Analysis
Subheading 8481.80 covers other appliances, within heading 8481. The first six digits are shared by every country that uses the Harmonized System, so this part of the code is the same in the US, UK and EU schedules; the 4 US tariff lines below it are national.
None of its 4 lines is duty-free at the general rate. Rates run from 2% to 5.6% with a median of 3.5%, so the line you choose sets the duty.
The US splits it as follows: 8481.80.10 for hand operated: of copper (4%), 8481.80.30 for hand operated: of iron or steel (5.6%), 8481.80.50 for of other materials (3%) and 8481.80.90 for other appliances: other (2%).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Industrial Valve Manufacturing (332911), Other Metal Valve and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing (332919) and Plumbing Fixture Fitting and Trim Manufacturing (332913). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8481.80.10 | Hand operated: of copper | 4% |
| 8481.80.30 | Hand operated: of iron or steel | 5.6% |
| 8481.80.50 | Of other materials | 3% |
| 8481.80.90 | Other appliances: other | 2% |