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0406.40

Blue-veined cheese and other cheese containing veins produced by Penicillium roqueforti :

HTS Code 0406.40 covers any article best defined as Live Animals; Animal ProductsDairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or includedCheese and curd:Blue-veined cheese and other cheese containing veins produced by Penicillium roqueforti : in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule — covering 3 sub-classifications.

Other HTS Codes at This Level:

0406.10Fresh (unripened or uncured) cheese, including whey cheese, and curd:0406.20Grated or powdered cheese, of all kinds:0406.30Processed (process) cheese, not grated or powdered:0406.90Other cheese:

Where 0406.40 Appears in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule

3 sub-codes
  1. Section 1Live Animals; Animal Products
  2. Chapter 4Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included
  3. 0406Cheese and curd:
  4. 0406.40Blue-veined cheese and other cheese containing veins produced by Penicillium roqueforti :

  1. HTS Codes Under 0406.40

  2. —Roquefort:
  3. —Stilton cheese described in additional U.S. note 24 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions:
  4. —Other:

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Notes

Official USITC notes that may affect classification under HTS 0406.40.
Section 1 NotesLive Animals; Animal Products
Chapter 4 NotesDairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included

CROSS Rulings

CBP classification rulings related to 0406.40.

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