0406.90.08

8-digit subheading

Described in additional U.S. note 18 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions

This is a 8-digit subheading — a category, not a filing code. Pick the more specific code beneath it that best matches your goods; only a 10-digit statistical code can be used on a customs entry.

Duty rates

Ad valorem rate — a straight percentage of the declared customs value.

Duty rates for HTS 0406.90.08
Rate	Value and what it means
General rate (Column 1)	12%Column 1 general Applies to most trading partners — the standard "normal trade relations" rate.
Special rate (Column 1)	Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)Trade programs The country letters in parentheses are free trade agreement and preference programs. If your goods qualify under one of them, that rate replaces the general rate. A+ — GSP — least-developed beneficiary countries only AU — Australia FTA BH — Bahrain FTA CL — Chile FTA CO — Colombia TPA D — African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) E — Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI) IL — Israel FTA JO — Jordan FTA KR — Korea FTA (KORUS) MA — Morocco FTA OM — Oman FTA P — CAFTA-DR PA — Panama TPA PE — Peru TPA S — USMCA SG — Singapore FTA
Column 2 rate	35%Non-NTR Reserved for the small group of countries that do not have normal trade relations with the US (currently Cuba, North Korea, Russia and Belarus). Almost no importer uses this column — if you are shipping from anywhere else, ignore it.
Unit of quantity	— How CBP expects the quantity to be reported on the entry summary.

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Where this sits in the schedule

The tariff schedule is read top-down: each line inherits the wording of the categories above it.

Cheese and curd: > Other cheese: > Cheddar cheese:

Codes within Described in additional U.S. note 18 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions

2 more specific lines fall under 0406.90.08.

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Source: USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule, 2026 Basic Edition, Revision 16. Rate text is reproduced verbatim from the official export; category paths and duty estimates are derived.

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