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HS Code 9603 encompasses brooms, brushes, hand-operated mechanical floor sweepers, mops, feather dusters, prepared knots for broom or brush making, paint pads and rollers, squeegees. The classification includes detailed subcategories for various brush types based on materials and application. This cleaning and application tools category includes implements for surface maintenance, cleaning, and material application. Products range from simple household brooms to specialized industrial brushes and artistic application tools. Technical specifications focus on bristle or fiber characteristics, durability, ergonomics, and efficiency for intended applications. Manufacturing involves specialized processes for securing bristles or fibers in appropriate backing materials, handle attachment, and finishing operations. Unlike power cleaning equipment (HS 8508/8509), these items rely on manual operation and direct mechanical action. This division represents fundamental tools used across domestic, industrial, and artistic applications for cleaning, maintenance, and material application, providing the basic implements for environmental maintenance and surface treatments from household cleaning to industrial processes and artistic creation.