Code 0406 30 31 · Subheading 0406 30

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Processed cheese, not grated or powdered, with fat in the cheese mass ≤ 36% by weight and fat in dry matter ≤ 48% by weight, excluding certain retail packs made only from Emmentaler, Gruyère and Appenzell

This is a complete 8-digit customs code. There is no further code choice to make below it.

This covers processed cheese that is not grated or powdered, where fat in the cheese mass is ≤ 36% by weight and fat in dry matter is ≤ 48% by weight. It excludes processed cheese made only from Emmentaler, Gruyère and Appenzell, also with green Alpine cheese, when packed for retail sale and with fat in dry matter ≤ 56% by weight.

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A processed cheese block, not grated or powdered, with fat in the cheese mass ≤ 36% by weight and fat in dry matter ≤ 48% by weight, not made only from Emmentaler, Gruyère and Appenzell, also with green Alpine cheese, in a retail pack
Processed cheese slices, not grated or powdered, with fat in the cheese mass ≤ 36% by weight and fat in dry matter ≤ 48% by weight, not made only from Emmentaler, Gruyère and Appenzell, also with green Alpine cheese, in a retail pack

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Processed cheese, not grated or powdered, of a fat content, by weight, of <= 36% and of a fat content, by weight, in the dry matter of <= 48% (excl. processed cheese mixtures made from Emmentaler, Gruyère and Appenzell, with or without the addition of Glarus herb cheese known as Schabziger, put up for retail sale)

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Step 1 · Section I Live animals; animal products
Is it a live animal; meat or edible offal; a fish, crustacean, mollusc or other aquatic invertebrate; milk, a dairy product, bird egg, natural honey or another edible animal-origin product; or another product of animal origin?
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Step 2 · Chapter 04 Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible p… 4 of 5 chapters in section I
Is it milk or cream, whey or other natural milk constituents, butter or milk fat, cheese or curd, bird eggs, natural honey, or another named edible animal product?
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Step 3 · Heading 0406 Cheese and curd 6 of 10 headings under chapter 04
Is it fresh or unripened cheese including whey cheese or curd, grated or powdered cheese, processed cheese that is not grated or powdered, blue or Penicillium roqueforti-moulded cheese, or another cheese?
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Step 4 · Subheading 0406 30 Processed cheese, not grated or powdered 3 of 5 subheadings under heading 0406
Which child description applies: processed cheese made exclusively from Emmentaler, Gruyère and Appenzell, also with green Alpine cheese, in retail packages and with fat in dry matter of ≤ 56 weight%; processed cheese with fat in the cheese mass of ≤ 36 weight% and fat in dry matter of ≤ 48 weight%; processed cheese with fat in the cheese mass of ≤ 36 weight% and fat in dry matter of > 48 weight%; or processed cheese with fat in the cheese mass of > 36 weight%?
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Step 5 · Full code 0406 30 31 Processed cheese, not grated or powdered, of a fat … 2 of 4 codes under subheading 0406 30

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0406 30 31

Processed cheese, not grated or powdered, with fat in the cheese mass ≤ 36% by weight and fat in dry matter ≤ 48% by weight, excluding certain retail packs made only from Emmentaler, Gruyère and Appenzell

The spaces only make the code easier to read. Customs declarations normally use the unspaced form, 04063031.

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another option 0406 30 10 Processed cheese, not grated or powdered, in the manufacture of which no cheeses other than Emmentaler, Gruyère and Appenzell have been used and which may contain, as an addition, Glarus herb cheese "known as Schabziger"; put up for retail sale, of a fat content by weight in the dry matter of <= 56% Special rate
you are here 0406 30 31 Processed cheese, not grated or powdered, of a fat content, by weight, of <= 36% and of a fat content, by weight, in the dry matter of <= 48% (excl. processed cheese mixtures made from Emmentaler, Gruyère and Appenzell, with or without the addition of Glarus herb cheese known as Schabziger, put up for retail sale) Special rate
another option 0406 30 39 Processed cheese, not grated or powdered, of a fat content, by weight, of <= 36% and of a fat content, by weight, in the dry matter of > 48% (excl. processed cheese mixtures made from Emmentaler, Gruyère and Appenzell, with or without the addition of Glarus herb cheese known as Schabziger, put up for retail sale, of a fat content by weight in the dry matter of <= 56%) Special rate
another option 0406 30 90 Processed cheese, not grated or powdered, of a fat content, by weight, of > 36% (excl. processed cheese mixtures made from Emmentaler, Gruyère and Appenzell, with or without the addition of Glarus herb cheese known as Schabziger, put up for retail sale, of a fat content by weight in the dry matter of <= 56%) Special rate

Trade measures to be aware of

Besides the ordinary duty, the EU records these kinds of measure against this code. They are listed as signals only: whether one applies to your goods can depend on where they come from, who produced them, the exact product and the documents you present. No amounts are worked out here.

Lower duty for goods from some countries

Preferential rates exist for goods originating in San Marino; Comoros (excluding Mayotte), Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles and dependencies and Zimbabwe; Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique and Namibia; Western Sahara; GSP-EBA (Special arrangement for the least-developed countries - Everything But Arms); OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories); Andorra; Ivory Coast; 36 more origins. Whether you can use one depends on the origin rules for the goods and on the documentation you can show.
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A limited quantity at a lower rate

A tariff quota is recorded for this code. This does not say whether any of the quota is still available. It covers goods originating in New Zealand; Norway; Peru; any country; Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay.
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Restrictions and paperwork

Import restrictions are recorded for goods originating in any country except Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland; Ukraine; any country except Andorra, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, San Marino and Switzerland; European Union; Faroe Islands; Greenland; Japan.

Document or certificate conditions are recorded. Customs may ask for:
- Certificate of inspection for organic products
- Goods not concerned by Regulation (EU) 2018/848 (organic products)
- Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document
- Goods not originating from or destined to Crimea or Sevastopol (Articles 2 and 2b.1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014)
- Movement certificate EUR.1
- Goods not originating from or not destined for the non-government controlled areas of Ukraine in the oblasts of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia
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- Goods with third country origin coming from Iceland, according to the relevant EU legislation.
- Goods with third country origin coming from Liechtenstein, according to the relevant EU legislation.
- Goods with third country origin coming from Norway, according to the relevant EU legislation.
- Goods with third country origin coming from San Marino, according to the relevant EU legislation.
- 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))
- 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).
- Goods with third country origin coming from Andorra, according to the relevant EU legislation.
- Goods with third country origin coming from Switzerland, according to the relevant EU legislation.
- Goods with EU origin returning from San Marino, according to the relevant EU legislation
- Goods with EU origin coming from outermost regions, according to the relevant EU legislation
- Goods with EU origin returning from Lichtenstein, according to the relevant EU legislation
- Goods with EU origin returning from Norway, according to the relevant EU legislation
- Goods with EU origin returning from Switzerland, according to the relevant EU legislation
- Goods with EU origin returning from Iceland, according to the relevant EU legislation
- Goods with EU origin returning from Andorra, according to the relevant EU legislation
- Goods with third country origin coming from Faroe Islands, according to the relevant EU legislation.
- Goods with third country origin coming from Greenland, according to the relevant EU legislation.
- Exemption by virtue of Article 7 of Commission Delegated Regulation 2019/2122 (Goods which form part of passengers' personal luggage and are intended for personal consumption or use) or Article 10 (small consignments of goods sent to natural persons which are not intended to be placed on the market) of Commission Delegated Regulation 2019/2122
- The products are accompanied by a declaration issued before 1 November 2012 in accordance with the Implementing Regulation (EU) No 284/2012 and stating that the products have left Japan before 1 December 2012
- The products left Japan before 30.10.2012 and comply with Implementing Regulation (EU) No 284/2012
- The products are accompanied by a declaration issued before 1.6.2013 in accordance with the Implementing Regulation (EU) No 996/2012 and stating that the products have left Japan before 1.7.2013
- The products left Japan before 2.6.2013 and comply with Implementing Regulation (EU) No 996/2012
- Products which left Japan before 28 March 2011
- Declaration for the import into the European Union of feed and food originating in or consigned from Japan (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 322/2014)
- Declaration for the import into the European Union of feed and food originating in or consigned from Japan (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 996/2012) which was issued before 1 April 2014; the products left Japan from 1 April 2014 but before 1 May 2014
- Declaration for the import into the European Union of feed and food originating in or consigned from Japan (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 322/2014); the products left Japan before 9 January 2016
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EU tariff measure data version 2026-08-03-tullverket.

Export to Norway

What Norwegian customs charges when goods like these are imported into Norway.

04.06.3000

Processed cheese, not grated or powdered

Ordinary duty

28,04 NOK per kg

Goods of EU origin

28,04 NOK per kg You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.

Norwegian tariff data version 1.5/1.2, last checked Aug. 3, 2026.

Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.

Export to the United Kingdom

What UK customs charges when goods like these are imported into the UK.

0406 30 31 00

Not exceeding 48 %

Ordinary duty

116 GBP / 100 kg

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.

UK tariff data version v4.0.1576, last checked Aug. 3, 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).

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Often confused with

0406 30 10 Processed cheese, not grated or powdered, in the manufacture of which no cheeses other than Emmentaler, Gruyère and Appenzell have been used and which may contain, as an addition, Glarus herb cheese "known as Schabziger"; put up for retail sale, of a fat content by weight in the dry matter of <= 56% Special rate
That code is for processed cheese made only from Emmentaler, Gruyère and Appenzell, also with green Alpine cheese, in retail packs, with fat in dry matter ≤ 56% by weight; this code excludes that specified product.
0406 30 39 Processed cheese, not grated or powdered, of a fat content, by weight, of <= 36% and of a fat content, by weight, in the dry matter of > 48% (excl. processed cheese mixtures made from Emmentaler, Gruyère and Appenzell, with or without the addition of Glarus herb cheese known as Schabziger, put up for retail sale, of a fat content by weight in the dry matter of <= 56%) Special rate
This code has fat in the cheese mass ≤ 36% by weight but fat in dry matter > 48% by weight, whereas this code has fat in dry matter ≤ 48% by weight.
0406 30 90 Processed cheese, not grated or powdered, of a fat content, by weight, of > 36% (excl. processed cheese mixtures made from Emmentaler, Gruyère and Appenzell, with or without the addition of Glarus herb cheese known as Schabziger, put up for retail sale, of a fat content by weight in the dry matter of <= 56%) Special rate
That code covers products with fat in the cheese mass > 36% by weight, whereas this code has fat in the cheese mass ≤ 36% by weight.

Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with SKAT, TARIC, Norwegian Customs or the UK Online Trade Tariff before you file. The rate you pay can also depend on the country of origin. These are base customs duties only: import VAT, excise duties, anti-dumping duties and safeguard or quota measures are not included.

Processed cheese, not grated or powdered, with fat in the cheese mass ≤ 36% by weight and fat in dry matter ≤ 48% by weight, excluding certain retail packs made only from Emmentaler, Gruyère and Appenzell

Processed cheese, not grated or powdered, with fat in the cheese mass ≤ 36% by weight and fat in dry matter ≤ 48% by weight, excluding certain retail packs made only from Emmentaler, Gruyère and Appenzell

One last check

Trade measures to be aware of

Lower duty for goods from some countries

A limited quantity at a lower rate

Restrictions and paperwork

Export to Norway

Export to the United Kingdom

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