Code 0406 40 · Heading 0406

Blue-mould cheese and other cheese with Penicillium roqueforti mould

This covers blue-mould cheese and other cheese containing mould formed by Penicillium roqueforti. It includes Roquefort and Gorgonzola, as well as other cheeses of this type.

For example

Roquefort
Gorgonzola
Other blue-mould cheese containing mould formed by Penicillium roqueforti

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Official tariff text

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

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Step 4 of 4

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 40 Blue-veined cheese and other cheese containing vein… 4 of 5 subheadings under heading 0406
Is the cheese Roquefort, Gorgonzola, or another blue-mould cheese or cheese containing mould formed by Penicillium roqueforti?

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0406 10 Fresh cheese "unripened or uncured cheese", incl. whey cheese, and curd No rate on file
0406 20 Grated or powdered cheese, of all kinds No rate on file
0406 30 Processed cheese, not grated or powdered No rate on file
0406 40 Blue-veined cheese and other cheese containing veins produced by "Penicillium roqueforti" you are here No rate on file
0406 90 Cheese (excl. fresh cheese, incl. whey cheese, curd, processed cheese, blue-veined cheese and other cheese containing veins produced by "Penicillium roqueforti", and grated or powdered cheese) No rate on file

Export to Norway

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

04.06.4001

Roquefort

Ordinary duty

27,15 NOK per kg

Goods of EU origin

27,15 NOK per kg You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.
04.06.4005

Gorgonzola

Ordinary duty

27,15 NOK per kg

Goods of EU origin

27,15 NOK per kg You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.
04.06.4007

Other

Ordinary duty

27,15 NOK per kg

Goods of EU origin

27,15 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.

All 3 UK lines under this code

They all have the same duty rates shown here.

Ordinary duty

117 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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Processed cheese, not grated or powdered

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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.