# HS code 4504.90: Agglomerated cork (with or without a binding substance) and articles of agglomerated cork

> HS code 4504.90 covers agglomerated cork (with or without a binding substance) and articles of agglomerated cork, other than those classified in 4504.10. It sits in heading 45.04 (agglomerated cork (with or without a binding substance) and articles of agglomerated cork) in chapter 45 (cork and articles of cork). Other goods of heading 45.04 are classified under 4504.10 (blocks, plates, sheets and strip; tiles of any shape; solid cylinders, including discs).

Source: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/450490
Last updated: 13 October 2026

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## Key facts

- HS code: 4504.90
- Covers: Agglomerated cork (with or without a binding substance) and articles of agglomerated cork
- Heading: [45.04: Agglomerated cork (with or without a binding substance) and articles of agglomerated cork](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/4504)
- 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 4504.90 covers agglomerated cork (with or without a binding substance) and articles of agglomerated cork, other than those classified in 4504.10.

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

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 45.04 are classified under 4504.10 (blocks, plates, sheets and strip; tiles of any shape; solid cylinders, including discs).

- [4504.10](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/450410) Blocks, plates, sheets and strip; tiles of any shape; solid cylinders, including discs

## How it is structured

4504.90 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 45, are the chapter; the first four, 4504, are heading 45.04; 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 45.04: Agglomerated cork (with or without a binding substance) and articles of agglomerated cork
- Subheading 4504.90: Other

## In other countries

No national tariff lines under 4504.90 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 4504.90 at six digits and add their own digits after it.

- Previous subheading: [4504.10](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/450410) Blocks, plates, sheets and strip; tiles of any shape; solid cylinders, including discs
- Next subheading: [4601.21](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/460121) Mats, matting and screens of vegetable materials: Of bamboo

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 4504.90 cover?

HS code 4504.90 covers agglomerated cork (with or without a binding substance) and articles of agglomerated cork, other than those classified in 4504.10.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 4504.90 in?

HS code 4504.90 is in heading 45.04 (agglomerated cork (with or without a binding substance) and articles of agglomerated cork) in chapter 45 (cork and articles of cork).

### Where are goods of heading 45.04 classified when 4504.90 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 45.04 are classified under 4504.10 (blocks, plates, sheets and strip; tiles of any shape; solid cylinders, including discs).

## 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/450490.json