# HS code 9603.30: Artists' brushes, writing brushes and similar brushes for the application of cosmetics

> HS code 9603.30 covers artists' brushes, writing brushes and similar brushes for the application of cosmetics. It sits in heading 96.03 (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 chapter 96 (miscellaneous manufactured articles). Other goods of heading 96.03 are classified under 9603.10 (brooms and brushes, consisting of twigs or other vegetable materials bound together, with or without handles), 9603.21 (toothbrushes, shaving brushes, hairbrushes, nail brushes, eyelash brushes and other toilet brushes for use on the person, including such brushes constituting parts of appliances, tooth brushes, including dental-plate brushes), 9603.29 (toothbrushes, shaving brushes, hairbrushes, nail brushes, eyelash brushes and other toilet brushes for use on the person, including such brushes constituting parts of appliances, other), 9603.40 (paint, distemper, varnish or similar brushes (other than brushes of subheading 9603.30); paint pads or rollers) and 2 others. National tariff lines under 9603.30 are live on border.bot for the United States (3 lines, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/960330
Last updated: 11 October 2026

[HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 96](https://border.bot/hs-codes/96) / [96.03](https://border.bot/hs-codes/9603) / [9603.30](https://border.bot/hs-codes/960330)

## Key facts

- HS code: 9603.30
- Covers: Artists' brushes, writing brushes and similar brushes for the application of cosmetics
- Heading: [96.03: 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)](https://border.bot/hs-codes/9603)
- Chapter: [96: Miscellaneous manufactured articles](https://border.bot/hs-codes/96)
- Edition: HS2022
- Duty in the United States: [See its 3 lines](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/960330)

## What this code covers

HS code 9603.30 covers artists' brushes, writing brushes and similar brushes for the application of cosmetics.

The legal text of the subheading is “Artists' brushes, writing brushes and similar brushes for the application of cosmetics”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 96.03 are classified under 9603.10 (brooms and brushes, consisting of twigs or other vegetable materials bound together, with or without handles), 9603.21 (toothbrushes, shaving brushes, hairbrushes, nail brushes, eyelash brushes and other toilet brushes for use on the person, including such brushes constituting parts of appliances, tooth brushes, including dental-plate brushes), 9603.29 (toothbrushes, shaving brushes, hairbrushes, nail brushes, eyelash brushes and other toilet brushes for use on the person, including such brushes constituting parts of appliances, other), 9603.40 (paint, distemper, varnish or similar brushes (other than brushes of subheading 9603.30); paint pads or rollers) and 2 others.

- [9603.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/960310) Brooms and brushes, consisting of twigs or other vegetable materials bound together, with or without handles
- [9603.21](https://border.bot/hs-codes/960321) Toothbrushes, shaving brushes, hairbrushes, nail brushes, eyelash brushes and other toilet brushes for use on the person, including such brushes constituting parts of appliances: Tooth brushes, including dental-plate brushes
- [9603.29](https://border.bot/hs-codes/960329) Toothbrushes, shaving brushes, hairbrushes, nail brushes, eyelash brushes and other toilet brushes for use on the person, including such brushes constituting parts of appliances: Other
- [9603.40](https://border.bot/hs-codes/960340) Paint, distemper, varnish or similar brushes (other than brushes of subheading 9603.30); paint pads and rollers
- [9603.50](https://border.bot/hs-codes/960350) Other brushes constituting parts of machines, appliances or vehicles
- [9603.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/960390) Other

## How it is structured

9603.30 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 96, are the chapter; the first four, 9603, are heading 96.03; the last two, 30, identify the subheading within the heading.

Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.

- 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 motorised, 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

## In other countries

National tariff lines under 9603.30 are live on border.bot for the United States (3 lines, also used by 1 other country).

- [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/960330): 3 lines, used by 1 other country

- Previous subheading: [9603.29](https://border.bot/hs-codes/960329) Toothbrushes, shaving brushes, hairbrushes, nail brushes, eyelash brushes and other toilet brushes for use on the person, including such brushes constituting parts of appliances: Other
- Next subheading: [9603.40](https://border.bot/hs-codes/960340) Paint, distemper, varnish or similar brushes (other than brushes of subheading 9603.30); paint pads and rollers

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 9603.30 cover?

HS code 9603.30 covers artists' brushes, writing brushes and similar brushes for the application of cosmetics.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 9603.30 in?

HS code 9603.30 is in heading 96.03 (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 chapter 96 (miscellaneous manufactured articles).

### Where are goods of heading 96.03 classified when 9603.30 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 96.03 are classified under 9603.10 (brooms and brushes, consisting of twigs or other vegetable materials bound together, with or without handles), 9603.21 (toothbrushes, shaving brushes, hairbrushes, nail brushes, eyelash brushes and other toilet brushes for use on the person, including such brushes constituting parts of appliances, tooth brushes, including dental-plate brushes), 9603.29 (toothbrushes, shaving brushes, hairbrushes, nail brushes, eyelash brushes and other toilet brushes for use on the person, including such brushes constituting parts of appliances, other), 9603.40 (paint, distemper, varnish or similar brushes (other than brushes of subheading 9603.30); paint pads or rollers) and 2 others.

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 9603.30?

National tariff lines under 9603.30 are live on border.bot for the United States (3 lines, also used by 1 other country).

## Sources and updates

The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 2 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 11 October 2026.

This page was last updated on 11 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.

Machine-readable: https://border.bot/hs-codes/960330.json