Code 0406 90 92 · Subheading 0406 90
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This is a complete 8-digit customs code. There is no further code choice to make below it.
This code covers cheese not otherwise specified with a fat content of 40% or less and water in the fat-free cheese matter of more than 62% but no more than 72%. It excludes the specific cheese forms covered elsewhere in the cheese heading, such as fresh, processed, blue-mould, grated or powdered cheese.
For example
Official tariff text
Cheese, of a fat content by weight of <= 40% and a water content, by weight, of non-fatty matter of > 62% but <= 72%, n.e.s.
Classification complete
0406 90 92
The spaces only make the code easier to read. Customs declarations normally use the unspaced form, 04069092.
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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.
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; 37 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 databaseA 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; Türkiye.
Check this code in the official EU TARIC databaseImport 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:
What Norwegian customs charges when goods like these are imported into Norway.
04.06.9030
Feta and similar cheeses
04.06.9082
Camembert
04.06.9084
Brie
04.06.9089
Other
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
04.06.9097
Other, unpasteurized
04.06.9098
Other
Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.
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.
These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.
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Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).
Before you use the code
The code can be right while what you pay still changes, because of where the goods come from, when they arrive, or extra EU measures.
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Codes that sit close to this one, for when the material itself could be different.
That code covers cheese with a water content in the fat-free cheese matter of more than 52% but no more than 62%, whereas this code covers more than 62% but no more than 72%.
That code covers cheese with a water content in the fat-free cheese matter of more than 72%, whereas this code covers more than 62% but no more than 72%.
That code covers cheese with a fat content of more than 40%, whereas this code covers cheese with a fat content of 40% or less.
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.
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