Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the U.S. › Chapter 04 Dairy produce; eggs; honey; edible products of animal origin

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Cheese and curd

0406

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

Other

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

Other

0406.10.38.00

Rates of duty

General rate (Column 1)$1.055/kg

SpecialFree (BH, CL, JO, KR, MA, OM, P, PE, SG) See 9822.04.50 (AU) See 9823.04.01- 9823.04.54 (S+) See 9908.04.05 (IL) See 9918.04.50, 9918.04.54 (CO) See 9919.04.50, 9919.04.53, 9919.04.63 (PA)

Column 2$1.241/kg

Unitkg kg cmsc

Free (BH, CL, JO, KR, MA, OM, P, PE, SG) See 9822.04.50 (AU) See 9823.04.01- 9823.04.54 (S+) See 9908.04.05 (IL) See 9918.04.50, 9918.04.54 (CO) See 9919.04.50, 9919.04.53, 9919.04.63 (PA)

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for origin CN, entry date 2026-10-26 · base rate $1.055/kg

Section 301 forced-labor tariff (12.5%)9903.05.31Applies+12.5%China: Column 1 rate + 12.5% additional
China 301 List 4A (9903.88.15)9903.88.15Applies+7.5%8-digit subheading 0406.10.38 is on L4A
Tariff-rate quota: this is the over-quota lineInfo—Dairy TRQs (Section 22 / WTO; USDA FAS import licenses) | allocation: Licenses (issued yearly by USDA FAS) + partly first-come-first-served; high over-quota rates (specific + ad valorem) | over-quota goods may also face the chapter 99 subchapter IV (9904) safeguard duty: Y (9904.04–9904.06: additional price- / quantity-triggered safeguard duty on over-quota dairy) | Applies without allocation or once the quota is filled (chapter 4 additional U.S. note 19); the base rate above is the over-quota rate
PGAFDA FD4 · requiredAPHIS Core AQ1AMS AM7

Confirmed total 20% · max 20%Full duty breakdown →

U.S. → China →