CN Codes
Last updated May 2026
Please refer to the list below to find the relevant CN code for you cheese entries. This code should be added to any relevant export documents required, such as your commercial invoice and packing list. The code for each product must contain eight digits.
| Category | CN Code | |
|
5001 |
Soft goats’ milk cheese (fresh) | 04069099 |
| 5002 | Soft/semi-soft goats’ milk cheese (mould-ripened) | 04069099 |
| 5004 | Hard/semi-hard goats’ milk cheese | 04069099 |
| 5005 | Goats’ milk cheese with additives | 04069099 |
| 5006 | Blue goats’ milk cheese | 04064090 |
| 5007 | Smoked goats’ milk cheese | 04069099 |
| 5010 | Soft/semi-soft washed-rind goats’ milk cheese | 04069099 |
| 5012 | Hard/semi-hard washed-rind goats’ milk cheese | 04069099 |
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Category |
CN Code | |
| 5101 | Soft/semi-soft ewes’ milk cheese | 04069099 |
| 5103 | Hard/semi-hard ewes’ milk cheese | 04069099 |
| 5104 | Smoked ewes’ milk cheese | 04069099 |
| 5105 | Ewes’ milk cheese with additives | 04069099 |
| 5106 | Blue ewes’ milk cheese | 04064090 |
| 5107 | Manchego PDO | 04069099 |
| 5109 | Idiazabal PDO | 04069099 |
| 5110 | Pecorino PDO | 04069063 |
| 5116 | Roquefort PDO | 04064010 |
| 5113 | Soft/semi-soft washed-rind ewes’ milk cheese | 04069099 |
| 5115 | Hard/semi-hard washed-rind ewes’ milk cheese | 04069099 |
| Category | CN Code | |
| 5225 | Double Gloucester | 04069081 |
| 5226 | Leicester | 04069099 |
| 5227 | Caerphilly | 04069099 |
| 5228 | Lancashire (all varieties) | 04069081 |
| 5230 | Wensleydale | 04069081 |
| 5231 | Cheshire | 04069081 |
| 5232 | Parmigiano Reggiano PDO (18-23 months) |
04069061 |
| 5233 | Parmigiano Reggiano PDO (24-29 months) |
04069061 |
| 5234 | Parmigiano Reggiano PDO (30-39 months) |
04069061 |
| 5235 | Parmigiano Reggiano PDO (40+ months) |
04069061 |
| 5236 | Grana Padano PDO (< 18 months) | 04069061 |
| 5237 | Grana Padano PDO (18+ months) | 04069061 |
| 5238 | Provolone PDO | 04069073 |
| 5240 | Emmental | 04069013 |
| 5242 | Gruyère AOP (< 9 months) | 04069015 |
| 5243 | Gruyère AOP (9+ months) | 04069015 |
| 5255 | Vacherin Fribourgeois AOP | 04069018 |
| 5256 | Bergkäse (6-11 months) | 04069017 |
| 5257 | Bergkäse (12+ months) | 04069017 |
| 5245 | Gouda (< 9 months) | 04069078 |
| 5246 | Gouda (9+ months) | 04069078 |
| 5248 | Hard/semi-hard cows’ milk cheese | 04069099 |
| 5250 | Smoked cows’ milk cheese | 04069099 |
| 5253 | Comté PDO (< 9 months) | 04069099 |
| 5254 | Comté PDO (9+ months) | 04069099 |
| 5260 | Mild block Cheddar | 04069021 |
| 5261 | Medium block Cheddar | 04069021 |
| 5262 | Mature block Cheddar | 04069021 |
| 5263 | Extra-mature / vintage block Cheddar | 04069021 |
| 5264 | Mild traditional (shape) Cheddar | 04069021 |
| 5265 | Medium traditional (shape) Cheddar | 04069021 |
| 5266 | Mature traditional (shape) Cheddar | 04069021 |
| 5267 | Extra-mature / vintage traditional (shape) Cheddar | 04069021 |
| 5268 | West Country Farmhouse Cheddar PDO | 04069021 |
| 5302 | Soft cows’ milk cheese (fresh) | 04069099 |
| 5306 | Mozzarella (cows’ milk) | 04061030 |
| 5309 | Brie (de Meux or de Melun PDO) | 04069084 |
| 5311 | Camembert de Normandie PDO | 04069082 |
| 5319 | Burrata (cows’ milk) | 04061030 |
| 5320 | Soft/semi-soft washed-rind cows’ milk cheese | 04069099 |
| 5322 | Hard/semi-hard washed-rind cows’ milk cheese | 04069099 |
| 5323 | Soft cows’ milk cheese (mould-ripened) | 04069099 |
| 5405 | Gorgonzola PDO | 04064050 |
| 5410 | Soft/semi-soft blue cows’ milk cheese | 04064090 |
| 5412 | Hard/semi-hard blue cows’ milk cheese | 04064090 |
| 5413 | Blue Stilton PDO | 04064090 |
| 5414 | White Stilton PDO | 04069099 |
| 5415 | Stilton with additives | 04069099 |
| 5603 | Processed cows’ milk cheese | 04063039 |
| 5605 | Hard/semi-hard pressed or repressed cows’ milk cheese with additives | 04069099 |
| 5608 | Soft/semi-soft or unpressed cows’ milk cheese with additives | 04069099 |
| 5611 | Fresh cows’ milk cheese with additives | 04069099 |
| Category | CN Code | |
| 5801 | Cheese made with the milk of more than one anima |
04069099 |
| 5815 | Feta PDO (ewes’ milk or goat & ewes’ milk) |
04069032 |
| 5816 | Brunost (brown cheese) | 04069069 |
| 5817 | Mixed milk cheese with additives | 04069099 |
| Category | CN Code | |
| 5701 | Mozzarella di Bufala | 04061030 |
| 5702 | Soft buffalo milk cheese (fresh) | 04069099 |
| 5703 | Soft/semi-soft buffalo milk cheese (mould-ripened) | 04069099 |
| 5705 | Hard/semi-hard buffalo milk cheese | 04069099 |
| 5706 | Buffalo milk cheese with additives | 04069099 |
| 5707 | Blue buffalo milk cheese | 04064090 |
| Category | CN Code | |
| 5818 | Any other UK PGI cheese not listed above | Please use the code from the list above that describes style of your cheese |
| 5819 | Any other EU PDO cheese not listed above | Please use the code from the list above that describes style of your cheese |
| 5820 | Any other cheese from a national food protection scheme outside of EU/UK (specify scheme name) | Please use the code from the list above that describes style of your cheese |
| Category | CN Code | |
| 5821 | Cheese made with any other milk | Please use the code from the list above that describes style of your cheese |