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HS code for sweepers - carpet

9603

9603 Brooms, brushes (including brushes constituting parts of machines, appliances or vehicles), hand-operated mechanical floor sweepers, not motorised, mops and feather dusters; prepared knots and tufts for broom or brush making; paint pads and rollers; squeegees (other than roller squeegees)

In the UK Trade Tariff’s list of everyday names, “sweepers - carpet” points to heading 9603: brooms, brushes (including brushes constituting parts of machines, appliances or vehicles), hand-operated mechanical floor sweepers, not motorised, mops and feather dusters; prepared knots and tufts for broom or brush making; paint pads and rollers; squeegees (other than roller squeegees). Check the description and the notes of the chapter before declaring: the right code depends on what the goods are made of and how they are used.

In the UK Global Tariff, 9603 covers 12 tariff lines and the duty is 2%.

The EU Combined Nomenclature divides 9603 into 12 tariff lines; the duty is between 2.7% and 3.7% (average 3.5%).

In the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, 9603 covers 18 tariff lines and the duty is between 2.7% and 3.7%.

Duty rates compared

UK 2% Third-country duty 12 tariff lines EU 2.7% – 3.7% Third-country duty 12 tariff lines · average 3.5% Türkiye 2.7% – 3.7% Third-country duty 18 tariff lines · average 3.5% USA Free – 32% General (MFN) 18 tariff lines · average 6.4% · 4× specific or compound duty Canada Free – 15.5% Third-country duty 15 tariff lines · average 7.8% Mexico Free – 35% Third-country duty 8 tariff lines · average 15.6% Brazil 16.2% – 18% Third-country duty 8 tariff lines · average 16.4% Argentina 18% – 35% Third-country duty 71 tariff lines · average 19.2% Peru Free – 6% Third-country duty 9 tariff lines · average 4.7% New Zealand Free – 5% Third-country duty 25 tariff lines · average 4.6% Japan Free – 6.6% Third-country duty 10 tariff lines · average 4.6% Taiwan 3.3% – 5% Third-country duty 9 tariff lines · average 4.4% GCC 5% Third-country duty 17 tariff lines Switzerland Free Third-country duty 7 tariff lines Norway Free Third-country duty 7 tariff lines North Macedonia 15% Third-country duty 12 tariff lines Nigeria 20% Third-country duty 8 tariff lines

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Questions and answers

What is the HS code for sweepers - carpet?

Sweepers - carpet are classified under 9603 (Brooms, brushes) in the Harmonized System. National tariffs add more digits; see the lines on this page.