0406 90 18 00

Code

0406 90 18 00

Type

10-digit tariff line

Duty rate

$1.803/kg

Unit

kg, kg cmsc

Classification rulings (U.S. Customs, CROSS)

• N353510 · 2025-10-09 — The tariff classification of Gouda Cheese from Germany

  The subject merchandise is Gouda cheese made from pasteurized cow’s milk, salt, cheese cultures, and enzymes. The cheese will be molded into the shape of American footballs and packaged in multi-layer barrier foil, with each retail pack containing six slices weighing a total of 150 grams (5.29 ounces). As the brand owner, Frischpack intends to produce the cheese in Germany under contract and export it to a United States distributor for resale to food retailers nationwide. The applicable subheading for the Gouda Cheese, if entered under quota, will be 0406.90.1600, HTSUS, which provides for:…

• N310368 · 2020-04-01 — The tariff classification of Kaas Cheese from Israel

  (Lincoln Park, NJ). The subject merchandise is Kaas Cheese described as a Dutch style semi-soft cheese. The product is composed of pasteurized cow’s milk, salt, cultures, enzymes, annatto (color) and potassium sorbate (preservative). The moisture content is 48.5 percent, and the total fat content is 20-24 percent. The product will be imported in vacuum-sealed multilayer shrink bags with a net weight of 200 grams, and packed four per carton. The applicable subheading for the Kaas Cheese, if entered under quota, is 0406.90.1600, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which…

• N189080 · 2011-10-28 — The tariff classification of Gouda cheese from Norway; agricultural goods to be used in the testing of equipment.

  You describe the merchandise to be imported as Gouda cheese in the form of “samples used to test the functionality of a machine.” You state that “during the machine testing the cheese is sliced or shredded, then destroyed,” and that the machine is eventually exported to Norway. Ordinarily, the applicable subheading for Gouda cheese, if entered under quota, is 0406.90.1600, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for cheese and curd: other cheese: Edam and Gouda cheeses: described in additional U.S. note 20 to chapter 4 and entered pursuant to its provisions.…

• K84995 · 2004-05-02 — The tariff classification of Bola cheese from Austria.

  The merchandise is comprised of Bola cheese (“Queso de Bola”). The submitted sample is a ball-shaped cheese, flattened at top and bottom, and measuring about 6 inches in diameter. The cheese is encased in a red wax-like rind. The ingredients are pasteurized cow’s milk, cheese cultures, rennet, and coloring agent. The product is said to contain, by weight, 45 percent moisture and 45 percent fat in the dry matter. During the manufacturing process, raw cow’s milk is heated to 166 degrees Fahrenheit and centrifuged. The milk is standardized until 45 percent fat in the dry matter is achieved. The…

• g87868 · 2001-03-01 — The tariff classification of Gulost cheese from Norway.

  The merchandise, “Synnøve” brand Gulost cheese is a Gouda-type cheese in the form of a pale yellow block in a cellophane wrapper. The cheese measures 3 ¼ inches in width, 4 ¼ inches in length, and 2 inches in height. The interior of the cheese is pale yellow in color, closely knit with a firm, somewhat plastic texture, and a few small, scattered eyeholes. The ingredients are pasteurized cow’s milk, cheese culture, salt, and rennet. The cheese contains by weight 45 percent fat (in dry matter) and 42–43 percent moisture. The net weight is 480 grams. During manufacturing, cow’s milk undergoes…

• 0406 90 05 00 — Bryndza cheese
• 0406 90 06 00 — Cheddar cheese: — Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions
• 04069008 — Cheddar cheese: — Described in additional U.S. note 18 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions
• 0406 90 12 00 — Cheddar cheese: — Other
• 0406 90 14 00 — Edam and Gouda cheeses: — Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions
• 0406 90 16 00 — Edam and Gouda cheeses: — Described in additional U.S. note 20 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions
• 0406 90 20 00 — Gjetost cheeses: — Made from goat's milk whey or from whey obtained from a mixture of goat's milk and not more than 20 percent by weight of cow's milk
• 0406 90 25 00 — Gjetost cheeses: — Other
• 0406 90 28 00 — Goya cheese: — Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions
• 0406 90 31 00 — Goya cheese: — Other: — Made from cow's milk and not in original loaves: — Described in additional U.S. note 21 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its…
• 0406 90 32 00 — Goya cheese: — Other: — Made from cow's milk and not in original loaves: — Other
• 0406 90 33 00 — Goya cheese: — Other: — Other
• 0406 90 34 00 — Sbrinz cheese: — Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions
• 0406 90 36 00 — Sbrinz cheese: — Other: — Made from cow's milk: — Described in additional U.S. note 21 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions
• 0406 90 37 00 — Sbrinz cheese: — Other: — Made from cow's milk: — Other
• 0406 90 38 00 — Sbrinz cheese: — Other: — Other
• 0406 90 39 00 — Romano made from cow's milk, Reggiano, Parmesan, Provolone and Provoletti cheeses: — Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant…
• 0406 90 41 00 — Romano made from cow's milk, Reggiano, Parmesan, Provolone and Provoletti cheeses: — Other: — Made from cow's milk: — Described in additional U.S. note 21 to…
• 0406 90 42 00 — Romano made from cow's milk, Reggiano, Parmesan, Provolone and Provoletti cheeses: — Other: — Made from cow's milk: — Other
• 0406 90 43 00 — Romano made from cow's milk, Reggiano, Parmesan, Provolone and Provoletti cheeses: — Other: — Other
• 0406 90 44 00 — Swiss or Emmentaler cheese with eye formation: — Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions
• 0406 90 46 00 — Swiss or Emmentaler cheese with eye formation: — Described in additional U.S. note 25 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions
• 0406 90 48 00 — Swiss or Emmentaler cheese with eye formation: — Other
• 0406 90 49 00 — Gammelost and Nokkelost cheeses
• 0406 90 51 00 — Colby cheese: — Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions
• 0406 90 52 00 — Colby cheese: — Described in additional U.S. note 19 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions

• 0406 90 18 00 — ТН ВЭД ЕАЭС: сыр фрибуржский, Вашрен Мон д'О и Тет де Муан
• 04069018 — EU CN/TARIC: Other — Fromage fribourgeois, Vacherin Mont d'Or and Tête de Moine

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