HTS Code 8481.40.00 — Safety & Relief Valves
8481.40.00 classifies safety & relief valves. Import duty rates: EU 2.2%, US 2%, UK 2%. Verified April 2026 against USITC HTS, EU TARIC and the UK Global Tariff.
Safety or relief valves for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like.
Where 8481.40.00 sits in the schedule
Chapter: Chapter 84 — Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery
Heading: 8481 — Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances
Common products under 8481.40.00
- •Pressure relief valves (PRV)
- •Safety valves for boilers
- •Vacuum relief valves
- •Spring-loaded relief valves
Classification notes
8481.40 is exclusively for safety/relief valves — i.e. valves that automatically open above a set pressure. Manual ball valves are 8481.80, check valves are 8481.30, and pressure-reducing valves (regulators) are 8481.10.
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