UK Global Tariff · commodity code · HS 8481.30
8481 30 91 91: Steel check (non-return) valves with: - an opening pressure of not more than 800 kpa - an external diameter not more than 37 mm
Check (non-return) valves
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: UK Global Tariff · checked on 24 October 2026
- 8481 Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including pressure-reducing valves and thermostatically controlled valves
- 8481 30 00 00 Check (non-return) valves
- 8481 30 91 00 Of cast iron or of steel
- Other
- 8481 30 91 91 Steel check (non-return) valves with: - an opening pressure of not more than 800 kpa - an external diameter not more than 37 mm
What you pay
Importing into UK
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Additional duties and charges 4
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 376
- Documents
- 9008
- Duty suspensionAutonomous tariff suspension Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- until 31 December 2028
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1435
- Duty suspensionSuspension - goods for certain categories of ships, boats and other vessels and for drilling or production platforms Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1431
- Documents
- C990 End use authorisation ships and platforms (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)
- Duty suspensionAirworthiness tariff suspension Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2018/1249
- Documents
- C119 Authorised Release Certificate — EASA Form 1 (Appendix I to Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 748/2012), or equivalent certificate
Import requirements 3
- Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Russia, Ukraine
- Legal act
- 2023 No. 440, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9011
- 9022
- 9038
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
- Applies to goods from
- Iran, North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461, S.I. 2019/411
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 2% |
| DCTS Comprehensive | Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 moreAfghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo - Kinshasa, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia | Free |
| European Union (including code "EU") | Free | |
| DCTS Enhanced | Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 moreAlgeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, Kyrgyzstan, Micronesia, Mongolia, Nigeria, Niue, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu | Free |
| CARIFORUM | Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 moreAntigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago | Free |
| OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories) | Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands and 7 moreAnguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, St Helena, Turks & Caicos Islands | Free |
| Central America | Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama | Free |
| SADC EPA | Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia | Free |
| Eastern and Southern Africa States | Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe | Free |
| CPTPP | Brunei, Malaysia | Free |
| UK–Andorra agreement | Andorra | Free |
| UK–Albania agreement | Albania | Free |
| UK–Australia agreement | Australia | Free |
| UK–Canada agreement | Canada | Free |
| UK–Switzerland agreement | Switzerland | Free |
| UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement | Côte d’Ivoire | Free |
| UK–Chile agreement | Chile | Free |
| UK–Cameroon agreement | Cameroon | Free |
| UK–Colombia agreement | Colombia | Free |
| UK–Ceuta & Melilla agreement | Ceuta & Melilla | Free |
| UK–Ecuador agreement | Ecuador | Free |
| UK–Egypt agreement | Egypt | Free |
| UK–Fiji agreement | Fiji | Free |
| UK–Faroe Islands agreement | Faroe Islands | Free |
| UK–Georgia agreement | Georgia | Free |
| UK–Ghana agreement | Ghana | Free |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | Free |
| UK–Israel agreement | Israel | Free |
| UK–India agreement | India | Free |
| UK–Iceland agreement | Iceland | Free |
| UK–Jordan agreement | Jordan | Free |
| UK–Japan agreement | Japan | Free |
| UK–Kenya agreement | Kenya | Free |
| UK–South Korea agreement | South Korea | Free |
| UK–Lebanon agreement | Lebanon | Free |
| UK–Liechtenstein agreement | Liechtenstein | Free |
| UK–Morocco agreement | Morocco | Free |
| UK–Moldova agreement | Moldova | Free |
| UK–North Macedonia agreement | North Macedonia | Free |
| UK–Mexico agreement | Mexico | Free |
| UK–Norway agreement | Norway | Free |
| UK–New Zealand agreement | New Zealand | Free |
| UK–Peru agreement | Peru | Free |
| UK–Papua New Guinea agreement | Papua New Guinea | Free |
| UK–Palestinian Territories agreement | Palestinian Territories | Free |
| UK–Serbia agreement | Serbia | Free |
| UK–Solomon Islands agreement | Solomon Islands | Free |
| UK–Singapore agreement | Singapore | Free |
| UK–San Marino agreement | San Marino | Free |
| UK–Tunisia agreement | Tunisia | Free |
| UK–Türkiye agreement | Türkiye | Free |
| UK–Ukraine agreement | Ukraine | Free |
| UK–Vietnam agreement | Vietnam | Free |
| UK–Samoa agreement | Samoa | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
Footnotes
TN207 The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 impose tr…
TN209 The Iran (Sanctions) (Nuclear) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 impose trade restrictions on cer…
TN211 The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 impose trade restrictions on certain goo…
TN701 According to the Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014 (OJ L183, p. 9), as retained in UK La…
The prohibition shall not apply in respect of:
(a) the execution until 26 September 2014, of trade contracts concluded before 25 June 2014, or of ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts, provided that the natural or legal persons, entity or body seeking to perform the contract have notified, at least 10 working days in advance, the activity or transaction to the competent authority of the Member State in which they are established.
(b) goods originating in Crimea or Sevastopol which have been made available to the Ukrainian authorities for examination, for which compliance with the conditions conferring entitlement to preferential origin has been verified and for which a certificate of origin has been issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 and Regulation (EU) No 374/2014, as retained in UK Law, or in accordance with the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement
TN702 According to the Council Regulation (EU) No 1351/2014 (OJ L365, p. 46), the export of good…
(a) to any natural or legal person, entity or body in Crimea or Sevastopol, or
(b) for use in Crimea or Sevastopol.
The prohibitions shall be without prejudice to the execution until 21 March 2015 of an obligation arising from a contract concluded before 20 December 2014, or by ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts, provided that the competent authority has been informed at least five working days in advance.
When related to the use in Crimea or Sevastopol, the prohibitions do not apply where there are no reasonable grounds to determine that the goods and technology or the services are to be used in Crimea or Sevastopol.
UK: imports by month · HS 8481.30
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | £35.7m | 27.6% | -6.4% |
 United States | £32.3m | 25% | +6.8% |
 China | £14.7m | 11.4% | -13.8% |
 Germany | £11m | 8.5% | +9.3% |
 France | £9.1m | 7% | +15% |
 Italy | £4.6m | 3.5% | -0.1% |
 Taiwan | £2.8m | 2.2% | +27.4% |
 Poland | £2.1m | 1.6% | +39.6% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
8481.30 Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances for pipes: check (non-return) valves
EU 2.2% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Türkiye 2.2% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines USA 3% – 5% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 3.7% 
Canada Free General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
Mexico Free – 5% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 1.3% 
Brazil 12.6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 12.6% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Peru Free – 11% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 5.5% 
New Zealand 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Taiwan 3% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
North Macedonia 3% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Nigeria 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line UK lines: 8481.30
- 8481 30 91 20For use in certain types of aircraft
- 8481 30 91 30Mechanical check (non-return) valve for opening and closing of the flow of fuel: -with an operating pressure of not more than 250 mpa, -with a flow rate of 45 cm³/minute or more, but not more than 55 cm³/minute, -with 4 input holes, each of them with a diameter of 1.2 mm or more, but not more than 1.6 mm, -made of steel
- 8481 30 91 91Steel check (non-return) valves with: - an opening pressure of not more than 800 kpa - an external diameter not more than 37 mm
- 8481 30 91 99Of cast iron or of steel: other
- 8481 30 99 20For use in certain types of aircraft
- 8481 30 99 50Mechanical check (non-return) valve for opening and closing of the flow of fuel: -with an operating pressure of not more than 250 mpa, -with a flow rate of 45 cm³/minute or more, but not more than 55 cm³/minute, -with 4 input holes, each of them with a diameter of 1.2 mm or more, but not more than 1.6 mm, -made of steel
- 8481 30 99 90Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances for pipes: check (non-return) valves, other
Binding rulings for similar goods
Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.
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Legal notes
Subheading notes
1. For the purposes of subheading 846520, the term ‘machining centres’ applies only to machine-tools for working wood, cork, bone, hard rubber, hard plastics or similar hard materials, which can carry out different types of machining operations by automatic tool change from a magazine or the like in conformity with a machining programme.
2. For the purposes of subheading 847149, the term ‘systems’ means automatic data-processing machines whose units satisfy the conditions laid down in note 6(C) to Chapter 84 and which comprise at least a central processing unit, one input unit (for example, a keyboard or a scanner), and one output unit (for example, a visual display unit or a printer).
3. For the purposes of subheading 848120, the expression ‘valves for oleohydraulic or pneumatic transmissions’ means valves which are used specifically in the transmission of ‘fluid power’ in a hydraulic or pneumatic system, where the energy source is supplied in the form of pressurized fluids (liquid or gas). These valves may be of any type (for example, pressure-reducing type, check type). Subheading 848120 takes precedence over all other subheadings of heading 8481.
4. Subheading 848240 applies only to bearings with cylindrical rollers of a uniform diameter not exceeding 5 mm and having a length which is at least three times the diameter. The ends of the rollers may be rounded.
In the UK Global Tariff, 8481 30 91 91 is one of 7 lines under subheading 8481.30, taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances for pipes: check (non-return) valves.
The third-country duty is 2%.
Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 2%; 174 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported check (non-return) valves (HS 8481.30) worth £129.3m (down 1% on the year before), at an average of £40.07 per kg; United Kingdom supplied 28%, followed by United States.
For the same subheading, the EU duty is 2.2%, the Türkiye duty is 2.2%, the US duty is 3%–5%, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 0%–5%, the Brazil duty is 12.6%, the Argentina duty is 12.6%, the Peru duty is 0%–11%, the New Zealand duty is 5%, the Japan duty is free, the Taiwan duty is 3%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 3% and the Nigeria duty is 10%.
The UK imported goods of subheading 8481.30 worth US$120m in 2024; the largest supplier was the United States.
Questions and answers
What is the UK import duty for commodity code 8481 30 91 91?
The third-country duty in the UK Global Tariff is 2%. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which countries get a lower rate on 8481 30 91 91?
174 countries have a preferential rate on this line, 174 of them at 0%, under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union and DCTS Enhanced and other arrangements. The rate applies only to goods that meet the rules of origin of the agreement, with proof of origin. Choose the country of origin on this page to see its rate.
Do anti-dumping or other extra duties apply to 8481 30 91 91?
Additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. These are charged on top of the customs duty.
Where does the UK import these goods from?
For subheading 8481.30 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was the United States (US$40m), followed by China.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.