Harmonized Tariff Schedule

Chapter 45: Cork

HTS Chapter 45 covers cork imported into the United States. Use this page to review tariff classifications, MFN duty rates, and special program rates by code.

HTS Codes in Chapter 45

26 codes
CodeDescriptionGeneral RateSpecial RateFlags
4501Natural cork, raw or simply prepared; waste cork; crushed, granulated or ground cork:Free-
Section 301
4501.10.00.00Natural cork, raw or simply preparedFree-
Section 301
4501.90Other:Free-
Section 301
4501.90.20.00Waste corkFree-
Section 301
4501.90.40.00Crushed, granulated or ground corkFree-
Section 301
4502.00.00.00Natural cork, debacked or roughly squared, or in rectangular (including square) blocks, plates, sheets or strip (including sharp-edged blanks for corks or stoppers)Free-
Section 301
4503Articles of natural cork:Free-
Section 301
4503.10Corks and stoppers:Free-
Section 301
4503.10.20.00With maximum diameter not over 19 mmFree-
Section 301
4503.10.30.00Wholly of cork, of a thickness (or length) greater than the maximum diameterFree-
Section 301
4503.10.40.00OtherFree-
Section 301
4503.10.60.00OtherFree-
Section 301
4503.90Other:Free-
Section 301
4503.90.20.00Disks, wafers and washersFree-
Section 301
4503.90.40.00Wallcoverings, backed with paper or otherwise reinforcedFree-
Section 301
4503.90.60.00Other14%Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
Section 301
4504Agglomerated cork (with or without a binding substance) and articles of agglomerated cork:Free-
Section 301
4504.10Blocks, plates, sheets and strip; tiles of any shape; solid cylinders, including disks:Free-
Section 301
4504.10.10.00Vulcanized sheets and slabs wholly of ground or pulverized cork and rubberFree-
Section 301
4504.10.20.00Insulation, coated or not coated, of compressed corkFree-
Section 301
4504.10.30.00Floor coveringsFree-
Section 301
4504.10.40.00Wallcoverings, backed with paper or otherwise reinforcedFree-
Section 301
4504.10.45.00Stoppers, not tapered, wholly of cork, of a thickness (or length) greater than the maximum diameterFree-
Section 301
4504.10.47.00OtherFree-
Section 301
4504.10.50.00OtherFree-
Section 301
4504.90.00.00OtherFree-
Section 301

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