HTS Chapter 45
Cork and articles of cork
The 4 headings and 19 HTS codes of chapter 45 (cork and articles of cork), with their duty rates from the 2026 HTS Revision 23.
The 4 headings of chapter 45
- 4501: Natural cork, raw or simply prepared; waste cork; crushed, granulated or ground cork (3 codes, General duty Free)
- 4502: Natural cork, debacked or roughly squared, or in rectangular (including square) blocks, plates, sheets or strip (including sharp-edged blanks for corks or stoppers) (1 code, General duty Free)
- 4503: Articles of natural cork (7 codes, General duty Free to 14%)
- 4504: Agglomerated cork (with or without a binding substance) and articles of agglomerated cork (8 codes, General duty Free)
Where it sits in the schedule
Chapter 45 is in Section IX of the Harmonized System, wood, cork and basketware (chapters 44 to 46). Rates are those printed in the 2026 HTS Revision 23; Chapter 99 duties (Section 232, Section 301, IEEPA) are charged on top and are not included.
Last reviewed 2026-11-12.