Natural cork, debacked or roughly squared, or in rectangular (including square) blocks, plates, sheets or strip, (including sharp-edged blanks for corks or stoppers)
HS heading 45.02 covers Natural cork, debacked or roughly squared, or in rectangular (including square) blocks, plates, sheets or strip, (including sharp-edged blanks for corks or stoppers). Within Chapter 45 it splits into 1 six-digit subheadings, each carrying its own customs duty line.
- India exports 2024
- $141K
- Share of Chapter 45
- 3%
- Rank in its chapter
- #3 of 4
Source: UN Comtrade — India's reported merchandise exports to the world, 2024.
Sourcing this category from India
HS 45.02 covers Natural cork, debacked or roughly squared, or in rectangular (including square) blocks, plates, sheets or strip, (including sharp-edged blanks for corks or stoppers). At the six-digit line it narrows to cork, the duty line shown below. Cork comes from the Mediterranean oak belt, so India is essentially an importer and re-worker rather than a producer. For sourcing it falls under our Handicrafts & Home Decor desk, where India runs deep cluster capacity. India exported $141K under this code worldwide in 2024, about 3% of all Chapter 45 exports, ranking #3 of 4 lines in its chapter (UN Comtrade).
How to read this code
45.02 is the four-digit HS heading for natural cork, debacked or roughly squared, or in r. To clear customs your destination country extends it to a full 8–10 digit code and assigns the duty rate. India's preferential trade agreements (UAE CEPA, Australia ECTA, and others) can reduce or zero out that duty on many wood, cork & basketware lines — check our import guides for your market.
Subheadings under HS 45.02
The Harmonised System breaks Natural cork, debacked or roughly squared, or in rectangular (including square) blocks, plates, sheets or strip, (including sharp-edged blanks for corks or stoppers) into these 1 subheadings. Drill down to the exact classification for your goods.
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Top destinations for Chapter 45 exports
India's largest buyers of goods in this HS chapter in 2024, ranked by export value.
Chapter-level destination mix — your specific HS line may skew differently. Source: UN Comtrade, 2024.
More codes in Cork and articles of cork
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