippines: US$821k
- Albania: US$738k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$245m | 32.2% | |
| 2 | US$146m | 19.1% | |
| 3 | US$142m | 18.7% | |
| 4 | US$101m | 13.2% | |
| 5 | US$20m | 2.6% | |
| 6 | US$15m | 2% | |
| 7 | US$12m | 1.6% | |
| 8 | US$10m | 1.4% | |
| 9 | US$9m | 1.2% | |
| 10 | US$9m | 1.1% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$113m | 14.8% | |
| 2 | US$72m | 9.5% | |
| 3 | US$70m | 9.3% | |
| 4 | US$48m | 6.3% | |
| 5 | US$39m | 5.1% | |
| 6 | US$37m | 4.9% | |
| 7 | US$34m | 4.5% | |
| 8 | US$23m | 3.1% | |
| 9 | US$23m | 3.1% | |
| 10 | US$18m | 2.4% |
Import duty on this product around the world 163
The most-favoured-nation (MFN) duty each country applies to goods of this HS subheading: the average over its national tariff lines, with the lowest and highest line where they differ. Goods from countries with a trade agreement often pay less.
- 15%median duty
- 25number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 123%highest: Canada, Iceland, Burundi
163
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12% | 2018 · HS 2012 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | ||
| 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15%* | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 4.4%* | 2023 | ||
| 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 60% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 123%* | 0.3% – 246% | 2023 | |
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2002 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 14% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2022 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 3.2%* | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 18%* | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 93%* | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 55% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 31%* | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 0% – 30% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 60% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 15%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3.4%* | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 33%* | 3.2% – 61% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3.4%* | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 30%* | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 30%* | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 15%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 60% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 35% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3.2%* | 2023 | ||
| 36% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | ||
| 29%* | 2.8% – 54% | 2023 | |
| 20% | 2020 · HS 2012 | ||
| 15% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 60% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 45% | 2023 | ||
| 9% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 60% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 17%* | 2023 | ||
| 13% | 2.7% – 20% | 2023 | |
| 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 40% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 4% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 0.4% | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. * ad valorem equivalent of specific duties (UNCTAD estimate) · UNCTAD TRAINS, accessed via WITS (World Bank)
Classifications and correspondences
Where this HS subheading sits in the United Nations' statistical classifications, and which codes it had in earlier editions of the Harmonized System.
- SITC Rev. 4
- 0243 Blue-veined cheese
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Consumption goods · BEC 113101
- CPC 2.1 product
- 22251 Cheese from milk of cattle, fresh or processed22252 Cheese from milk of buffalo, fresh or processed22253 Cheese from milk of sheep, fresh or processed22254 Cheese from milk of goats, fresh or processed
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 1050 Manufacture of dairy products
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0406.40 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 0406.40 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 0406.40 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 0406.40 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 0406.40 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 0406.40 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 1
Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.
- N335868 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Danish Salad Dressing from Denmark
Recent rule changes mentioning this code
Acts whose text cites this code or its heading. Check the act itself: a code can be cited for reasons other than a change of its duty.
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CELEX 32026R1455 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
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CELEX 32026R0996 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
In the UK Global Tariff all 3 lines under subheading 0406.40 carry a specific or compound duty rather than a percentage.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature all 3 lines under subheading 0406.40 carry a specific or compound duty rather than a percentage.
Imports of these goods into the UK came to £32.8m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 3% on the year before); France supplied 34%, followed by Italy.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$761m (+0.6% year on year).
The largest exporter was Italy (US$245m), followed by France.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for blue-veined cheese and other cheese containing veins produced by Penicillium roqueforti?
Blue-veined cheese and other cheese containing veins produced by Penicillium roqueforti fall under HS subheading 0406.40, part of heading 0406, in section I of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on blue-veined cheese and other cheese containing… in Türkiye?
Under the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, imports under 0406.40 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 45%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on blue-veined cheese and other cheese containing… in the United States?
Under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, imports under 0406.40 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2.7% to 20%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most blue-veined cheese and other cheese containing…?
Italy, with US$245m in 2024 (32.2% of world exports).
Where does the UK import these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were France (34%), Italy (23%) and Germany (23%), out of total imports of £32.8m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.