U.S. imports of taps, cocks, valves & similar appliances for pipes and vats (including thermostatically controlled), nesoi (HS 848180) totaled $1.1B in August 2026, imported from 97 countries.
Importers of Taps, Cocks, Valves & Similar Appliances for Pipes and Vats (Including Thermostatically Controlled), NESOI paid $136.8M in duties in August 2026, an effective tariff rate of 13.02% of the $1.1B imported — duty actually collected as a share of that value, not the published tariff schedule.
Last updated: August 2026 dataSpanning bath and shower faucets, industrial ball and gate valves, solenoid valves, aerosol spray-can valves, and thermostatically controlled appliances, this broad heading is one of the most heavily subdivided in Chapter 84, with more than twenty 10-digit lines organized by body material (copper, iron, steel, other), valve geometry (gate, globe, plug, ball, butterfly), and actuation method (hand-operated, solenoid, self-operating). Mexico and China are the dominant US import sources, reflecting both USMCA-integrated plumbing fixture manufacturing and China's large-scale faucet and industrial valve production — the latter subject to Section 301 tariffs. Correct classification requires identifying body material, pressure rating (the 850 kPa threshold recurs across copper lines), and actuation type before selecting the applicable 10-digit line.
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55.6K shipments/mo
The US schedule provides a dedicated line for bath and shower faucets of copper, hand-operated (8481801020), and a separate line for bath, shower, sink, and lavatory faucets of materials other than copper, iron, or steel, hand-operated (8481805060). The body material of the faucet — confirmed by the manufacturer's material specification — determines which line applies. Zinc alloy (zamak) bodies, for example, would fall under the non-copper/iron/steel line.
CBP may request evidence of actuation method during a CF-28 inquiry or audit. Importers should retain the manufacturer's product data sheet or catalog page showing the actuation mechanism (solenoid coil, manual handle, or self-operating regulator), the body material, and the pressure rating. For solenoid valves (8481809005), the electrical specification — voltage, coil type — is also useful supporting documentation.
HSChapter 84
Subheading 1 of 6 in heading 8481
Subheading 848180 · $1.1B of $1.8B
ImportsExports
Imports
$1.1BYoY · free account
Exports
$716.8MYoY · free account
12-mo low · imports
YoY · free accountOver the twelve months to August 2026, the U.S. imported $11.1B of Taps, Cocks, Valves & Similar Appliances for Pipes and Vats (Including Thermostatically Controlled), NESOI.
Through August 2026. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
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HS10 import codes under this HS6 parent, each with its own page. Source: U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule.
HS10 export codes under this HS6 parent, each with its own page. Source: U.S. Schedule B export classification.
Import lines come from the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule and export lines from Schedule B. The two are numbered by different agencies, so the same 10-digit code can appear in both tables describing a different product.
Imports · August 2026
origin
China pays 40.8% duty; Mexico 1.7%.
customs district
destination
entry
rate provision · imports
19.9% enters free of duty; duty collected equals 13.02% of total import value.