HS chapter 45
Cork
Chapter 45 has 4 headings with 12 EU tariff lines and 7 Mercosur tariff lines. Duty-free from entry into force: 3 EU and 0 Mercosur lines. Ten years or more, a quota or excluded: 0 EU and 4 Mercosur lines.
Official chapter title: Cork and articles of cork · Data last updated 18 October 2026
How fast duties fall
Tariff lines of the chapter by staging category, in each schedule.
| Treatment | EU lines | Mercosur lines |
|---|---|---|
| Duty-free from entry into force (0) | 3 | 0 |
| Phased out over 4 to 8 years | 9 | 3 |
| Phased out over 10 years | 0 | 2 |
| Phased out over 15 years (15, 15V) | 0 | 1 |
| Excluded (E) | 0 | 1 |
Headings in this chapter
Headings with a product page are linked. For the others, open the calculator. Heading descriptions are the English HS nomenclature.
| Heading | Description | Into the EU | Into Brazil | Calculate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4501 | Natural cork, raw or simply prepared; waste cork; crushed, granulated or ground cork | base 0% | base 2%zero by 2036 | Calculate |
| 4502 | Natural cork, debacked or roughly squared, or in rectangular (including square) blocks, plates, sheets or strip, (including sharp-edged blanks for corks or stoppers) | base 0% | base 4%zero by 2041 | Calculate |
| 4503 | Cork; articles of natural corkExcluded lines | base 4.7%zero by 2030 | base 10%zero by 2034 | Calculate |
| 4504 | Agglomerated cork (with or without a binding substance) and articles of agglomerated cork | base 4.7%zero by 2030 | base 10%zero by 2036 | Calculate |