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Code 0406 90 81 · Subheading 0406 90

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Cantal, Cheshire, Wensleydale, Lancashire, Double Gloucester, Blarney, Colby or Monterey cheese with fat in the cheese mass of <= 40% by weight and water in the fat-free cheese mass of > 47% but <= 72% by weight, not grated, powdered or for processing

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

This code covers Cantal, Cheshire, Wensleydale, Lancashire, Double Gloucester, Blarney, Colby and Monterey cheese. The cheese must have fat in the cheese mass of <= 40% by weight and water in the fat-free cheese mass of > 47% but <= 72% by weight, and must not be grated, powdered or for processing.

For example

  • A block of Colby cheese with fat in the cheese mass of <= 40% by weight and water in the fat-free cheese mass of > 47% but <= 72% by weight, not grated, powdered or for processing
  • A block of Monterey cheese with fat in the cheese mass of <= 40% by weight and water in the fat-free cheese mass of > 47% but <= 72% by weight, not grated, powdered or for processing
  • A block of Cheshire cheese with fat in the cheese mass of <= 40% by weight and water in the fat-free cheese mass of > 47% but <= 72% by weight, not grated, powdered or for processing
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Official tariff text

Cantal, Cheshire, Wensleydale, Lancashire, Double Gloucester, Blarney, Colby and Monterey, of a fat content by weight of <= 40% and a water content, by weight, of non-fatty matter of > 47% but <= 72% (excl. grated or powdered and for processing)

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0406 90 81

Cantal, Cheshire, Wensleydale, Lancashire, Double Gloucester, Blarney, Colby or Monterey cheese with fat in the cheese mass of <= 40% by weight and water in the fat-free cheese mass of > 47% but <= 72% by weight, not grated, powdered or for processing

The spaces only make the code easier to read. Customs declarations normally use the unspaced form, 04069081.

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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.

    Check this code in the official EU TARIC database

  • 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; Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay; any country.

    Check this code in the official EU TARIC database

  • 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
    Check this code in the official EU TARIC database

EU tariff measure data version 2026-08-03-tullverket.

Export to Norway

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

  • 04.06.9030

    Feta and similar cheeses

    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.

  • 04.06.9082

    Camembert

    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.

  • 04.06.9084

    Brie

    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.

  • 04.06.9089

    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.

  • 04.06.9093

    Appenzeller, Beaufort, Comté, Gamle Ole, Grana Padano, Gruyère, Le Vieux Pané, Morbier, Munster, Orkney Scottish Island Cheddar, Parmigiano Reggiano, Queso Manchego, Pecorino, Saint Albray, Traditional Welsh Caerphilly, Västerbotten, West Country Farmhouse Cheddar, Yorkshire Wensleydale

    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.

  • 04.06.9097

    Other, unpasteurized

    Ordinary duty
    277.0%
    Goods of EU origin
    277.0% You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.

  • 04.06.9098

    Other

    Ordinary duty
    277.0%
    Goods of EU origin
    277.0% You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.

Norwegian tariff data version 1.5/1.2, last checked Aug. 9, 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 2 UK lines under this code

    They all have the same duty rates shown here.

    Ordinary duty
    126 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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