0406.10.38.00 - Other 🖩

This HTS classification, 0406.10.38.00, pertains to "Other" fresh (unripened or uncured) cheese and curd, specifically within the broader category of American-type cheeses. It encompasses varieties of fresh cheese and curd that do not fit into more specific subcategories of American-type cheese. This includes cheeses that share characteristics with American-type varieties like Colby, washed curd, and granular cheese but are not explicitly named or meet the precise definitions of those categories.

This category serves as a residual classification for fresh American-type cheeses that do not qualify for the more narrowly defined sibling category, 0406.10.34.00. The sibling category is reserved for products specifically described in additional U.S. note 19 to chapter 4 and entered under its provisions. Therefore, 0406.10.38.00 captures fresh American-type cheeses that fall outside these specific provisions, requiring careful examination of their physical characteristics and processing to determine classification.

As this is a leaf node, there are no further subcategories. Classification within 0406.10.38.00 relies on a thorough understanding of the definitions of Cheddar cheese, Colby, washed curd, and granular cheese, and identifying fresh cheeses that share fundamental processing and compositional elements of these types without being identical. This often involves considering factors such as curd handling, moisture content, and the absence of aging or curing processes characteristic of other cheese types.