Stainless Steel Gate Valve Body from China
A precision-machined stainless steel housing for gate valves used in high-pressure pipeline systems, classified under HTS 8481.90.90.20 as a valve body part of subheading 8481.20. It forms the main structural component that houses the gate mechanism and sealing elements for controlling fluid flow.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
9903.88.0125%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.05, 9903.88.06, 9903.88.07, 9903.88.08, 9903.88.10, 9903.88.11, 9903.88.14, 9903.88.19, 9903.88.50, 9903.88.52, 9903.88.58, 9903.88.60, 9903.88.62, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(a) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(b) [to this subchapter]
Import Tips
• Verify material composition via mill test certificates to confirm stainless steel grade and avoid reclassification to iron/steel fittings
• Include detailed engineering drawings showing it's solely a valve body without internal mechanisms to prevent classification as a complete valve
• Ensure invoices specify 'for subheading 8481.20 valves' to match HTS hierarchy and avoid delays