🇺🇸 United States imports of brooms and brushes: 2024 trade data
Imports of brooms and brushes by the United States reached $2.14 billion in 2024 (192.1 thousand tonnes). That makes it the largest importer of this product worldwide, out of 225 countries. That is 8% more than in 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 | $2.14B | 192.1K t |
| 2023 | $1.97B | 169.6K t |
| 2022 | $2.05B | 200.6K t |
| 2021 | $2.27B | 200.1K t |
| 2020 | $2.00B | 201.8K t |
| 2019 | $1.75B | 183.3K t |
| 2018 | $1.73B | 173.0K t |
| 2017 | $1.55B | 174.9K t |
Where the United States imports brooms and brushes from
China alone supplied 65% of it.
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇳 China | $1.39B | 65% |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | $146.0M | 6.8% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $92.4M | 4.3% |
| 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | $85.2M | 4% |
| 🇻🇳 Vietnam | $53.5M | 2.5% |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | $39.1M | 1.8% |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | $29.4M | 1.4% |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | $24.8M | 1.2% |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | $20.5M | 1% |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | $20.2M | 1% |
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… | 43% |
| 9603.30 | Brushes: artists' brushes, writing brushes and similar brushes for the application of cosmetics | 16% |
| 9603.21 | Brushes: toothbrushes | 15% |
| 9603.29 | Brushes: shaving, hair, nail, eyelash and other toilet brushes for use on the person, including brushes as parts of appliances | 11% |
| 9603.40 | Brushes: paint, distemper, varnish or similar brushes (not those of item no. 9603.30), paint pads and rollers | 7.3% |
| 9603.50 | Brushes: constituting parts of machines, appliances or vehicles | 6.6% |
| 9603.10 | Brooms and brushes: consisting of twigs or other vegetable materials bound together, with or without handles | 1% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 9603.
Average import price of brooms and brushes
The average declared value was about $11.12 per kg, 23% above the world average of $9.01. This usually points to higher-grade or processed goods.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
The United States also exports brooms and brushes
The United States exported $433.1 million of brooms and brushes in 2024 (26.1 thousand tonnes). It ranks 3rd of 210 countries for exports of this product. The largest buyer markets were Canada (35%), Mexico (12%), Germany (7%). Among the main buyer markets, South Korea grew fastest (+31% on the year before).
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇦 Canada | $153.5M | 35% |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | $51.2M | 12% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $28.8M | 6.6% |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | $20.7M | 4.8% |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | $12.7M | 2.9% |
| 🇵🇱 Poland | $11.1M | 2.6% |
| Taiwan | $9.5M | 2.2% |
| 🇨🇳 China | $9.5M | 2.2% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $8.8M | 2% |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | $7.9M | 1.8% |
Who is behind these numbers in the United States?
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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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 States: questions
What is the value of brooms and brushes imported by the United States?
The United States imported brooms and brushes worth $2.14 billion in 2024 (192.1 thousand tonnes).
Where does the United States import brooms and brushes from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were China (65%), Mexico (7%), Germany (4%).
What is the average import price of brooms and brushes in the United States?
The average declared import value was about $11.12 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $9.01 per kg.
Does the United States export brooms and brushes?
Yes. The United States exported brooms and brushes worth $433.1 million in 2024, mainly to Canada, Mexico, Germany.
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 States?
These public statistics stop at country level. EximDataX has a direct customs feed for the United States with shipment-level records, updated weekly, where you can see the importers and exporters by name.
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