HTS Index

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.

CodeDescriptionGeneral rateUnits
9603Brooms, 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. 99not stated
9603.10Brooms and brushes, consisting of twigs or other vegetable materials bound together, with or without handles + Ch. 99not stated
9603.10.05.00In 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. 998%No.
9603.10.15.00Other + Ch. 995¢ eachNo.
9603.10.35.00Valued over 96¢ each + Ch. 9914%No.
9603.10.40.00In 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. 998%No.
9603.10.50.00Other + Ch. 9932¢ eachNo.
9603.10.60.00Valued over 96¢ each + Ch. 9932%No.
9603.10.90.00Other + Ch. 9910%No.
9603.21.00.00Toothbrushes, including dental-plate brushes + Ch. 99FreeNo.
9603.29Other + Ch. 99not stated
9603.29.40Valued not over 40¢ each + Ch. 990.2¢ each + 7%
9603.29.40.10Hairbrushes + Ch. 990.2¢ each + 7% (inherited from 9603.29.40)No.
9603.29.40.90Other + Ch. 990.2¢ each + 7% (inherited from 9603.29.40)No.
9603.29.80Valued over 40¢ each + Ch. 990.3¢ each + 3.6%
9603.29.80.10Hairbrushes + Ch. 990.3¢ each + 3.6% (inherited from 9603.29.80)No.
9603.29.80.90Other + Ch. 990.3¢ each + 3.6% (inherited from 9603.29.80)No.
9603.30Artists' brushes, writing brushes and similar brushes for the application of cosmetics + Ch. 99not stated
9603.30.20.00Valued not over 5¢ each + Ch. 992.6%No.
9603.30.40.00Valued over 5¢ but not over 10¢ each + Ch. 99FreeNo.
9603.30.60.00Valued over 10¢ each + Ch. 99FreeNo.
9603.40Paint, distemper, varnish or similar brushes (other than brushes of subheading 9603.30); paint pads and rollers + Ch. 99not stated
9603.40.20.00Paint rollers + Ch. 997.5%No.
9603.40.40Other + Ch. 994%
9603.40.40.20Paint pads + Ch. 994% (inherited from 9603.40.40)No.
9603.40.40.40Natural bristle brushes + Ch. 994% (inherited from 9603.40.40)No.
9603.40.40.60Other + Ch. 994% (inherited from 9603.40.40)No.
9603.50.00.00Other brushes constituting parts of machines, appliances or vehicles + Ch. 99FreeNo.
9603.90Other + Ch. 99not stated
9603.90.40.00Feather dusters + Ch. 99FreeNo.
9603.90.80Other + Ch. 992.8%
9603.90.80.10Whiskbrooms + Ch. 992.8% (inherited from 9603.90.80)No.
9603.90.80.20Upright brooms + Ch. 992.8% (inherited from 9603.90.80)No.
9603.90.80.30Push brooms, 41 cm or less in width + Ch. 992.8% (inherited from 9603.90.80)No.
9603.90.80.40Other brooms + Ch. 992.8% (inherited from 9603.90.80)No.
9603.90.80.50Other + Ch. 992.8% (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.