HS 04.06 — Cheese and curd
Import duty rates for heading 04.06 from Japan's official tariff schedule. Which column applies? Most imports take the WTO rate (or General/Temporary where shown, if lower); GSP/LDC are preferential rates for developing countries; EPA rates (inside each row) apply when your goods qualify under that agreement's rules of origin. Rows without a percentage rate (specific, compound, seasonal or quota rates) need case-by-case review. Use the Calc button for the landed-cost estimate.
| Code | Description | General | Temporary | WTO | GSP | LDC | Unit | Law | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04.06 | Cheese and curd | ||||||||
| 0406.10 | Fresh (unripened or uncured) cheese, including whey cheese, and curd | 35% | |||||||
| 0406.10 | - A dry matter content, by weight, not exceeding 48%, chopped not exceeding 4g per each, frozen, in immediate packings, of a content exceeding 5kgEPA rates (6)ASEAN: 22.4% · CPTPP: 9.8% · EU: For the Pooled Quota 9.8% · UK: Subject to Preferential Import Certificate 9.8% · ASEAN/Australia/New Zealand(RCEP): 22.4% · JP-US Trade Agreement **1: 9.8% | 22.4% | Free | KG | FD / AN | ||||
| - Other | 29.8% | ||||||||
| 0406.10 | -- Intended for use as materials for processed cheese (excluding those of subheadings 0406.20 and 0406.30) for the quantity (quota) stipulated by a Cabinet Order, within the limits of the quantity of prospective domestic demand in the coming fiscal year (April-March) with deduction of the quantity of prospective domestic production, and also in consideration of the quantity of prospective domestic production, international market situation and other relevant conditions (hereinafter in this heading referred to as "the Pooled Quota")EPA rates (1)CPTPP: #Free **2 | #Free | KG | FD / AN | |||||
| 0406.10 | -- OtherEPA rates (5)Australia: For the Pooled Quota (Intended for use as materials for processed cheese) Free · CPTPP: Free～29.8% **8 · EU: 13% or unbound **9 · UK: 13.0% or unbound **10 · JP-US Trade Agreement **1: **11 | Free | KG | FD / AN | |||||
| 0406.20 | Grated or powdered cheese, of all kinds | ||||||||
| 0406.20 | 1 Of processed cheeseEPA rates (7)ASEAN: 40% · Australia: For the Pooled Quota 13.2% · CPTPP: 17.5% · EU: For the Pooled Quota 17.5% · UK: Subject to Preferential Import Certificate 17.5% · ASEAN/Australia/New Zealand(RCEP): 40% · JP-US Trade Agreement **1: 17.5% | 40% | (40%) | Free | KG | FD | |||
| 0406.20 | 2 OtherEPA rates (7)ASEAN: 26.3% · Australia: For the Pooled Quota 13.2% · CPTPP: 11.5% · EU: 11.5% · UK: 11.5% · ASEAN/Australia/New Zealand(RCEP): 26.3% · JP-US Trade Agreement **1: 11.5% | 35% | 26.3% | Free | KG | FD / AN | |||
| 0406.30 | Processed cheese, not grated or powderedEPA rates (7)ASEAN: 40% · Australia: For the Pooled Quota 20% · CPTPP: For the Pooled Quota (Treatment for Australia and New Zealand) 7.2% Other 40% · EU: For the Pooled Quota 17.5% · UK: Subject to Preferential Import Certificate 17.5% · ASEAN/Australia/New Zealand(RCEP): 40% · JP-US Trade Agreement **1: For the Pooled Quota 7.2% Other than for the Pooled Quota 40% | 40% | (40%) | Free | KG | FD | |||
| 0406.40 | Blue-veined cheese and other cheese containing veins produced by Penicillium roqueforti | 35% | 29.8% | ||||||
| 0406.40 | - Intended for use as materials for processed cheese, for "the Pooled Quota″EPA rates (1)CPTPP: #Free **2 | #Free | KG | FD / AN | |||||
| 0406.40 | - OtherEPA rates (5)Australia: For the Pooled Quota (Intended for use as materials for processed cheese) Free Other 23.8% · CPTPP: 17.6% · EU: For the Pooled Quota 13% · UK: Subject to Preferential Import Certificate 13% · JP-US Trade Agreement **1: 17.6% | Free | KG | FD / AN | |||||
| 0406.90 | Other cheese | 35% | 29.8% | ||||||
| 0406.90 | - Intended for use as materials for processed cheese, for "the Pooled Quota″EPA rates (1)CPTPP: #Free **2 | #Free | KG | FD / AN | |||||
| 0406.90 | - OtherEPA rates (7)Switzerland: For the Pooled Quota (Natural cheeses specified in the List of Natural Cheeses in Attachment 1 to the Appendix 1 of the Annex ) 14.9% · Australia: For the Pooled Quota (Intended for use as materials for processed cheese) Free For the Pooled Quota (Intended for use as materials for shredded cheese) Free · Mongolia: For the Pooled Quota Free · CPTPP: Soft cheese containing moisture on a fat-free basis exceeding the level as described for soft designation as defined in Section 7.1.1 of Codex General Standard for Cheese (CODEX STANDARD 283-1978) 29.8% Other 13% · EU: 13% or unbound **12 · UK: 13.0% or unbound **13 · JP-US Trade Agreement **1: Other than soft cheese containing moisture on a fat-free basis exceeding the level as described for soft designation as defined in Section 7.1.1 of Codex General Standard for Cheese (CODEX STANDARD 283-1978) 13% | Free | KG | FD / AN |