🇬🇧 United Kingdom imports of brooms and brushes: 2024 trade data
The United Kingdom imported $493.1 million of brooms and brushes in 2024 (61.8 thousand tonnes). It ranks 4th of 225 countries for imports of this product. Value rose 9% on 2023. Across 2017-2024 the long-run trend was broadly stable.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports of brooms and brushes by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $493.1M | 61.8K t |
| 2023 | $451.8M | 56.7K t |
| 2022 | $472.2M | 57.7K t |
| 2021 | $525.8M | 60.4K t |
| 2020 | $472.2M | 60.6K t |
| 2019 | $428.2M | 53.3K t |
| 2018 | $406.2M | 52.3K t |
| 2017 | $391.5M | 49.4K t |
Where the United Kingdom imports brooms and brushes from
China alone supplied 53% of it.
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇳 China | $262.3M | 53% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $61.9M | 13% |
| 🇸🇪 Sweden | $29.1M | 5.9% |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | $16.8M | 3.4% |
| 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | $14.8M | 3% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $12.7M | 2.6% |
| 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | $9.5M | 1.9% |
| 🇵🇱 Poland | $8.8M | 1.8% |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | $8.3M | 1.7% |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | $7.8M | 1.6% |
Types of brooms and brushes under HS 9603
| 9603.90 | Brooms, brushes, mops, feather dusters, squeegees, hand operated mechanical floor sweepers: (not motorised), prepared knots and tufts for brooms or… | 34% |
| 9603.21 | Brushes: toothbrushes | 26% |
| 9603.40 | Brushes: paint, distemper, varnish or similar brushes (not those of item no. 9603.30), paint pads and rollers | 17% |
| 9603.29 | Brushes: shaving, hair, nail, eyelash and other toilet brushes for use on the person, including brushes as parts of appliances | 10% |
| 9603.50 | Brushes: constituting parts of machines, appliances or vehicles | 5.3% |
| 9603.30 | Brushes: artists' brushes, writing brushes and similar brushes for the application of cosmetics | 4.8% |
| 9603.10 | Brooms and brushes: consisting of twigs or other vegetable materials bound together, with or without handles | 2.3% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 9603.
Average import price of brooms and brushes
The average declared value was about $7.98 per kg, close to the world average of $9.01.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
The United Kingdom also exports brooms and brushes
Exports of brooms and brushes by the United Kingdom reached $138.7 million in 2024 (6.2 thousand tonnes). Its share of world exports was 1%. The largest buyer markets were Germany (15%), United States (15%), Ireland (14%). Trade is spread widely: the top three buyer markets together make up only 44%. Among the main buyer markets, Poland grew fastest (+44% on the year before).
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $21.4M | 15% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $20.5M | 15% |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | $19.5M | 14% |
| 🇫🇷 France | $10.8M | 7.8% |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $6.8M | 4.9% |
| 🇵🇱 Poland | $4.4M | 3.2% |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | $3.9M | 2.8% |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | $3.2M | 2.3% |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | $3.2M | 2.3% |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $3.0M | 2.1% |
Who is behind these numbers in the United Kingdom?
Public statistics stop at country totals and the last published year. EximDataX shows the shipment records underneath: the companies, dates, quantities and declared values, updated weekly.
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Updated weekly on EximDataX (some markets daily), while public statistics stop at 2024.
Source: CEPII BACI (reconciled UN Comtrade data), HS 2017 edition, release 202601, Etalab Open Licence 2.0. Annual values in US dollars at the customs border; quantities in tonnes where reported. HS 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.
Brooms and brushes trade in the United Kingdom: questions
What is the value of brooms and brushes imported by the United Kingdom?
The United Kingdom imported brooms and brushes worth $493.1 million in 2024 (61.8 thousand tonnes).
Where does the United Kingdom import brooms and brushes from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were China (53%), Germany (13%), Sweden (6%).
What is the average import price of brooms and brushes in the United Kingdom?
The average declared import value was about $7.98 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $9.01 per kg.
Does the United Kingdom export brooms and brushes?
Yes. The United Kingdom exported brooms and brushes worth $138.7 million in 2024, mainly to Germany, United States, Ireland.
What is the HS code for brooms and brushes?
Brooms and brushes falls under HS heading 9603 (Brooms, brushes (including parts of machines), hand operated floor sweepers, mops and feather dusters; knots and tufts f). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading brooms and brushes with the United Kingdom?
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