HTS 0406 — Cheese and curd Tariff Rate (2026)

Products classified under HTS 0406 — Cheese and curd — are among the globally sourced imports entering the US. All varieties of cheese and curd. Major imports include European specialty cheeses. Subject to tariff-rate quotas. On top of the MFN rate, most non-EU imports under this heading carry the Section 301 forced-labor tariff — a two-tier 10%/12.5% duty that replaced the flat 10% Section 122 rate on July 24, 2026. EU-origin goods instead fall under the EU-US trade deal's 15% all-inclusive ceiling (effective July 1, 2026), where nothing stacks and goods with an MFN rate of 15% or more pay MFN only. Worked example: a $10,000 shipment under HTS 0406 owes about $600 in MFN duty (6%); adding the 10% base forced-labor surcharge brings it to roughly $1,600 from a standard-tier origin, or about $1,850 from a 12.5%-tier origin such as China. Check your exact figure with the tariff calculator. The top countries of origin for HTS 0406 imports include IT, FR, NL, IE, CH. Effective duty varies by source country based on trade agreements (USMCA, KORUS) and tariff programs — see the per-country tariff rates by country for how IT compares.