HS chapter 45: Cork and articles of cork
Chapter 45 of the EU Combined Nomenclature 2026, with the official text of every heading in it and their 6-digit subheadings.
Official description
45CORK AND ARTICLES OF CORK
- Headings (4 digits)
- 4
- Subheadings (6 digits)
- 7
- CN codes (8 digits)
- 12
Headings in chapter 45
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Natural cork, raw or merely surface-worked or otherwise cleaned; cork waste; crushed, powdered or ground cork
- 4501 10 Natural cork, raw or simply prepared
- 4501 90 Other
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Natural cork, debacked or roughly squared, or in square or rectangular blocks, plates, sheets or strip, incl. sharp-edged blanks for corks or stoppers
- 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)
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Articles of natural cork (excl. cork in square or rectangular blocks, plates, sheets or strips; sharp-edged blanks for corks or stoppers; footware and parts thereof; insoles, whether or not removable; headgear and parts thereof; plugs and dividers for shotgun cartridges; toys, games and sports equipment and parts thereof)
- 4503 10 Corks and stoppers
- 4503 90 Other
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Agglomerated cork, with or without a binding substance, and articles of agglomerated cork (excl. footware and parts thereof, insoles, whether or not removable; headgear and parts thereof; plugs and dividers for shotgun cartridges; toys, games and sports equipment and parts thereof)
- 4504 10 Blocks, plates, sheets and strip; tiles of any shape; solid cylinders, including discs
- 4504 90 Other
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Source
Source: EU Combined Nomenclature 2026 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1926), © European Union, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/. Reformatted by WISEPIM: indent dashes removed and parent lines joined. Only the Official Journal is authentic.