📂 Category ⚠️ This code is not declarable to customs It is an intermediate level of the nomenclature (category / heading). To declare goods, descend the tree below until you reach a 10-digit leaf code marked “declarable”. 040690A21
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0406 90 A 21
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Cheddar
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📖 About this code
This code covers large, mature cheeses with a high fat content. It specifically includes whole cheeses in a traditional flat cylindrical shape weighing between 33-44 kg, and cheeses in block or parallelepiped shapes weighing 10 kg or more, all matured for at least three months and with a minimum of 50% fat in dry matter.
Whole cheeses (of the conventional flat cylindrical shape of a net weight of not less than 33|kg but not more than 44|kg and cheeses in cubic blocks or in parallelepiped shape, of a net weight of 10|kg or more) of a minimum fat content of 50% by weight, in the dry matter, matured for at least three months
📦 Example products classified here
- Parmesan wheel
- Grana Padano wheel
- Pecorino Romano wheel
- Comté wheel
- Gruyère wheel
- Emmental wheel
- Gouda wheel
- Edam wheel
- Cheddar wheel
- Provolone wheel
- Parmesan block
- Grana Padano block
- Pecorino Romano block
- Comté block
- Gruyère block
- Emmental block
- Gouda block
- Cheddar block
🚫 NOT classified here
- × Cheeses with a fat content less than 50% in the dry matter
- × Cheeses matured for less than three months
- × Whey cheeses
- × Processed cheeses
- × Fresh cheeses
- × Small format cheeses (under 10 kg for blocks, under 33 kg for wheels)
- × Cheeses with added ingredients like herbs or spices
⚠️ Easily confused codes
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