# HS code 9603.40: Paint, distemper, varnish or similar brushes (other than brushes of subheading 9603.30); paint pads and rollers

> HS code 9603.40 covers paint, distemper, varnish or similar brushes (other than brushes of subheading 9603.30); paint pads and rollers. 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), 9603.30 (artists' brushes, writing brushes or similar brushes for the application of cosmetics) and 2 others.

Source: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/960340
Last updated: 13 October 2026

[HS codes](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 96](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/96) / [96.03](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/9603) / [9603.40](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/960340)

## Key facts

- HS code: 9603.40
- Covers: Paint, distemper, varnish or similar brushes (other than brushes of subheading 9603.30); paint pads and rollers
- 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://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/9603)
- Chapter: [96: Miscellaneous manufactured articles](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/96)
- Edition: HS2022
- Duty rates: [Set by each country’s tariff](https://staging.border.bot/countries)

## What this code covers

HS code 9603.40 covers paint, distemper, varnish or similar brushes (other than brushes of subheading 9603.30); paint pads and rollers.

The legal text of the subheading is “Paint, distemper, varnish or similar brushes (other than brushes of subheading 9603.30); paint pads and rollers”, 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), 9603.30 (artists' brushes, writing brushes or similar brushes for the application of cosmetics) and 2 others.

- [9603.10](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/960310) Brooms and brushes, consisting of twigs or other vegetable materials bound together, with or without handles
- [9603.21](https://staging.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://staging.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
- [9603.30](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/960330) Artists' brushes, writing brushes and similar brushes for the application of cosmetics
- [9603.50](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/960350) Other brushes constituting parts of machines, appliances or vehicles
- [9603.90](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/960390) Other

## How it is structured

9603.40 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 96, are the chapter; the first four, 9603, are heading 96.03; the last two, 40, 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 9603.40: Paint, distemper, varnish or similar brushes (other than brushes of subheading 9603.30); paint pads and rollers

## In other countries

No national tariff lines under 9603.40 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 9603.40 at six digits and add their own digits after it.

- Previous subheading: [9603.30](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/960330) Artists' brushes, writing brushes and similar brushes for the application of cosmetics
- Next subheading: [9603.50](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/960350) Other brushes constituting parts of machines, appliances or vehicles

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 9603.40 cover?

HS code 9603.40 covers paint, distemper, varnish or similar brushes (other than brushes of subheading 9603.30); paint pads and rollers.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 9603.40 in?

HS code 9603.40 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 9603.40 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), 9603.30 (artists' brushes, writing brushes or similar brushes for the application of cosmetics) and 2 others.

## Sources and updates

The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 1 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 13 October 2026.

This page was last updated on 13 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://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/960340.json