4504.90
Other
Agglomerated cork (with or without a binding substance) and articles of agglomerated cork
Where this code sits
- Section IX · Chapter45 — CORK AND ARTICLES OF CORKWOOD AND ARTICLES OF WOOD; WOOD CHARCOAL; CORK AND ARTICLES OF CORK; MANUFACTURES OF STRAW, OF ESPARTO OR OF OTHER PLAITING MATERIALS; BASKETWARE AND WICKERWORK
- Heading4504 — Agglomerated cork (with or without a binding substance) and articles of agglomerated cork
- Subheading4504.90 — Other
Six digits is as far as the international nomenclature goes, and it is the same six digits in every country that applies the Harmonized System. Your destination adds further digits of its own, and the rate lives on that national line — which is why the US lines below run to eight and ten digits, and why the lookups go to each authority's own tariff.
Duty rate
USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, Revision 18 (2026) · retrieved 13/09/2026
Measures in force on top of this rate
- Antidumping/countervailing duties not checked — they are administered separately, keyed to the exporter, and can exceed the tariff rate. Check for an order in force before relying on this total.
Paste 4504.90 into the lookup and follow it down to your national line.
US national lines under 4504.90
The United States subdivides this subheading into 1 line. They share a duty rate, so the classification below the subheading affects reporting rather than the amount.
| Line | Description | General | Preferential |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4504.90.00.00 | Other | Free | — |
A blank General cell means the line states no rate of its own and takes the one above it — the line it is stated on is named, so the figure can be checked where it actually appears. Preferential rates are listed with the programme codes that grant them; the schedule offering a rate is not the same as your goods qualifying for it.
Preferential rates for 4504.90
No preference programme applies to these lines for any origin — the general rate is the rate, wherever the goods come from. That is worth knowing: there is nothing to claim here, so no certificate of origin will reduce the duty.
What chapter 45 excludes
A subheading's wording does not decide a classification — the legal notes do. These are the notes that push goods out of this chapter even when the description seems to fit.
1. This chapter does not cover:
- (a) Footwear or parts of footwear of chapter 64;
- (b) Headgear or parts of headgear of chapter 65; or
- (c) Articles of chapter 95 (for example, toys, games, sports equipment).
Legal notes that govern this code
Reproduced from the published tariff schedule. Section and chapter notes are binding and are part of the nomenclature itself; statistical notes are US reporting rules and are not classification law.
Chapter 45 — Notes
Legal Notes of the Harmonized System. Binding, and part of the international nomenclature.
1. This chapter does not cover:
(a) Footwear or parts of footwear of chapter 64;
(b) Headgear or parts of headgear of chapter 65; or
(c) Articles of chapter 95 (for example, toys, games, sports equipment).
Chapter 45 — Additional U.S. Notes
Additional U.S. Notes. Binding in the United States; not part of the international HS.
1. For the purposes of subheading 4504.10.20, the term "compressed cork" means forms molded under heat and compression from cork particles without the addition of other materials.
Notes are reproduced from the published tariff schedule. They govern classification, but reading them is not the same as applying them to your goods — that is what a broker or a binding ruling is for.
Other chapters that mention heading 4504
An exclusion pointing into this heading from another chapter is as decisive as one in your own, and it is the one nobody finds by reading their own chapter.
1. For the purposes of subheading 4504.10.20, the term "compressed cork" means forms molded under heat and compression from cork particles without the addition of other materials.
Other subheadings under 4504
Importing 4504.90 into
Each guide covers how duty and tax are assessed there, the authority with jurisdiction, and what catches importers out.
Common questions
What is HS code 4504.90?
4504.90 covers Other. It sits under heading 4504 (Agglomerated cork (with or without a binding substance) and articles of agglomerated cork) in chapter 45, cork and articles of cork.
What is the US duty rate for 4504.90?
The Column 1 General rate is Free, from US national line 4504.90.00.00. That is the rate before any preference you can claim, and it does not include antidumping or countervailing duties, which are administered separately and can exceed it.
What is excluded from chapter 45?
1. This chapter does not cover: (a) Footwear or parts of footwear of chapter 64; (b) Headgear or parts of headgear of chapter 65; or (c) Articles of chapter 95 (for example, toys, games, sports equipment).