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) (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) (statistical code 9603): imports in August 2026 were JPY 6,253,606,000 (+23.8% year on year), quantity 2,857,528 KG, unit price JPY 2,188 per KG. Main origins: People's Republic of China (72.3%), Thailand (6.0%), Viet Nam (5.0%), Germany (4.1%), Taiwan (2.1%). Figures for August 2026 are preliminary.
Exports in the same month were JPY 1,561,311,000, a trade deficit of JPY 4,692,295,000. (imports: preliminary; exports: revised)
Export statistics for this code
Monthly statistics
| Month | Status | Import value | Quantity | Unit price | Year-on-year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | preliminary | JPY 6,253,606,000 | 2,857,528 | JPY 2,188 | +23.8% |
| July 2026 | revised | JPY 7,048,822,000 | 3,197,428 | JPY 2,204 | +24.8% |
| June 2026 | revised | JPY 6,107,798,000 | 2,995,215 | JPY 2,039 | +18.1% |
| May 2026 | revised | JPY 5,644,504,000 | 2,900,732 | JPY 1,945 | +14.3% |
| April 2026 | revised | JPY 5,931,151,000 | 3,253,732 | JPY 1,823 | -2.0% |
| March 2026 | revised | JPY 5,106,670,000 | 2,552,825 | JPY 2,000 | -5.9% |
| February 2026 | revised | JPY 5,528,300,000 | 2,868,830 | JPY 1,927 | +22.4% |
| January 2026 | revised | JPY 6,556,347,000 | 3,242,865 | JPY 2,022 | -3.1% |
| December 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 5,540,499,000 | 3,040,566 | JPY 1,822 | +0.4% |
| November 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 5,945,864,000 | 3,254,343 | JPY 1,827 | +0.3% |
| October 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 5,721,064,000 | 3,485,224 | JPY 1,641 | +0.2% |
| September 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 6,236,489,000 | 3,390,102 | JPY 1,840 | +18.4% |
| August 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 5,052,283,000 | 2,787,576 | JPY 1,812 | -1.4% |
| July 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 5,649,438,000 | 3,204,133 | JPY 1,763 | -2.2% |
| June 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 5,171,078,000 | 2,777,788 | JPY 1,861 | +0.5% |
| May 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 4,938,356,000 | 2,890,249 | JPY 1,709 | -15.0% |
| April 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 6,052,572,000 | 3,379,541 | JPY 1,791 | +9.2% |
| March 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 5,424,644,000 | 3,003,237 | JPY 1,806 | +18.7% |
| February 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 4,516,620,000 | 2,293,211 | JPY 1,970 | -0.3% |
| January 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 6,767,513,000 | 3,559,876 | JPY 1,901 | +35.4% |
| December 2024 | final | JPY 5,520,600,000 | 3,135,384 | JPY 1,761 | +17.8% |
| November 2024 | final | JPY 5,926,576,000 | 3,467,330 | JPY 1,709 | +5.2% |
| October 2024 | final | JPY 5,710,307,000 | 3,411,840 | JPY 1,674 | +5.4% |
| September 2024 | final | JPY 5,267,676,000 | 3,068,451 | JPY 1,717 | -3.0% |
Subcategories
- Brooms and brushes, consisting of twigs or other vegetable materials bound together, with or without handles
- Tooth brushes, including dental-plate brushes
- Other
- Artists' brushes, writing brushes and similar brushes for the application of cosmetics
- Paint, distemper, varnish or similar brushes (other than brushes of subheading 9603.30); paint pads and rollers
- Other brushes constituting parts of machines, appliances or vehicles
- 2 Feather dusters
- 3 Prepared knots and tufts for broom or brush making
- 1 Mechanical floor sweepers
- 4 Other
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