Brooms, brushes, hand-operated mechanical floor sweepers, not motorised, etc.: South Korea exports and imports
HS 9603 · 비ㆍ브러시(기계ㆍ기구ㆍ차량 등의 부분품을 구성하는 브러시를 포함한다)ㆍ모터를 갖추지 않은 기계식 바닥청소기(수동식으로 한정한다)ㆍ모프(mop)ㆍ깃 먼지털이, 비나 브러시의 제조용으로 묶었거나 술(tuft)의 모양으로 정돈한 물품, 페인트용 패드ㆍ롤러ㆍ스퀴지(squeegee)[롤러스퀴지(roller squeegee)는 제외한다] · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $9.4 million of brooms, brushes, hand-operated mechanical floor sweepers, not motorised, etc. (HS 9603), down 9.1% from September 2026 and up 37.2% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of brooms, brushes, hand-operated mechanical floor sweepers, not motorised, etc. (HS 9603) totalled $106.1 million, up 16.3% from the 12 months before ($91.3 million).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was the United States ($30.0 million, 28.3% of the total), followed by Japan and China.
That was 22.2% of South Korea's exports under HS chapter 96 (miscellaneous manufactured articles) over the same 12 months.
Imports in October 2026 were $26.9 million (up 27.7% from October 2025), leaving a deficit of $17.5 million for the month.
Official description of HS 9603: 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).
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 9603
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9603.10 | Brooms and brushes, consisting of twigs or other vegetable materials bound together, with or without handles | $351K | 0.3% | -21.9% | $15K |
| 9603.21 | Tooth brushes, including dental-plate brushes | $19.2M | 18.1% | +4.0% | $1.7M |
| 9603.29 | Other | $60.1M | 56.6% | +25.4% | $5.6M |
| 9603.30 | Artists' brushes, writing brushes and similar brushes for the application of cosmetics | $6.8M | 6.4% | +18.9% | $536K |
| 9603.40 | Paint, distemper, varnish or similar brushes (other than brushes of subheading 9603.30); paint pads and rollers | $369K | 0.3% | -24.7% | $35K |
| 9603.50 | Other brushes constituting parts of machines, appliances or vehicles | $11.6M | 11.0% | +8.8% | $1000K |
| 9603.90 | Other | $7.7M | 7.3% | +1.9% | $567K |
Six-digit codes are international; the indented ten-digit codes are South Korea's own subdivision. These rows are world totals; "Share" is the share of the row above.
Top destinations
Export value over the 12 months to October 2026. 165 countries received this product from South Korea in the last 24 months; the table shows the largest 20.
| Rank | Country | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | Rank before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | $30.0M | 28.3% | +26.0% | 1 | $3.5M |
| 2 | Japan | $18.4M | 17.4% | +14.8% | 2 | $1.1M |
| 3 | China | $10.1M | 9.5% | +25.3% | 3 | $1.1M |
| 4 | Belgium | $6.9M | 6.5% | -0.5% | 4 | $349K |
| 5 | Taiwan | $2.9M | 2.7% | -16.3% | 5 | $204K |
| 6 | Vietnam | $2.6M | 2.5% | -1.1% | 7 | $240K |
| 7 | Russia | $2.3M | 2.2% | -29.4% | 6 | $131K |
| 8 | Thailand | $2.2M | 2.0% | -8.3% | 8 | $164K |
| 9 | Brazil | $2.1M | 2.0% | +19.0% | 9 | $54K |
| 10 | United Kingdom | $2.1M | 2.0% | +79.5% | 13 | $303K |
| 11 | Australia | $1.9M | 1.8% | +26.5% | 10 | $155K |
| 12 | Türkiye | $1.6M | 1.5% | +242.1% | 29 | $141K |
| 13 | India | $1.5M | 1.4% | +58.7% | 18 | $206K |
| 14 | Ireland | $1.4M | 1.3% | +52.2% | 19 | $5,608 |
| 15 | Malaysia | $1.4M | 1.3% | +19.1% | 14 | $49K |
| 16 | Netherlands | $1.3M | 1.3% | +88.4% | 21 | $272K |
| 17 | Spain | $1.2M | 1.2% | -13.9% | 12 | $89K |
| 18 | Italy | $1.2M | 1.1% | -19.6% | 11 | $71K |
| 19 | Mongolia | $1.1M | 1.0% | +21.0% | 20 | $136K |
| 20 | Hong Kong | $1.0M | 1.0% | +107.5% | 26 | $106K |
Countries are linked when exports of this product to them reached $5,000,000 over 24 months.
Monthly figures
| Month | Exports | vs year earlier | Export weight | Export $/kg | Imports | Import weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $9.4M | +37.2% | 367 t | $25.69 | $26.9M | 2,816 t |
| September 2026 | $10.4M | +21.8% | 407 t | $25.47 | $27.3M | 2,825 t |
| August 2026 | $9.2M | +50.4% | 428 t | $21.53 | $23.3M | 2,294 t |
| July 2026 | $10.7M | +22.5% | 446 t | $23.94 | $25.5M | 2,516 t |
| June 2026 | $9.5M | +37.8% | 354 t | $26.76 | $28.2M | 2,644 t |
| May 2026 | $8.4M | +9.9% | 321 t | $26.05 | $25.0M | 2,486 t |
| April 2026 | $9.3M | +9.0% | 372 t | $24.92 | $27.8M | 2,799 t |
| March 2026 | $7.8M | +4.7% | 311 t | $25.02 | $23.2M | 2,120 t |
| February 2026 | $7.9M | +4.2% | 333 t | $23.80 | $22.5M | 2,199 t |
| January 2026 | $8.1M | +24.3% | 298 t | $27.23 | $25.3M | 2,714 t |
| December 2025 | $7.6M | -4.9% | 352 t | $21.52 | $24.7M | 2,782 t |
| November 2025 | $7.9M | -6.9% | 326 t | $24.29 | $22.0M | 2,522 t |
| October 2025 | $6.9M | -15.4% | 293 t | $23.46 | $21.1M | 2,294 t |
| September 2025 | $8.5M | +6.6% | 357 t | $23.87 | $22.7M | 2,533 t |
| August 2025 | $6.1M | -9.0% | 268 t | $22.91 | $20.6M | 2,214 t |
| July 2025 | $8.7M | -4.3% | 372 t | $23.43 | $20.5M | 2,380 t |
| June 2025 | $6.9M | -10.4% | 285 t | $24.05 | $22.6M | 2,375 t |
| May 2025 | $7.6M | -11.1% | 323 t | $23.57 | $20.8M | 2,296 t |
| April 2025 | $8.5M | +8.3% | 370 t | $22.98 | $24.7M | 2,615 t |
| March 2025 | $7.4M | -5.9% | 279 t | $26.68 | $23.5M | 2,414 t |
| February 2025 | $7.6M | +13.2% | 309 t | $24.58 | $16.3M | 1,809 t |
| January 2025 | $6.5M | -17.5% | 267 t | $24.39 | $23.6M | 2,538 t |
| December 2024 | $8.0M | +15.7% | 300 t | $26.60 | $24.7M | 2,882 t |
| November 2024 | $8.5M | +10.0% | 371 t | $22.95 | $22.5M | 2,516 t |
Exports FOB, imports CIF, US dollars. Weight is net weight. "vs year earlier" compares export value with the same month one year before and is left blank when that month was under $10,000. Source: Korea Customs Service, via data.go.kr.