Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 9603.10

9603.10.15

9603.10.15: Valued not over 96¢ each: other

Not declarable on its own: use one of its 1 subdivisions Data: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · checked on 24 October 2026

  1. 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):
  2. 9603.10 Brooms and brushes, consisting of twigs or other vegetable materials bound together, with or without handles:
  3. Whiskbrooms, wholly or in part of broom corn:
  4. Valued not over 96¢ each:
  5. 9603.10.15 Other

What you pay

Importing into USA

Customs duty 5¢ each standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure
VAT no federal VAT; a Merchandise Processing Fee of 0.3464 % is charged on formal entries
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US additional duties of HTS chapter 99 in force on 22 October 2026 are included (Section 301, 232, 338 and 201). IEEPA duties are no longer collected after the Supreme Court ruling of February 2026. Conditional exemptions (US content, end use, metal share) are not computed: check the provision.

Additional duties and import rules

Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.

Additional duties and charges 1

  • Additional dutySection 301 — China — technology transfer, IP and innovation (2018 actions and 2024 four-year review) 7.5%
    Applies to goods from
    China
    In force
    from 1 September 2019
    Legal act
    HTSUS 9903.88.15

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
General (MFN)—5¢ each
US–Australia FTA AUAustraliaFree
US–Bahrain FTA BHBahrainFree
US–Chile FTA CLChileFree
US–Colombia TPA COColombiaFree
US–Israel FTA ILIsraelFree
US–Jordan FTA JOJordanFree
US–Korea FTA KRSouth KoreaFree
US–Morocco FTA MAMoroccoFree
US–Oman FTA OMOmanFree
CAFTA-DR PCosta Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, NicaraguaFree
US–Panama TPA PAPanamaFree
US–Peru TPA PEPeruFree
USMCA SCanada, MexicoFree
US–Singapore FTA SGSingaporeFree
Column 2Cuba, North Korea, Russia, Belarus12¢ each

Special: reduced rates under trade agreements and preference programmes; the letters in brackets name the programmes (for example AU = Australia FTA, KR = Korea FTA).

Same subheading in other tariffs

9603.10 Brooms and brushes, consisting of twigs or other vegetable materials bound together, with or without handles

UK 2% Third-country duty 1 tariff line EU 3.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 3.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Canada 7% – 11% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 9% Mexico 15% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Brazil 16.2% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Argentina 18% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Peru 6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line New Zealand 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Japan 2.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Taiwan 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line North Macedonia 15% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Nigeria 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line

USA lines: 9603.10

Binding rulings for similar goods

Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.

  • 600008899 HMRC 31 October 2023 – 30 October 2026 · 9603 10 00 00

    A broom head which consists of a wooden block measuring 330mm in length, width 55mm & height 21mm, there is a 28.5mm hole on the top to attach a handle. The bristles are made from 100% natural bassine measuring 75mm in length.

Legal notes

Notes

1. This chapter does not cover:

  1. (a) pencils for cosmetic or toilet uses (Chapter 33);

  2. (b) articles of Chapter 66 (for example, parts of umbrellas or walking sticks);

  3. (c) imitation jewellery (heading 7117);

  4. (d) parts of general use, as defined in note 2 to Section XV, of base metal (Section XV), or similar goods of plastics (Chapter 39);

  5. (e) cutlery or other articles of Chapter 82 with handles or other parts of carving or moulding materials; heading 9601 or 9602 applies, however, to separately presented handles or other parts of such articles;

  6. (f) articles of Chapter 90 (for example, spectacle frames (heading 9003), mathematical drawing pens (heading 9017), brushes of a kind specialised for use in dentistry or for medical, surgical or veterinary purposes (heading 9018));

  7. (g) articles of Chapter 91 (for example, clock or watch cases);

  8. (h) musical instruments or parts or accessories thereof (Chapter 92);

  9. (ij) articles of Chapter 93 (arms and parts thereof);

  10. (k) articles of Chapter 94 (for example, furniture, luminaires and lighting fittings);

  11. (l) articles of Chapter 95 (toys, games, sports requisites); or

  12. (m) works of art, collectors' pieces or antiques (Chapter 97).

2. In heading 9602, the expression ‘vegetable or mineral carving material’ means:

  1. (a) hard seeds, pips, hulls and nuts and similar vegetable materials of a kind used for carving (for example, corozo and dom);

  2. (b) amber, meerschaum, agglomerated amber and agglomerated meerschaum, jet and mineral substitutes for jet.

3. In heading 9603, the expression ‘prepared knots and tufts for broom or brush making’ applies only to unmounted knots and tufts of animal hair, vegetable fibre or other material, which are ready for incorporation without division in brooms or brushes, or which require only such further minor processes as trimming to shape at the top, to render them ready for such incorporation.

4. Articles of this chapter, other than those of headings 9601 to 9606 or 9615, remain classified in the chapter whether or not composed wholly or partly of precious metal or metal clad with precious metal, of natural or cultured pearls, or precious or semi-precious stones (natural, synthetic or reconstructed). However, headings 9601 to 9606 and 9615 include articles in which natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones (natural, synthetic or reconstructed), precious metal or metal clad with precious metal constitute only minor constituents.

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In the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, 9603.10.15 is one of 7 lines under subheading 9603.10, brooms and brushes, consisting of twigs or other vegetable materials bound….

The general duty is a specific or compound duty: 5¢ each.

For the same subheading, the UK duty is 2%, the EU duty is 3.7%, the Türkiye duty is 3.7%, the Canada duty is 7%–11%, the Mexico duty is 15%, the Brazil duty is 16.2%, the Argentina duty is 18%, the Peru duty is 6%, the New Zealand duty is 5%, the Japan duty is 2.5%, the Taiwan duty is 5%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 15% and the Nigeria duty is 20%.

The United States imported goods of subheading 9603.10 worth US$21.9m in 2024; the largest supplier was Mexico.

Questions and answers

What is the USA import duty for HTS code 9603.10.15?

The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 5¢ each; the supplementary unit is p/st. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Is there a lower rate for 9603.10.15 under US trade agreements?

Yes. The Special column reads “Free (A+,AU, BH, CL, CO,D,E, IL, JO, KR, MA, OM,P, PA, PE,S, SG)”: the letters in brackets name the agreements and programmes that grant it.

Where does the United States import these goods from?

For subheading 9603.10 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Mexico (US$11.8m), followed by Sri Lanka.

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