# HS code 4501.90: Natural cork, raw or simply prepared; waste cork; crushed, granulated or ground cork

> HS code 4501.90 covers natural cork, raw or simply prepared; waste cork; crushed, granulated or ground cork, other than those classified in 4501.10. It sits in heading 45.01 (natural cork, raw or simply prepared; waste cork; crushed, granulated or ground cork) in chapter 45 (cork and articles of cork). Other goods of heading 45.01 are classified under 4501.10 (natural cork, raw or simply prepared).

Source: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/450190
Last updated: 13 October 2026

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## Key facts

- HS code: 4501.90
- Covers: Natural cork, raw or simply prepared; waste cork; crushed, granulated or ground cork
- Heading: [45.01: Natural cork, raw or simply prepared; waste cork; crushed, granulated or ground cork](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/4501)
- Chapter: [45: Cork and articles of cork](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/45)
- Edition: HS2022
- Duty rates: [Set by each country’s tariff](https://staging.border.bot/countries)

## What this code covers

HS code 4501.90 covers natural cork, raw or simply prepared; waste cork; crushed, granulated or ground cork, other than those classified in 4501.10.

The legal text of the subheading is “Other”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 45.01 are classified under 4501.10 (natural cork, raw or simply prepared).

- [4501.10](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/450110) Natural cork, raw or simply prepared

## How it is structured

4501.90 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 45, are the chapter; the first four, 4501, are heading 45.01; the last two, 90, 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 45.01: Natural cork, raw or simply prepared; waste cork; crushed, granulated or ground cork
- Subheading 4501.90: Other

## In other countries

No national tariff lines under 4501.90 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 4501.90 at six digits and add their own digits after it.

- Previous subheading: [4501.10](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/450110) Natural cork, raw or simply prepared
- Next subheading: [4502.00](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/450200) Natural cork, debacked or roughly squared, or in rectangular (including square) blocks, plates, sheets or strip (including sharp- edged blanks for corks or stoppers)

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 4501.90 cover?

HS code 4501.90 covers natural cork, raw or simply prepared; waste cork; crushed, granulated or ground cork, other than those classified in 4501.10.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 4501.90 in?

HS code 4501.90 is in heading 45.01 (natural cork, raw or simply prepared; waste cork; crushed, granulated or ground cork) in chapter 45 (cork and articles of cork).

### Where are goods of heading 45.01 classified when 4501.90 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 45.01 are classified under 4501.10 (natural cork, raw or simply prepared).

## Sources and updates

The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 1 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 13 October 2026.

This page was last updated on 13 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://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/450190.json