HTS Codes / Chapter 45

4502.00.00.00

Natural cork, debacked or roughly squared, or in rectangular (including square) blocks, plates, sheets or strip (including sharp-edged blanks for corks or stoppers)

Duty rates

General (MFN)

Free

Column 2 (non-MFN)

22¢/kg

Unit of quantity

kg

“General” applies to imports from most trading partners under normal trade relations. “Special” lists products eligible for reduced or duty-free treatment under programs like GSP, USMCA, CAFTA-DR, or individual free-trade agreements. “Column 2” applies to imports from countries without normal trade relations (currently Cuba and North Korea).

Chapter 45

Cork and articles of cork (Section IX — Wood, cork, straw, and articles thereof)