Apollo 38F Inline Pressure Reducing Valve from Japan
Apollo 38F is a lead-free brass pressure reducing valve for commercial water systems, featuring fabric-reinforced diaphragm for precise control. It reduces high municipal pressure to safe levels for building plumbing. HTS 8481.10.00 applies as it's expressly for pressure reduction in pipes.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Provide material test reports confirming lead-free (<0.25%) for CA/NY markets
• Include flow coefficient (Cv) data to demonstrate pressure regulation capability
• Avoid classifying oversized industrial versions as machinery parts