15544000 - Hard cheese

CPV code 15544000 in the EU Common Procurement Vocabulary refers to Hard cheese. It sits at level 4 of the CPV hierarchy as a category within the 15 division. This code is nested directly under 15540000, narrowing the broader category into the specific area of hard cheese. As a leaf code, 15544000 has no further subdivisions and represents the most precise classification available in this branch — buyers should reference it directly in tender notices when the procurement primarily concerns hard cheese. Contracting authorities across the EU use 15544000 in TED notices and national procurement portals to signal that a tender relates to hard cheese.