HTS heading 9603
Brooms, brushes (including brushes constituting parts of machines, appliances or vehicles), hand-operated mechanical floor sweepers, not motorized, mops and feather dusters; prepared knots and tufts for broom or brush making; paint pads and rollers; squeegees (other than roller squeegees) — 36 codes under this heading, with the duty on each.
| Code | Description | General rate | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9603 | Brooms, brushes (including brushes constituting parts of machines, appliances or vehicles), hand-operated mechanical floor sweepers, not motorized, mops and feather dusters; prepared knots and tufts for broom or brush making; paint pads and rollers; squeegees (other than roller squeegees) + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 9603.10 | Brooms and brushes, consisting of twigs or other vegetable materials bound together, with or without handles + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 9603.10.05.00 | In any calendar year prior to the entry, or withdrawal from warehouse for comsumption, of 61,655 dozen whiskbrooms classifiable under subheadings 9603.10.05 to 9603.10.35, inclusive + Ch. 99 | 8% | No. |
| 9603.10.15.00 | Other + Ch. 99 | 5¢ each | No. |
| 9603.10.35.00 | Valued over 96¢ each + Ch. 99 | 14% | No. |
| 9603.10.40.00 | In any calendar year prior to the entry, or withdrawal from warehouse for consumption, of 121,478 dozen brooms classifiable under subheadings 9603.10.40 to 9603.10.60, inclusive + Ch. 99 | 8% | No. |
| 9603.10.50.00 | Other + Ch. 99 | 32¢ each | No. |
| 9603.10.60.00 | Valued over 96¢ each + Ch. 99 | 32% | No. |
| 9603.10.90.00 | Other + Ch. 99 | 10% | No. |
| 9603.21.00.00 | Toothbrushes, including dental-plate brushes + Ch. 99 | Free | No. |
| 9603.29 | Other + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 9603.29.40 | Valued not over 40¢ each + Ch. 99 | 0.2¢ each + 7% | — |
| 9603.29.40.10 | Hairbrushes + Ch. 99 | 0.2¢ each + 7% (inherited from 9603.29.40) | No. |
| 9603.29.40.90 | Other + Ch. 99 | 0.2¢ each + 7% (inherited from 9603.29.40) | No. |
| 9603.29.80 | Valued over 40¢ each + Ch. 99 | 0.3¢ each + 3.6% | — |
| 9603.29.80.10 | Hairbrushes + Ch. 99 | 0.3¢ each + 3.6% (inherited from 9603.29.80) | No. |
| 9603.29.80.90 | Other + Ch. 99 | 0.3¢ each + 3.6% (inherited from 9603.29.80) | No. |
| 9603.30 | Artists' brushes, writing brushes and similar brushes for the application of cosmetics + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 9603.30.20.00 | Valued not over 5¢ each + Ch. 99 | 2.6% | No. |
| 9603.30.40.00 | Valued over 5¢ but not over 10¢ each + Ch. 99 | Free | No. |
| 9603.30.60.00 | Valued over 10¢ each + Ch. 99 | Free | No. |
| 9603.40 | Paint, distemper, varnish or similar brushes (other than brushes of subheading 9603.30); paint pads and rollers + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 9603.40.20.00 | Paint rollers + Ch. 99 | 7.5% | No. |
| 9603.40.40 | Other + Ch. 99 | 4% | — |
| 9603.40.40.20 | Paint pads + Ch. 99 | 4% (inherited from 9603.40.40) | No. |
| 9603.40.40.40 | Natural bristle brushes + Ch. 99 | 4% (inherited from 9603.40.40) | No. |
| 9603.40.40.60 | Other + Ch. 99 | 4% (inherited from 9603.40.40) | No. |
| 9603.50.00.00 | Other brushes constituting parts of machines, appliances or vehicles + Ch. 99 | Free | No. |
| 9603.90 | Other + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 9603.90.40.00 | Feather dusters + Ch. 99 | Free | No. |
| 9603.90.80 | Other + Ch. 99 | 2.8% | — |
| 9603.90.80.10 | Whiskbrooms + Ch. 99 | 2.8% (inherited from 9603.90.80) | No. |
| 9603.90.80.20 | Upright brooms + Ch. 99 | 2.8% (inherited from 9603.90.80) | No. |
| 9603.90.80.30 | Push brooms, 41 cm or less in width + Ch. 99 | 2.8% (inherited from 9603.90.80) | No. |
| 9603.90.80.40 | Other brooms + Ch. 99 | 2.8% (inherited from 9603.90.80) | No. |
| 9603.90.80.50 | Other + Ch. 99 | 2.8% (inherited from 9603.90.80) | No. |
12 of these lines state no rate of their own and inherit one from the line above, which is how the schedule is read. Each says which line it came from.
Additional duties may apply
36 lines here reference Chapter 99, where Section 301, Section 232 and other additional duties live. Those are charged on top of the general rate and depend on where the goods were made. What those provisions are.
Source: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, U.S. International Trade Commission (public domain). Classification and the duties that finally apply to a shipment are a licensed customs broker's call.