# HS 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)

> HS heading 45.02 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 is in chapter 45 (cork and articles of cork). It is not split further: its only subheading is 4502.00.

Source: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/4502
Last updated: 13 October 2026

[HS codes](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 45](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/45) / [45.02](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/4502)

## Key facts

- Heading: 45.02
- Description: Natural cork, debacked or roughly squared, or in rectangular (including square) blocks, plates, sheets or strip (including sharp- edged blanks for corks or stoppers)
- Chapter: 45: Cork and articles of cork
- Subheadings: 1
- Edition: HS2022

## What this code covers

HS heading 45.02 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 is not split further: its only subheading is 4502.00.

- [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)

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of chapter 45 are classified in its other 3 headings, listed below.

- [45.01](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/4501) Natural cork, raw or simply prepared; waste cork; crushed, granulated or ground cork
- [45.03](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/4503) Articles of natural cork
- [45.04](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/4504) Agglomerated cork (with or without a binding substance) and articles of agglomerated cork

## How it is structured

Heading 45.02 is one of 4 headings in chapter 45. Its first two digits, 45, are the chapter; the next two, 02, number the heading within it. Its subheadings add two more digits (4502.00).

## In other countries

No national tariff lines under heading 45.02 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System use its subheadings at six digits and add their own digits after them.

- Previous heading: [45.01](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/4501) Natural cork, raw or simply prepared; waste cork; crushed, granulated or ground cork
- Next heading: [45.03](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/4503) Articles of natural cork

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS heading 45.02 cover?

HS heading 45.02 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 chapter is HS heading 45.02 in?

HS heading 45.02 is in chapter 45 (cork and articles of cork).

### How many subheadings does HS heading 45.02 have?

HS heading 45.02 has one subheading, 4502.00.

## 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/4502.json