UK Global Tariff · commodity code · HS 8481.80
8481 80 59 90: Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances for pipes: other appliances, other, process control valves, other, other
Other taps, cocks and 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 80 00 00 Other appliances
- Other
- Process control valves
- 8481 80 59 00 Other
- 8481 80 59 90 Other
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
- Documents
- 9Y12
- 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 8481.80
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 United States | £469.8m | 24.1% | +11.6% |
 China | £413.2m | 21.2% | -5% |
 Germany | £230.2m | 11.8% | -0.9% |
 Italy | £202.2m | 10.4% | -2.6% |
 France | £116.9m | 6% | +7.6% |
| United Kingdom | £65.3m | 3.4% | -7.3% |
 Hungary | £39.8m | 2% | +47% |
 Czechia | £34.6m | 1.8% | +41.9% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
8481.80 Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances for pipes: other appliances
EU 2.2% Third-country duty 17 tariff lines 
Türkiye 2.2% – 50% Third-country duty 25 tariff lines · average 4.1% USA 2% – 5.6% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 3.7% 
Canada Free Third-country duty 33 tariff lines 
Mexico Free – 15% Third-country duty 26 tariff lines · average 1.9% 
Brazil 12.6% – 20% Third-country duty 14 tariff lines · average 15.7% 
Argentina 12.6% – 18% Third-country duty 49 tariff lines · average 15.1% 
Peru Free Third-country duty 11 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free – 5% Third-country duty 25 tariff lines · average 4.4% 
Japan Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Taiwan Free – 5% Third-country duty 9 tariff lines · average 2.6% 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 11 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 7 tariff lines 
North Macedonia 2.2% – 3% Third-country duty 17 tariff lines · average 3% 
Nigeria 10% Third-country duty 1 tariff line UK lines: 8481.80
- 8481 80 11 10For use in certain types of aircraft
- 8481 80 11 90Taps, cocks and valves for sinks, washbasins, bidets, water: mixing valves, other
- 8481 80 19 10For use in certain types of aircraft
- 8481 80 19 90Taps, cocks and valves for sinks, washbasins, bidets, water: other, other
- 8481 80 31 00Central heating radiator valves: thermostatic valves
- 8481 80 39 00Central heating radiator valves: other
- 8481 80 40 10For use in certain types of aircraft
- 8481 80 40 90Valves for pneumatic tyres and inner tubes: other
- 8481 80 51 00Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances for pipes: other appliances, other, process control valves, temperature regulators
- 8481 80 59 20Pressure regulating valve for incorporation into compressors of motor vehicle air condition units
- 8481 80 59 30Two-way flow control valve with housing, with: - at least 5, but not more than 16 outlet holes with at least 0.05 mm, but not more than 0.5 mm diameter, - at least 330 cm³/minute, but not more than 5 000 cm³/minute flow rate, - at least 19, but not more than 300 mpa operating pressure
- 8481 80 59 40Flow-control valve - made of steel, - with an outlet hole with a diameter of at least 0.05mm or more, but not more than 0.5 mm, - with an inlet hole with a diameter of at least 0.1 mm, but not more than 1.3 mm, - with chromium nitride coating, - with a surface roughness of rp 0.4
- 8481 80 59 50Electromagnetic valve for quantity control with - a plunger, - a solenoid with a of coil resistance of at least 1.85 ohm, but not more than 8.2 ohm
- 8481 80 59 60Electromagnetic valve for quantity control - with a solenoid with a coil resistance of at least 0.19 ohm, but not more than 0.66 ohm, and with an inductance of not more than 1 mh
- 8481 80 59 70Flow-control valve -made of steel, -with an outlet hole with a diameter of at least 0.05 mm, but not more than 0.5 mm, -with an inlet hole with a diameter of at least 0.1 mm, but not more than 1.3 mm
- 8481 80 59 80Solenoid valve for combustion engine oil pump to regulate the quantity of oil in the pump: -with a cable of length of 550 mm or more but not more than 700 mm incorporating an electrical connector, -with an operating pressure of not more than 5.5 bar, -with an operating voltage of 9 vdc or more but not more than 16 vdc, -with a valve's base width of 22 mm or more but not more than 27 mm, -with a valve's length of 55 mm or more but not more than 110 mm, for use in the manufacture of motor vehicle engines
- 8481 80 59 90Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances for pipes: other appliances, other, process control valves, other, other
- 8481 80 61 00Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances for pipes: other appliances, other, other, gate valves, of cast iron
- 8481 80 63 50For use in certain types of aircraft
- 8481 80 63 90Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances for pipes: other appliances, other, other, gate valves, of steel, other
- 8481 80 69 50For use in certain types of aircraft
- 8481 80 69 60Four-way reversing valve for refrigerants, consisting of: - a solenoid pilot valve - a brass valve body including valve slider and copper connections with a working pressure up to 4.5 mpa
- 8481 80 69 99Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances for pipes: other appliances, other, other, gate valves, other, other, other
- 8481 80 71 00Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances for pipes: other appliances, other, other, globe valves, of cast iron
- 8481 80 73 10For use in certain types of aircraft
- 8481 80 73 20Pressure- and flow-control valve controlled by external electromagnet: - made of steel and/or steel alloy(s), - without integrated circuit, - of not more than 1000 kpa operating pressure, - with a flow quantity of not more than 5 l/min, - without an electromagnet
- 8481 80 73 90Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances for pipes: other appliances, other, other, globe valves, of steel, other
- 8481 80 79 10For use in certain types of aircraft
- 8481 80 79 40Service valve which suits for r410a or r32 gas while connecting indoor and outdoor units with: -a withstanding pressure of the valve body of 6.3 mpa, -a leakage ratio of less than 1.6 g/a, -an impurity ratio of less than 1.2 mg/pcs, -an airtight pressure of the valve body of 4.2 mpa for use in the manufacture of air conditioners
- 8481 80 79 90Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances for pipes: other appliances, other, other, globe valves, other, other
- 8481 80 81 30For use in certain types of aircraft
- 8481 80 81 90Ball and plug valves: other
- 8481 80 85 30For use in certain types of aircraft
- 8481 80 85 90Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances for pipes: other appliances, other, other, butterfly valves, other
- 8481 80 87 30For use in certain types of aircraft
- 8481 80 87 90Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances for pipes: other appliances, other, other, diaphragm valves, other
- 8481 80 99 40For use in certain types of aircraft
- 8481 80 99 70Pressure- and flow-control valve controlled by external electromagnet: - made of steel and/or steel alloy(s), - without integrated circuit, - of not more than 1000 kpa operating pressure, - with a flow quantity of not more than 5 l/min, - without an electromagnet
- 8481 80 99 80Solenoid valve for combustion engine continuous variable valve timing system to control oil flow as a function of engine speed and load: -in metal cover, -with electrical connector, -with a force of not more than 10 n, -with an operating voltage of 9 vdc or more but not more than 16 vdc, -with a length of 80 mm or more but not more than 110 mm, -with a width of 80 mm or more but not more than 110 mm, -with a height of 20 mm or more but not more than 30 mm, for use in the manufacture of engines of motor vehicles
- 8481 80 99 90Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances for pipes: other appliances, other, other, other, 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.
- 600009646 HMRC
The product is a manifold with ball valves and an automatic air vent. The plastic modular distributor is made of a glass fibre reinforced polyamide 6.6, which makes the distributor, in combination with a pump unit, suitable for all temperatures. The modules are double-walled to cool with the…
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 80 59 90 is one of 40 lines under subheading 8481.80, taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances for pipes: other appliances.
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 other taps, cocks and valves (HS 8481.80) worth £1.9bn (up 2% on the year before), at an average of £25.65 per kg; United States supplied 24%, followed by China.
For the same subheading, the EU duty is 2.2%, the Türkiye duty is 2.2%–50%, the US duty is 2%–5.6%, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 0%–15%, the Brazil duty is 12.6%–20%, the Argentina duty is 12.6%–18%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is 0%–5%, the Japan duty is free, the Taiwan duty is 0%–5%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 2.2%–3% and the Nigeria duty is 10%.
The UK imported goods of subheading 8481.80 worth US$2bn in 2024; the largest supplier was China.
Questions and answers
What is the UK import duty for commodity code 8481 80 59 90?
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 80 59 90?
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 80 59 90?
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 8481.80 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was China (US$533m), followed by the United States.
Typical products
- control cocks
- diverter valve
- faucets, mixing valves
- fire cocks
- gas operated beer dispensing units
- hosepipe nozzles
- hydronic valve
- inner tube valves
- kitchen taps
- manifold valves
- mechanical sprinkler heads
- pneumatic tyre valves
- radiator drainage taps
- radiator valves
- standpipes
- taps, bathroom or kitchen
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.