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EU Combined Nomenclature CN2026

HS code 4501: Natural cork, raw or simply prepared

Heading 4501 of the EU Combined Nomenclature 2026, in chapter 45, with the official text of every 6-digit subheading and 8-digit CN code below it.

Official description

4501Natural cork, raw or simply prepared; waste cork; crushed, granulated or ground cork

Place in the nomenclature: 45 Cork and articles of cork > 4501

Explanatory note (Eurostat)

Natural cork, raw or merely surface-worked or otherwise cleaned; cork waste; crushed, powdered or ground cork

Subheadings (6 digits)
2
CN codes (8 digits)
2

Subheadings and CN codes in heading 4501

  • 4501 10Natural cork, raw or simply prepared

    Explanatory note (Eurostat): Natural cork, raw or simply prepared "merely surface-worked or otherwise cleaned"

    • 4501 10 00 Natural cork, raw or simply prepared
  • 4501 90Other

    Explanatory note (Eurostat): Cork waste; crushed, powdered or ground cork

    • 4501 90 00 Other

The first 6 digits are the Harmonized System, shared worldwide: a US HTS code that starts with the same 6 digits sits under the same subheading. The last 2 digits are the EU's own CN split.

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Not a binding classification

These pages show the official texts for reference. They are not a binding classification: check the code with your customs broker, or ask your customs authority for Binding Tariff Information (BTI).

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.