Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the U.S. › Chapter 04 Dairy produce; eggs; honey; edible products of animal origin
0406.40.44.00Tariff line
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Cheese and curd
0406
Blue-veined cheese and other cheese containing veins produced by Penicillium roqueforti
Stilton cheese described in additional U.S. note 24 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions
In original loaves
0406.40.44.00
Rates of duty
General rate (Column 1)12.8%
SpecialFree (CO, JO, KR, OM, PA, PE, S)
Column 235%
Unitkg kg cmsc
Free (CO, JO, KR, OM, PA, PE, S)
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for origin CN, entry date 2026-10-26 · base rate 12.8%
- 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 0406.40.44 is on L4A
- Tariff-rate quota: this is the in-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) | Requires quota allocation / license and entry while the quota is open (chapter 4 additional U.S. note 24); once filled, enter under the over-quota line
- PGAFDA FD4 · requiredAPHIS Core AQ1AMS AM7
Confirmed total 32.8% · max 32.8%Full duty breakdown →