# United States tariff line 9603.30.20.00: Valued not over 5¢ each > In the United States tariff, line 9603.30.20.00 covers artists' brushes, writing brushes and similar brushes for the application of cosmetics, valued not over 5¢ each. The general (MFN) duty rate is 2.6%. It falls under HS subheading 9603.30 in heading 96.03 (chapter 96). Source: https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/9603302000 Last updated: 9 October 2026 [Countries](https://border.bot/countries) / [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states) / [Chapter 96](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/96) / [9603.30](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/960330) / [9603.30.20.00](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/9603302000) ## Key facts - Tariff line: 9603.30.20.00 - Covers: Artists' brushes, writing brushes and similar brushes for the application of cosmetics, valued not over 5¢ each - Duty (MFN): 2.6% - Preferential rates: From free (17 programmes or origins) - Additional duties: None recorded - Restrictions: None recorded - Tariff: [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states) - HS subheading: [9603.30](https://border.bot/hs-codes/960330) ## What this line covers In the United States tariff, line 9603.30.20.00 covers artists' brushes, writing brushes and similar brushes for the application of cosmetics, valued not over 5¢ each. Its legal text is “Valued not over 5¢ each”, read under “Artists' brushes, writing brushes and similar brushes for the application of cosmetics”. ## How it is structured It falls under HS subheading 9603.30 in heading 96.03 (chapter 96). The first six digits are the Harmonized System code; the 4 digits after them are added by the United States tariff. - Chapter 96: Miscellaneous manufactured articles - Heading 96.03: 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) - Subheading 9603.30: Artists' brushes, writing brushes and similar brushes for the application of cosmetics - Line 9603.30.20.00: Valued not over 5¢ each ## Duty The general (MFN) duty rate is 2.6%. Duty-free entry applies to goods that qualify under 16 programmes, and to goods from a group of origins (origin group A*). - Free: a group of origins (origin group A*) (A*) - Free: United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement (AU) - Free: United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (BH) - Free: United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CL) - Free: United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (CO) - Free: African Growth and Opportunity Act (D) - Free: Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (E) - Free: United States-Israel Free Trade Area (IL) - Free: United States-Jordan Free Trade Area Implementation Act (JO) - Free: United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (KR) - Free: United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (MA) - Free: United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (OM) - Free: Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (P) - Free: United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (PA) - Free: United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (PE) - Free: United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (S) - Free: United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (SG) ## In other countries No other national tariff on border.bot has live lines under 9603.30 yet. - [The Harmonized System text for 9603.30](https://border.bot/hs-codes/960330) ## Other lines under 9603.30 - [9603.30.40.00](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/9603304000) Valued over 5¢ but not over 10¢ each - [9603.30.60.00](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/9603306000) Valued over 10¢ each - Previous line: [9603.29.80.90](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/9603298090) Other - Next line: [9603.30.40.00](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/9603304000) Valued over 5¢ but not over 10¢ each ## Frequently asked questions ### What does tariff line 9603.30.20.00 cover in the United States tariff? In the United States tariff, line 9603.30.20.00 covers artists' brushes, writing brushes and similar brushes for the application of cosmetics, valued not over 5¢ each. ### What is the general (MFN) duty on 9603.30.20.00 in the United States? The general (MFN) duty rate is 2.6%. ### Which preferential rates apply to 9603.30.20.00? Duty-free entry applies to goods that qualify under 16 programmes: the United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement, the United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, the United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement, the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act, African Growth and Opportunity Act, Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act, the United States-Israel Free Trade Area, the United States-Jordan Free Trade Area Implementation Act, the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, the United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, the United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement, the United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act, the United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement and the United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement, and to goods from a group of origins (origin group A*). ## Sources and updates The tariff lines for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026. The duty rates for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026. The trade programmes for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026. This page was last updated on 9 October 2026. Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling. Official source files: - https://hts.usitc.gov/reststop/exportList?from=0000000000&to=9999999999&format=CSV&styles=false Machine-readable: https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/9603302000.json