Code 4503 90 00 · Subheading 4503 90
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This is a complete 8-digit customs code. There is no further code choice to make below it.
This code covers articles made of natural cork that are not blocks, sheets, foils or strips in square or rectangular form, plugs or plug blanks, footwear or parts, headwear or parts, base-metal caps with cork-disc inserts, or toys, games, sports goods and their parts. The key distinction is that the material is natural cork.
For example
Official tariff text
Articles of natural cork (excl. cork in square or rectangular blocks, plates, sheets or strips; corks, stoppers and cork blanks; footware and parts thereof; insoles, whether or not removable; headgear and parts thereof; plugs and dividers for shotgun cartridges; toys, games and sports equipment and parts thereof)
Classification complete
4503 90 00
The spaces only make the code easier to read. Customs declarations normally use the unspaced form, 45039000.
Besides the ordinary duty, the EU records these kinds of measure against this code. They are listed as signals only: whether one applies to your goods can depend on where they come from, who produced them, the exact product and the documents you present. No amounts are worked out here.
Preferential rates exist for goods originating in Andorra; San Marino; Economic Partnership Agreements; CARIFORUM except Haiti; Comoros (excluding Mayotte), Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles and dependencies and Zimbabwe; Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique and Namibia; GSP-EBA (Special arrangement for the least-developed countries - Everything But Arms); GSP+ (incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance); 52 more origins. Whether you can use one depends on the origin rules for the goods and on the documentation you can show.
Check this code in the official EU TARIC databaseImport restrictions are recorded for goods originating in Ukraine.
Document or certificate conditions are recorded. Customs may ask for:
What Norwegian customs charges when goods like these are imported into Norway.
45.03.9000
Other
Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.
What UK customs charges when goods like these are imported into the UK.
4503 90 00 00
Other
These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.
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Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).
Before you use the code
The code can be right while what you pay still changes, because of where the goods come from, when they arrive, or extra EU measures.
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This code covers natural cork in the form of raw or roughly cut pieces, or square or rectangular blocks, sheets, foils or strips, including sharp-edged plug blanks; 4503 90 00 covers other articles of natural cork.
This code covers tiles, blocks, boards, sheets, foils, strips and solid cylinders of agglomerated cork with binder; 4503 90 00 covers articles of natural cork.
This code covers agglomerated cork and articles made from it, with or without binder, while 4503 90 00 covers articles of natural cork.
Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with SKAT, TARIC, Norwegian Customs or the UK Online Trade Tariff before you file. The rate you pay can also depend on the country of origin. These are base customs duties only: import VAT, excise duties, anti-dumping duties and safeguard or quota measures are not included.
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