Code 8481 80 81 · Subheading 8481 80
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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 ball valves and cocks for pipework, boilers, tanks, vats and similar containers, provided they have the stated “told” feature. It does not cover sanitary valves or valves for central-heating radiators.
For example
Official tariff text
Ball and plug valves for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like (excl. taps, cocks and valves for sinks, washbasins, bidets, water cisterns, baths and similar fixtures, and central heating radiator valves)
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8481 80 81
The spaces only make the code easier to read. Customs declarations normally use the unspaced form, 84818081.
Compare the sibling codes at this level before you settle on this one.
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; Türkiye; European Union; Economic Partnership Agreements; CARIFORUM except Haiti; Comoros (excluding Mayotte), Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles and dependencies and Zimbabwe; Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique and Namibia; 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 North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea); Ukraine; Belarus; Russian Federation; any country except Iran, Islamic Republic of; Iran, Islamic Republic of.
Document or certificate conditions are recorded. Customs may ask for:
What Norwegian customs charges when goods like these are imported into Norway.
84.81.8010
Of cast iron
84.81.8091
Of stainless steel or other alloy steel
84.81.8092
Of other iron or steel
84.81.8093
Sanitary installation equipment (wash-basin taps and drain cocks, including mixing taps for water)
84.81.8094
Other
84.81.8095
Of plastics
84.81.8099
Of other materials
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.
All 2 UK lines under this code
They all have the same duty rates shown here.
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.
Worth comparing
Codes that sit close to this one, for when the material itself could be different.
That code is for sanitary valves, whereas this code is for ball valves and cocks with the stated “told” feature and excludes sanitary valves.
That code is for butterfly valves, whereas this code is for ball valves and cocks with the stated “told” feature.
That code covers other valves and similar fittings excluding ball valves and cocks, whereas this code specifically covers ball valves and cocks with the stated “told” feature.
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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