# HS code 4502.00: Natural cork, debacked or roughly squared, or in rectangular (including square) blocks, plates, sheets or strip (including sharp- edged blanks for corks or stoppers)

> HS code 4502.00 covers natural cork, debacked or roughly squared, or in rectangular (including square) blocks, plates, sheets or strip (including sharp- edged blanks for corks or stoppers). It sits in heading 45.02 (natural cork, debacked or roughly squared, or in rectangular (including square) blocks, plates, sheets or strip (including sharp- edged blanks for corks or stoppers)) in chapter 45 (cork and articles of cork). It is the only subheading of heading 45.02, so every good of the heading is classified here. National tariff lines under 4502.00 are live on border.bot for the United States (1 line, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/450200
Last updated: 11 October 2026

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## Key facts

- HS code: 4502.00
- Covers: Natural cork, debacked or roughly squared, or in rectangular (including square) blocks, plates, sheets or strip (including sharp- edged blanks for corks or stoppers)
- Heading: [45.02: Natural cork, debacked or roughly squared, or in rectangular (including square) blocks, plates, sheets or strip (including sharp- edged blanks for corks or stoppers)](https://border.bot/hs-codes/4502)
- Chapter: [45: Cork and articles of cork](https://border.bot/hs-codes/45)
- Edition: HS2022
- Duty in the United States: [See its 1 line](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/450200)

## What this code covers

HS code 4502.00 covers natural cork, debacked or roughly squared, or in rectangular (including square) blocks, plates, sheets or strip (including sharp- edged blanks for corks or stoppers).

The legal text of the subheading is “Natural cork, debacked or roughly squared, or in rectangular (including square) blocks, plates, sheets or strip (including sharp- edged blanks for corks or stoppers)”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

It is the only subheading of heading 45.02, so every good of the heading is classified here.

## How it is structured

4502.00 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 45, are the chapter; the first four, 4502, are heading 45.02; the last two, 00, identify the subheading within the heading.

Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.

- Chapter 45: Cork and articles of cork
- Heading 45.02: Natural cork, debacked or roughly squared, or in rectangular (including square) blocks, plates, sheets or strip (including sharp- edged blanks for corks or stoppers)
- Subheading 4502.00: Natural cork, debacked or roughly squared, or in rectangular (including square) blocks, plates, sheets or strip (including sharp- edged blanks for corks or stoppers)

## In other countries

National tariff lines under 4502.00 are live on border.bot for the United States (1 line, also used by 1 other country).

- [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/450200): 1 line, used by 1 other country

- Previous subheading: [4501.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/450190) Other
- Next subheading: [4503.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/450310) Corks and stoppers

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 4502.00 cover?

HS code 4502.00 covers natural cork, debacked or roughly squared, or in rectangular (including square) blocks, plates, sheets or strip (including sharp- edged blanks for corks or stoppers).

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 4502.00 in?

HS code 4502.00 is in heading 45.02 (natural cork, debacked or roughly squared, or in rectangular (including square) blocks, plates, sheets or strip (including sharp- edged blanks for corks or stoppers)) in chapter 45 (cork and articles of cork).

### Where are goods of heading 45.02 classified when 4502.00 doesn’t fit?

4502.00 is the only subheading of heading 45.02, so every good of the heading is classified there.

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 4502.00?

National tariff lines under 4502.00 are live on border.bot for the United States (1 line, also used by 1 other country).

## Sources and updates

The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 2 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 11 October 2026.

This page was last updated on 11 October 2026.

Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling.

Machine-readable: https://border.bot/hs-codes/450200.json