Brooms, brushes (including parts of machines), hand operated floor sweepers, mops and feather dusters; knots and tufts for broom or brush making; paint pads and rollers; squeegees

HS v2017 Code: 9603

About brooms, brushes (including parts of machines), hand operated floor sweepers, mops and feather dusters; knots and tufts for broom or brush making; paint pads and rollers; squeegees

hs code 9603 covers a diverse range of household and industrial cleaning tools and accessories. These products play a vital role in maintaining cleanliness and hygiene across various sectors, from residential and commercial spaces to industrial facilities. The global market for these items is driven by factors such as rising hygiene awareness, growing construction activities, and the need for efficient cleaning solutions in the commercial and institutional segments.

Production process

The production of items under hs code 9603 typically involves a combination of manual and automated processes. Brooms, brushes, and mops are often manufactured by assembling natural or synthetic fibers onto a handle or base. Paint rollers are made by wrapping a fabric cover around a cylindrical core. Squeegees are produced by attaching a rubber or silicone blade to a handle. Many of these products also require additional finishing steps, such as trimming, shaping, and packaging, to meet quality and safety standards.

Production inputs

The main inputs for the 9603 industry include natural and synthetic fibers (such as cotton, nylon, and polypropylene), wooden or plastic handles, metal fittings, and adhesives. Specialized machinery, such as fiber-cutting and brush-making equipment, is also essential for efficient production. Additionally, the industry relies on a skilled workforce to assemble and finish the final products.

Production outputs

The products classified under hs code 9603 are primarily used for cleaning and maintenance purposes in residential, commercial, and industrial settings. These items are often consumed by 4015 Manufacture of rubber and plastic products, 4610 Wholesale trade, and 8110 Services to buildings and landscape activities industries, among others. The diverse range of cleaning tools and accessories covered by this code help maintain cleanliness, hygiene, and orderliness across a wide variety of applications.

Family tree for brooms, brushes (including parts of machines), hand operated floor sweepers, mops and feather dusters; knots and tufts for broom or brush making; paint pads and rollers; squeegees

    graph LR
    A["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/96'>96: Miscellaneous manufactured articles</a>"]
A --> B["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9603'>9603: Brooms, brushes (including parts of machines), hand operated floor sweepers, mops and feather dusters; knots and tufts for broom or brush making; paint pads and rollers; squeegees</a>"]

    A --> C["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9601'>9601: Ivory, bone, tortoise-shell, horn, antlers, coral, mother-of-pearl and other animal carving material and articles of these materials; worked, (including articles obtained by moulding)</a>"]
A --> D["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9602'>9602: Vegetable, mineral carving material and articles of these materials, moulded or carved articles of wax, stearin, natural gums, resins or modelling pastes, worked unhardened gelatin (not heading no. 3503)</a>"]
A --> E["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9604'>9604: Hand sieves and hand riddles</a>"]
A --> F["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9605'>9605: Travel sets; for personal toilet, sewing, shoe or clothes cleaning</a>"]
A --> G["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9606'>9606: Buttons, press-fasteners, snap-fasteners and press-studs, button moulds and other parts of these articles; button blanks</a>"]
A --> H["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9607'>9607: Slide fasteners and parts thereof</a>"]
A --> I["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9608'>9608: Pens; ball-point, felt tipped, other porous tipped pens; fountain pens, stylograph pens duplicating stylos, propelling or sliding pencils; parts of the foregoing, excluding those of heading no. 9609</a>"]
A --> J["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9609'>9609: Pencils (not of heading no. 9608), crayons, pencil leads, pastels, drawing charcoals, writing or drawing chalks and tailors' chalks</a>"]
A --> K["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9610'>9610: Slates and boards, with writing or drawing surfaces, whether or not framed</a>"]
A --> L["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9611'>9611: Stamps; date, numbering, sealing stamps and the like (including devices for printing or embossing labels), designed for operating by hand; hand operated composing sticks and printing sets</a>"]
A --> M["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9612'>9612: Typewriter, similar ribbons, inked, otherwise prepared for giving impressions, whether or not on spools or in cartridges; ink pads, whether or not inked, with or without boxes</a>"]
A --> N["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9613'>9613: Cigarette lighters and other lighters, whether or not mechanical or electrical and parts thereof other than flints and wicks</a>"]
A --> O["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9614'>9614: Smoking pipes (including pipe bowls) and cigar or cigarette holders, and parts thereof</a>"]
A --> P["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9615'>9615: Combs, hair-slides and similar; hairpins, curling pins, curling grips and hair curlers and the like, other than those of heading no. 8516 and parts thereof</a>"]
A --> Q["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9616'>9616: Scent sprays and similar toilet sprays and mounts and heads therefor; powder-puffs and pads for the application of cosmetics or toilet preparations</a>"]
A --> R["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9617'>9617: Vacuum flasks and other vacuum vessels, complete with cases; parts thereof other than glass inners</a>"]
A --> S["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9618'>9618: Tailors' dummies and other lay figures; automata and other animated displays used for shop window dressing</a>"]
A --> T["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9619'>9619: Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material</a>"]
A --> U["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9620'>9620: Monopods, bipods, tripods and similar articles</a>"]

    B --> V["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/960310'>960310: Brooms and brushes; consisting of twigs or other vegetable materials bound together, with or without handles</a>"]
B --> W["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/960321'>960321: Brushes; toothbrushes</a>"]
B --> X["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/960329'>960329: Brushes; shaving, hair, nail, eyelash and other toilet brushes for use on the person, including brushes as parts of appliances</a>"]
B --> Y["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/960330'>960330: Brushes; artists' brushes, writing brushes and similar brushes for the application of cosmetics</a>"]
B --> Z["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/960340'>960340: Brushes; paint, distemper, varnish or similar brushes (not those of item no. 9603.30), paint pads and rollers</a>"]
B --> BA["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/960350'>960350: Brushes; constituting parts of machines, appliances or vehicles</a>"]
B --> BB["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/960390'>960390: Brooms, brushes, mops, feather dusters, squeegees, hand operated mechanical floor sweepers; (not motorised), prepared knots and tufts for brooms or brush making n.e.c.</a>"]


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