Brass-body bathroom shower faucets built for export — cUPC, CE, and WaterMark certified from a single factory. Every unit ships with 500,000-cycle cartridge test reports. Five in-house finishes. OEM from 200 pieces with 25–35 day lead time.
Cartridge Tested
500,000
open/close cycles
OEM From
200 pcs
25–35 day lead time
Product Definition
A bathroom shower faucet is a complete exposed mixing and delivery assembly — valve body, handle, shower arm, and trim — designed for surface-mounted installation in a finished bathroom wall. It's distinct from a concealed shower mixer (which sits behind the wall with only the trim plate visible) and from a basic tub/shower diverter valve (which splits flow between a tub spout and showerhead without the full trim package).
The distinction matters commercially: buyers sourcing for residential renovation contractors, mid-market hotel refurbishment programs, or e-commerce bathroom hardware catalogs need a product that ships as a complete, ready-to-install unit — not a rough-in valve that requires a separate trim kit order.
Our bathroom shower faucet line covers single-handle pressure-balancing configurations and two-handle hot/cold designs, in both standard and thermostatic variants. The pressure-balancing models are the volume sellers for North American distribution — cUPC requires pressure-balance protection on shower valves in most US and Canadian plumbing codes, and buyers who skip this spec get returns from contractors who can't pass inspection. The two-handle configurations move well in European and Middle Eastern markets where the aesthetic preference runs toward separate hot and cold controls. We run both configurations on the same production line, so a mixed-SKU order doesn't create scheduling complications.
Browse the full tub & shower faucet rangeComplete exposed assembly — valve body, handle, shower arm, and trim. Surface-mounted. Ships as a ready-to-install unit. No separate trim kit required.
This ProductValve body sits behind the wall. Only the trim plate is visible. Requires rough-in installation before wall finishing. Separate trim kit typically ordered independently.
Splits flow between tub spout and showerhead. Does not include the full trim package. Not a complete mixing and delivery assembly.
North America
Single-handle pressure-balancing — required by cUPC for most US & Canadian plumbing codes
Europe / Middle East
Two-handle hot/cold — preferred aesthetic for separate temperature controls in these markets
Mixed-SKU orders across both configurations don't create scheduling complications — both run on the same production line.
Technical Data
Buyers building procurement comparison sheets need exact values, not ranges. Here's what our standard bathroom shower faucet line delivers.
| Parameter | Specification |
|---|---|
| Body material | C36000-equivalent free-machining brass |
| Valve type | Ceramic disc cartridge (standard) / thermostatic cartridge (optional) |
| Handle configuration | Single-handle or two-handle |
| Mounting | Wall-mount, surface-mounted |
| Inlet connection | 1/2" NPT (standard) or 1/2" BSP (available) |
| Shower arm thread | 1/2" NPT or BSP to match |
| Operating pressure | 0.05–0.8 MPa |
| Rated flow rate | Typically 1.8–2.5 GPM at 60 PSI (flow restrictor adjustable) |
| Temperature range | 0–90°C (thermostatic models: ±1°C accuracy) |
| Cartridge endurance | 500,000 open/close cycles tested per production batch |
| Finish options | Chrome, brushed nickel, matte black, PVD gold, oil-rubbed bronze |
| Certifications | cUPC, CE, WaterMark, SGS |
| Standard carton | Typically 4–6 units per export carton depending on configuration |
Specifications shown are industry-standard values for this product type. Actual specifications may vary by configuration. Contact us for detailed product data sheets and configuration-specific drawings.
North American orders ship with a 1.8 GPM restrictor installed by default to meet WaterSense and California CEC requirements.
If your market doesn't require flow restriction — common in the Middle East and parts of Southeast Asia — we configure at 2.5 GPM. Specify at order time; it's a 30-second change on the assembly line but a headache to retrofit in the field.
Chrome
Brushed Nickel
Matte Black
PVD Gold
Oil-Rubbed Bronze
Need configuration-specific drawings?
Request a quote with your target configuration and we'll send detailed product data sheets.
The cartridge is where bathroom shower faucets fail in the field, and field failures are where your margin goes. A dripping shower valve generates a warranty claim, a service call, and a conversation with your customer about whether they should switch suppliers.
The test isn't designed to simulate a product lifetime — it's designed to catch cartridge batches with manufacturing defects before they leave the factory.
We've been running 500,000-cycle endurance tests on every production batch — not just on new product introductions — since we tightened our QC protocols after our cUPC qualification process in 2013. Thermostatic shower faucets command a meaningful price premium in the European and Australian markets; the accuracy spec is what justifies that premium to your downstream customers.
Most distributors and e-commerce buyers need to offer at least three finish options to cover their market. We run all five finishes in-house — which is not a standard setup at our scale.
All finishes run through our own lines. Color consistency across a mixed-SKU container is controlled by one QC team, not three.
When your 500-unit order includes 200 chrome, 150 brushed nickel, and 150 matte black, all three finishes run through our own lines on the same production schedule. The color consistency across that container is controlled by one QC team, not three.
Chrome and brushed nickel go through a multi-layer electroplating stack: copper base coat, nickel mid-coat, chrome or brushed top coat. The nickel mid-coat is what gives the finish its corrosion resistance.
Skipping the nickel mid-coat is a common cost-cutting move in the industry, and it's why you see chrome faucets from some factories failing salt spray at 48 hours. For buyers targeting coastal markets or humid climates, that's the spec that keeps warranty claims off your desk.
Our matte black is a PVD process, not a painted or powder-coated finish. PVD matte black holds up to cleaning products and daily use in a way that painted finishes don't — and that durability difference is exactly what your downstream customers will notice after 18 months.
PVD gold moves in the Middle East and in luxury residential projects globally. The PVD line is the one we're most particular about.
Bathroom shower faucets move across four distinct buyer channels. Each has its own order cadence, spec requirements, and decision logic — understanding which segments fit your distribution model helps you build a product line that reorders predictably.
Core Volume Driver
Renovation contractors and plumbing supply houses in North America and Europe order in mixed-finish, mixed-configuration pallets — typically 200–1,000 units per order — and reorder on 60–90 day cycles as project pipelines move.
Key Requirement
cUPC certification is non-negotiable for US and Canadian distribution. Without it, contractor customers can't pass rough-in inspection. Our cUPC documentation is current and travels with every North American shipment.
200–1,000
Units per order
60–90 days
Reorder cycle
Growing Segment
Hotel renovation projects typically specify 50–500 units of a single SKU per property, with multi-property rollouts running into the thousands. This segment has grown significantly over the past three years — worth building into your distribution catalog.
Spec Requirements
Two Data Points That Close Hospitality Deals
500,000
Cycle cartridge test
48-hour
Salt spray finish spec
Digital Channel
Amazon, Wayfair, independent Shopify stores — bathroom shower faucets move well in this channel because the product is a defined, searchable SKU with clear installation requirements.
What This Channel Requires
Packaging & Fulfillment Support
OEM Integration
Buyers who manufacture bathroom furniture, shower enclosures, or complete bathroom sets and need a shower faucet to complete their product offering. These buyers typically want a specific finish match, a custom handle design, or a private-label brand mark.
Common OEM Requirements
OEM starts at 200 pieces with in-house tooling
A market test order doesn't require a full container commitment.
Bathroom shower faucets have more customization surface than most faucet types — the exposed trim package is highly visible and directly affects retail positioning. Here's what we can configure, and where the limits are.
We maintain a library of handle tooling for standard configurations. For custom handle designs, we cast new tooling in-house.
Tooling Lead Time
15–20 days
Tooling Cost
Amortized into unit price over 500 pcs; quoted separately below 500 pcs
Size, shape, and surface texture are all customizable. The escutcheon is a stamped brass component, so tooling is faster and less expensive than a cast handle.
New Die Lead Time
10–15 days
Any of our five standard finishes, or a custom PVD color on runs over 300 units.
Custom PVD Colors
Minimum 300 units · Color sample approval step adds 5–7 days to first sample timeline
Pressure-balance or thermostatic, single or dual outlet. Thermostatic configurations require a longer assembly time and carry a higher unit cost.
Important
Specify valve type at order time so we can schedule the correct assembly line
Specify your target market and we'll configure accordingly.
North America
½" NPT
Europe / Australia / Most of Asia
½" BSP
Logo engraving on handle or escutcheon plate, custom packaging with your brand mark, and blind shipping documentation are all available.
MOQ for Branded Packaging
200 units
We don't offer zinc alloy body construction. We evaluated it for a cost-reduction project and decided against it.
If your target price point requires zinc alloy, we're not the right factory for that SKU.
OEM Minimum
200 pieces
In-house tooling. A market test order doesn't require a full container commitment.
Send Configuration Requirements| Parameter | Options | Lead Time / MOQ Note |
|---|---|---|
| Handle Design | Standard library or custom cast | 15–20 days tooling; amortized >500 pcs |
| Escutcheon Plate | Size, shape, surface texture | 10–15 days new die |
| Finish | 5 standard or custom PVD | Custom PVD: 300 pcs min; +5–7 days sample approval |
| Valve Type | Pressure-balance or thermostatic; single or dual outlet | Specify at order time |
| Inlet Thread | ½" NPT or ½" BSP | No tooling change required |
| Branding | Logo engraving, custom packaging, blind shipping | Branded packaging: 200 pcs min |
Certifications & Compliance
Certification requirements vary by market. Here's where our bathroom shower faucets stand, and how we handle market-specific compliance for OEM customers.
ASME A112.18.1 / CSA B125.1. Required for sale in the United States and Canada. Our standard pressure-balance and thermostatic trim packages carry this certification.
Low-lead compliance for California and Vermont markets. All wetted components use dezincification-resistant brass with lead content below 0.25% weighted average.
Covers EU market requirements. BSP-threaded configurations ship with CE documentation as standard.
Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards scheme. Our shower faucets are rated at 3-star WELS. Required for sale in Australia and New Zealand.
UK Conformity Assessed marking for post-Brexit Great Britain market. Testing is underway; expected completion Q3 2025. If you're targeting the UK market now, ask us for the current status update.
If you need to certify under your own brand name, we can provide:
Flow rate restrictions vary by jurisdiction. We configure the flow restrictor at the factory to match your target market.
US Federal Max
2.0 GPM @ 80 PSI
California / Colorado
1.8 GPM @ 80 PSI
EU / Australia
Configured to WELS / EN 200
Unrestricted Markets
Available on request
| Certification | Market | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| cUPC | US / Canada | Active | ASME A112.18.1 / CSA B125.1 |
| AB 1953 / Prop 65 | California / Vermont | Active | Lead <0.25% weighted average |
| CE | European Union | Active | Included with BSP configurations |
| WELS | Australia / NZ | Active | 3-star rating |
| UKCA | Great Britain | In Progress | Expected Q3 2025 |
The certification picture for bathroom shower faucets varies significantly by destination market, and getting it wrong means customs holds or product recalls. Here's where our documentation stands.
North America
cUPC certification covers both US and Canadian plumbing code requirements. Pressure-balance protection is required by code in most jurisdictions for shower valves — our standard single-handle configuration includes a pressure-balance cartridge.
Lead content complies with NSF/ANSI 61 and 372 requirements. We test every incoming brass batch with XRF analysis and apply the same standard regardless of destination market.
Europe
CE marking covers the EU market. Our chrome and brushed nickel finishes comply with REACH regulations on nickel release — the nickel mid-coat is sealed under the chrome top coat, so surface nickel release is within EN 1811 limits.
Test reports available on request.
Australia & New Zealand
WaterMark certification is required for plumbing products sold in Australia. Our WaterMark documentation is current and covers the standard bathroom shower faucet configurations.
Middle East & Southeast Asia
SGS audit reports are available for buyers whose import requirements or retail channel partners require third-party verification. Most buyers in these markets don't face mandatory certification requirements for shower faucets, but SGS documentation accelerates customs clearance and satisfies procurement compliance teams at larger hotel chains and construction developers.
Send us your destination country and we'll confirm which certifications apply and whether our current documentation covers your specific configuration. Certification extension for new finish variants or handle configurations is handled by our engineering team — you don't need to run a full re-certification from scratch.
Bathroom shower faucets are mid-volume, mid-weight products — the landed cost math is straightforward once you have the carton dimensions and container loading figures.
Units per Carton
4–6 units depending on configuration (single-handle vs. two-handle, with or without showerhead)
Carton Dimensions
Designed for 40HQ container optimization. We calculate carton dimensions against container floor plans and provide a packing list with CBM and gross weight per SKU before you confirm the order.
40HQ Container Capacity
800–1,200 units of bathroom shower faucets depending on configuration mix
Multi-SKU Consolidation
For buyers consolidating shower faucets alongside bathtub faucets or bathroom sink faucets, we coordinate the packing sequence to minimize void space and keep the container weight balanced for port handling.
Recycled Cardboard Outer Cartons
Outer cartons use recycled cardboard construction.
Molded Pulp Inner Inserts
Molded pulp handles drop testing better than expanded polystyrene and meets the packaging material requirements for FBA and most major retail warehouse receiving programs.
Individual Poly-Bag
Each unit is individually poly-bagged before insertion into the inner carton.
For e-commerce buyers doing direct-to-consumer fulfillment, we can configure:
Your freight forwarder can quote accurately before you commit. We provide a packing list with CBM and gross weight per SKU before you confirm the order — so there are no surprises at the freight quoting stage.
Technical Reference
Surface-mounted configuration with consistent rough-in specs across the SKU range — what contractors need to know before the first installation.
The cartridge is front-accessible after removing the handle and escutcheon plate — no wall demolition required for cartridge replacement.
This is a detail that matters to hotel maintenance teams and property managers evaluating total cost of ownership, not just purchase price. We've had buyers specifically call this out as a reason they switched from a competitor's product that required wall access for cartridge service.
For buyers supplying to contractors who work across multiple projects, consistent rough-in dimensions across your SKU range reduce installation errors and callbacks. Our standard configurations use consistent rough-in specs across the single-handle and two-handle lines, so a contractor who's installed one SKU from your catalog knows the rough-in for the next one.
Product Range
Bathroom shower faucets sit within our broader tub and shower faucet range. Depending on your market and channel, a sibling product may be a better fit for your catalog.
Core shower-only valve line, without the tub diverter function. The cleaner SKU for shower-only enclosures.
View ProductSingle-lever configuration. Useful if your catalog needs a dedicated single-handle product page for SEO or retail listing purposes.
View ProductWall-mount specific configurations with extended arm options. Suited for buyers targeting the exposed-pipe industrial aesthetic that's moved well in the European and Australian design market.
View ProductCombination tub/shower configurations with diverter function. The right product when buyers need a single valve that serves both the tub spout and showerhead.
View ProductIf you're building a full bathroom hardware catalog and need to cover multiple shower configurations from one supplier, contact us with your target SKU list — we can quote the full range in a single RFQ and coordinate container loading across configurations.
Decision-support answers for buyers evaluating bathroom shower faucets for distribution, retail, or hospitality procurement.
Our standard bathroom shower faucet configurations carry cUPC (US and Canada), CE (European Union), WaterMark (Australia and New Zealand), and SGS third-party audit certification. ISO 9001:2015 covers our quality management system.
For North American distribution, cUPC is the critical certification — it covers both US and Canadian plumbing code requirements, including the pressure-balance protection requirement for shower valves.
Multi-market SKU note
For buyers targeting multiple markets from a single SKU, our standard configuration is designed to meet the most restrictive requirements across all four certification frameworks simultaneously.
MOQ starts at 200 pieces for standard catalog configurations. Lead time for standard configurations is 25–35 days from order confirmation to container loading. OEM orders with new tooling (custom handle design, custom escutcheon) run 35–50 days depending on tooling complexity.
Standard Config
25–35 days
Order confirmation → container loading
OEM + New Tooling
35–50 days
Depends on tooling complexity
First-order recommendation
For buyers placing a first order, we recommend a 200–500 unit trial run to validate the product in your market before committing to a full container. The unit economics on a trial run are slightly less favorable, but the market validation is worth it.
Pressure-Balance
Standard for North American residential and light commercial distribution. Required by code in most US and Canadian jurisdictions for shower valves.
What contractors expect to install. Entry-level price point.
Thermostatic
Commands a 30–50% price premium. Preferred spec for European and Australian markets, hospitality procurement, and applications where precise temperature control is a selling point.
Same body and trim as pressure-balance — manageable SKU complexity.
Catalog strategy
If you're building a catalog for a single market, match the dominant spec for that market. If you're building a multi-market catalog, carry both — they use the same body and trim, so the SKU complexity is manageable.
All five finishes — chrome, brushed nickel, matte black, PVD gold, oil-rubbed bronze — run on our own in-house finishing lines. A mixed-finish order doesn't go to multiple subcontractors; it runs through our facility on a coordinated production schedule.
Finish consistency within a batch is controlled by our QC team at the post-plating inspection stage, where we reject parts with pinholes, blistering, or uneven coverage before they reach assembly.
Salt spray testing protocol
In-house tooling room
Custom handle tooling is cast in-house — we maintain our own tooling room for brass casting dies and CNC fixtures, so tooling revisions don't go to an outside vendor.
Tooling lead time
Typical tooling lead time is 15–20 days. MOQ for custom OEM runs is 200 pieces.
Private-label branding
Logo on handle or escutcheon, custom packaging — available on the same 200-piece MOQ.
How to start
Send us a reference design or a 2D drawing and we'll come back with a tooling cost estimate and first-sample timeline.
Send us your target configuration — valve type, finish, inlet thread standard, volume, and destination market — and we'll come back with a detailed quote, configuration drawings, and the relevant certification documentation for your market.
Most new buyers in this category start with a 200–500 unit sample order to test with their own customers or contractors before committing to a full container. We can ship samples within the standard lead time window.
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