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Full Circle

In some ways, it doesn't seem so long ago that the last in-person ABMA Convention was winding down back in March of 2020 in St. Petersburg, Fla. In other ways, it seems like a lifetime. At the time, no one likely suspected that the COVID-19 topic would still be the central issue 24 months later. The recent Omicron surge was certainly another lesson in trying to predict the end of the pandemic. However, against my better judgment, I keep looking for signs to get beyond pandemic life and look forward to some predictability and routine.

So as we now approach March, the ABMA is set to host the real-live, in-person version of the ABMA Convention in Bonita Springs, Fla., and it feels like a nice step toward something familiar. I’d like to think that returning to begin again so close to where we ended, that it’s a sign we’re coming full circle on this thing. At least, that’s what I hope.

The headlines change so fast now, but running through the economic reports for this issue, it is refreshing to hear signs of supply chain improvement for certain regions. Additionally, it seems some of the labor issues are easing slightly as Omicron cases are subsiding in many areas.

It has taken a while, but Brushware finally has been directly impacted as we were a little short-staffed on this one due to COVID-19. But, there’s always a way forward and we’re pleased to present our biggest ABMA Preview issue since we took over ownership. We’ve expanded the Global Brush Directory and we’re now well over 350 brushware manufacturers worldwide. Of course, we have full coverage of the convention complete with a brief guide on things to do in Bonita Springs. And as always, we are proud to present the expanded end-of-the-year 2021 US import-export industry data with a five-year chart history to highlight the ongoing trends.

Also, be sure to check out the profile on ABMA Emerging Leader chair Kevin White from the Industrial Brush Company. Plus, Lisa Anderson offers her column on the advantages and opportunities in structured planning and strategy that should get business leaders thinking.

We hope you find this to be a great issue and for those that can make it, I look forward to seeing you in Bonita Springs ... maybe even at the beach!

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By Phillip M. Perry 38 2022 Global Brush Company Locator 42 2021 Final US Import/Export Data

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industry NEWS

Boucherie Launches New Website

ZAHORANSKY Exits Interbrush

On December 8, 2021, ZAHORANSKY’s Ulrich Roth and Robert Dous released a statement indicating that the company would not be participating in the Interbrush tradeshow going forward. The statement cited several reasons for the decision including the four-year interval cycle, limited benefit relative to the cost for ZAHORANSKY and the short duration of the show.

Boucherie has been building brush-making machinery for nearly 100 years.

Nevertheless, innovating and developing new technologies for customers has always been at the heart of the company’s approach. It seemed only logical that the drive to stay up to speed should also be reflected in Boucherie's corporate identity and online presence. In December of 2021, Boucherie introduced new branding and a new website. This revamped look and feel, with fresh colors and finetuned graphics, underlines Boucherie's commitment for the future as a world leader in brush-making machinery.

Boucherie designs and produces cutting-edge engineering solutions for the manufacture of oral care, personal care and household brushes. Looking for specific brush-making equipment? On the new website, one can easily navigate through a broad range of machines by category and machine type. Of course, Boucherie is available to advise on the perfect machinery for any project.

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ZAHORANSKY plans to shift their budget and manpower to “develop our products and solutions even more consistently in line with customer requirements and to launch them to the market in a timely manner.” And with that new approach, ZAHORANSKY is working on a concept for an event on their premises.

In reaction to the announcement, Daniel Strowitzki, CEO of Freiburg Wirtschaft Touristik and Messe GmbH & Co. (FWTM) responded with a statement saying, “We deeply regret the decision of our longstanding exhibitor and business partner. However, as a company that knows what it means to weigh financial aspects and take strategic decisions, we respect it. We would like to take this opportunity to extend our heartfelt thanks for 43 years of excellent collaboration and a relationship built on trust.”

He went on to say the loss of ZAHORANSKY had prompted the organization to initiate an in-depth dialog with associations and exhibitors to determine the future content strategy of Interbrush. Additionally, extensive preparations continue for the next Interbrush, and he expressed confidence that in 2024, Interbrush would offer “a first-rate event to all participants.”

Franklin Automation Now Part of Neyret

On September 27, 2021, after 31 years of operating as a family business, the Kigyos family sold a majority share of Franklin Automation to the Neyret Group of France. Neyret Group is also a family-owned business and one of the world’s premier suppliers of advanced automation systems. Specifically, Neyret is known as a highly successful supplier of high-speed intermittent and continuous motion assembly and testing systems with two modern machine-building operations in France, a sales office in China and now a third machine building operation in North America.

FEIBP’S 2021 Q4 SURVEY REPORT The FEIBP released their European Brush Industry Survey Report for the fourth quarter of 2021 in early February. The latest report is based on input from 37 completed surveys out of total of 292 invitations. Industry firms surveyed were asked about performance in both domestic and export markets and technical brushes led the way at home with more than 52 percent reporting five percent or more growth in the segment versus the same quarter in 2020. On the export side, the hygiene brush segment was the strongest as 42 percent reported growth above five percent in the quarter. The weakest product category in both the domestic and export markets was the art brush sector reported at just over 11 percent for growth (domestic and export).

2021 Q4 PRODUCT SALES VS 2020 Q4 (DOMESTIC)

The company works closely with many industries including medical devices and pharmaceuticals. It was due to the significant growth in these particular customer segments that made it imperative they find the right domestic partner to bolster their sales and service offerings in the region.

Going forward, Frank Kigyos and his brother Kevin Kigyos have both retained minority shares in Franklin and will continue managing its operations.

Furthermore, they will participate in all corporate decision-making at the board level. This is a significant development for Franklin Automation as it continues offering the personal service and price points of a smaller automation house while still providing the financial security and collaborative advanced engineering strength of a world-class, multi-national automation group.

2021 Q4 PRODUCT SALES VS 2020 Q4 (EXPORTS)

As for the loyal customers in the brush, broom and mop industry, Franklin Automation will continue its representation of the Wohler, Roth and Giori companies in the US and Canada.

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With outstanding industry expertise accumulated over the years, coupled with our proven technologies, DuPont Filaments is dedicated to the oral care brush industry with our nylon solutions under the brand names of DuPont™ Tynex®(nylon 612) and DuPont™ Herox®(nylon 610) . Leading toothbrush brands and manufacturers are able to produce very high quality brushes with a balance of consistent quality, wear performance and unmatched productivities in tufting and end-rounding by using DuPont filaments. As consumer trends in toothbrush are increasingly focused on the six major areas of 1) Visual Attractiveness, 2) Interdental Cleaning, 3) Plaque Removal, 4) Gum Comfort, 5) Gingival Cleaning and 6) Anti-microbial within the filaments, DuPont Filaments has been working closely with the leading global brands in oral care as well as toothbrush manufacturers by fulfilling these needs with our broad range of innovative products in the portfolio BEAUTY DESERVES THE BEST FILAMENTS - FINE FILAMENTS DuPont™ Natrafil® filaments, a pioneering filament from DuPont’s unique polyester based material, contain proprietary texturizing additives that create a structured surface that mimics animal hair.

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industry NEWS

ISSA Show 2021 Reports Strong Attendance Informa Markets has announced an attendance of 10,022 registered cleaning-industry professionals for the ISSA Show North America 2021 held November 15-18 at the newly renovated and GBAC STAR™ accredited Las Vegas Convention Center. The return of the in-person event to the convention capital of the world reaffirmed the industry’s commitment to hosting safe events and delivering innovative solutions that support cleaning, disinfection and infection prevention around the world.

“The highly anticipated ISSA Show North America 2021 was a wonderful opportunity for the industry to come together after two years to learn, network, and celebrate,” says Informa Markets US Group Director Lindsay Roberts. “We welcomed new professionals and familiar faces, honored the year’s most impactful products, services, hardworking professionals and charitable donors, and hosted more than 100 education sessions and workshops.”

The three-day event featured more than 521 exhibitors across 185,000 square feet of exhibit space whose innovations have supported residential and in-house and outsourced commercial cleaners during the COVID-19 pandemic. The global cleaning

services market is expected to grow to a value of $88.9 billion by 2025. The show is the leading event for North America’s manufacturers, distributors and end-users, and supports the acceleration of the global cleaning and facility management industries.

ISSA Show North America 2022 will be held in Chicago, Ill., October 10-13, 2022 at McCormick Place, which has been GBAC STAR accredited since August 2020.

Global Shop Solutions Releases New Website While most software websites typically focus on the features and capabilities of a company’s products, Global Shop Solutions, a leading developer of ERP software for manufacturers around the world, has taken a user-centric approach with the launch of its new website. Designed to provide a richer, more immersive online experience, the site focuses on the needs of manufacturers wanting to learn how ERP software can simplify their businesses.

“Since day one, we have built our ERP software based on the needs and feedback of manufacturers, and we do the same with our website,” says Marketing Project Manager Hilary

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All three of these areas signaled it was time to make our online experience simpler, deeper and more direct.”

The new website’s primary goal is to educate visitors about our company and our product while showing how Global Shop Solutions ERP software can help manufacturers go from good to great. The website helps manufacturers understand why ERP will be their most valuable asset for satisfying their customers’ needs and keeping up with the rapidly changing manufacturing industry.

“Purchasing ERP software is one of the most important decisions a manufacturer can make for their future,” says Senior Communication Specialist Ashley Calderon. “Our new website simplifies the research and educates manufacturers about the entire process – from that first question to implementation to continuous improvement – and all supported by success stories so they can make the best decision for their company.”

Fuller Industries Joins Forces with Superior Solutions Fuller Industries president Mark Chalfant announced in December 2021 that Fuller Industries, LLC, will join forces with Superior Solutions LLC. According to the announcement, Superior Solutions is a leading jan/san product manufacturer and distributor in North America, with branded and white-label chemical manufacturing capabilities and one of the largest jan/san distribution networks in central and eastern Canada. Superior Solutions is a wholly-owned subsidiary of GDI Integrated Facility Services Inc., a Canadian-­domiciled company with over 20,000 employees, which is among the five largest facility-services providers in North America.

“We are very excited about joining forces with Superior Solutions as it represents the next step in Fuller Industries’ strategic evolution,” Chalfant says. “Fuller Industries will become Superior Solutions’ manufacturing partner and platform in the US market. Superior Solutions’ expertise in white-label chemical manufacturing and deep experience in the janitorial products industry will add substantial value to Fuller’s existing operations. Fuller Industries will be able to provide our clients with the most innovative, technologically advanced and cost-effective lines of chemicals, brushes and plastic-­based jan/san products on the market today. We feel that becoming part of the GDI family will also considerably strengthen Fuller Industries and serve to support our growth.”

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Nexstep Announces Promotions

ZAHORANSKY Restructures Sales and Marketing

Nexstep Commercial Products, Exclusive Licensee of O-Cedar, has announced the promotion of Beth Spencer to the position of Human Resources/Accounts Receivable. Spencer joined Nexstep in 2020 as an accounts receivable associate. In addition to her accounts receivable responsibilities, she will now provide support and facilitate the company’s human resource functions and processes in Springfield, Ohio.

ZAHORANSKY is repositioning itself in sales and marketing and is merging the Oral Care/Broom & Brush Mechanical Engineering and Automation & Molds/Medical Technology sales divisions. The restructuring opens up synergies in development, sales and production and enables the strength of the global sales and production network across all ZAHORANSKY locations.

Starting in January, Robert Dous has led the restructure initiative and he is now Managing Director of ZAHORANSKY Automation & Molds GmbH and the Chief Sales Officer of the ZAHORANSKY GROUP. He is responsible for the global sales, marketing and service activities of all ZAHORANSKY products and locations. Additionally, he is also managing branches in the US, Mexico, Brazil, India, Japan and China.

Spencer recently graduated from Western Governors University with her Bachelors of Science in Business Management. She enjoys the people at Nexstep and the diversity of work she does at the company. She is looking forward to further learning and assisting the employees and being part of Nexstep’s continued growth.

Also at Nexstep, Rachel Steele has been promoted to Assistant Operations Manager in Paxton, Ill. In her new position, Steele will assist the general manager in all aspects of managing the facility in Paxton. She will report directly to the general manager.

Steele joined Nexstep Commercial Products in 2005 and has worked in a variety of positions in the company, most recently human resources and accounts payable. She attended Parkland Community College and currently lives at Lake Iroquois with her husband and two children.

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Ryan Proulx Promoted at Atlas Graham Furgale Atlas Graham Furgale (AGF) has announced the promotion of Ryan Proulx C.I.M, to Chief Operating Officer (COO). In his new role, Proulx will work closely with the AGF Board of Directors and assist the President and CEO Tim MacGregor with overseeing AGF’s day-to-day operations, setting future direction and supporting the delivery of quality, cost-effective solutions to our clients around the world.

Proulx has spent the past 20 years in leadership roles in various organizations with the last three years being spent as AGF’s Vice President of Operations. Since joining AGF in 2018 Proulx has overseen the operational responsibilities in both the AGF Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada operations as well as the Vivelle manufacturing facility in Hanbrucken, Germany.

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machinery SPOTLIGHT

AEOLA: A New Chapter In Brush Manufacturing Technology With the Aeola, Boucherie has developed a totally different machine concept for household and personal care brush manufacturing: compact, simple and extremely efficient. Traditional double header machines of today take up lots of floor space, and often run at less than their full potential because operators can’t keep up. An extremely fast running single tool machine is more compact, will run at a higher efficiency and will be much simpler to maintain.

This machine uses Boucherie’s most innovative technology, which allows the combination of a very high tufting speed with a maximum of trimming/flagging time. This is possible because the independent brush holders only spend as much time as required in each station, and the time savings can be used to obtain a better product finish.

Aeola is laid out as a compact carrousel with very good accessibility for maintenance and change-over.

There is one filling tool that runs at a very high speed, without stopping between consecutive brushes.

Drilling is done by means of several drill units to have an extended drill life. Optional electronic trimming, flagging and beating are arranged around the same carrousel, so that brushes always stay in the same clamp throughout the whole process. The brush holders have 5 axes of movement, all controlled by servomotors. With the full 180° of tuft flare possible in both directions, this machine is extremely versatile and quick to change over with a minimum of mechanical changes. Special brush holder fixtures for full round toilet brushes, full round hair brushes and Scandinavian style dish brushes are available.

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The filling tool is of a completely new and simple design, with extremely few parts, derived from the most recent toothbrush manufacturing technology. There is no housing and there is no sliding of the tool, because the main tool parts are bolted directly to sturdy levers, eliminating any need for lubrication. The extremely rigid construction and smart design of the drive systems allow very high tufting speeds.

Eliminating the start/stop cycles of the main motor, and equipped with the newest generation of electronics and handling systems, Aeola is also very energy efficient.

The Aeola is available in different degrees of automation: from a drill and fill machine with manual loading up to a fully automatic brush manufacturing cell with automatic loading and integrated trimming.

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supply CHAIN

Proactive Planning to Grow and Scale

By Lisa Anderson According to FactSet Insight, revenue growth is predicted at 7.5 percent for 2022 which is substantial when considering it is following record-breaking growth in 2021. Clients and colleagues are seeing record increases in sales revenues and pricing. The companies that have product and can satisfy customer needs are continuing to grow faster than the average as they take market share from the competition, whereas the companies struggling and waiting for supply chain disruptions to ease are deteriorating. The strong are getting stronger, and the weak are getting weaker.

There are several operational and supply chain priorities required to be ready to absorb additional sales. A critical one is to have base planning and scheduling processes with an eye to collaborative and concurrent planning processes with programs such as SIOP/ S&OP (sales, inventory and operations planning), what-if scenario planning and advanced insights into down-the-line impacts. In essence, the best way to say “yes” to profitable revenue growth is to have the ability to rapidly assess capabilities and impacts and be assured of your ability to execute.

Base planning processes include demand (forecasting), capacity (machinery, equipment, resources, suppliers, storage, transportation), production, inventory, replenishment, material and logistics planning. These positions are often seen as analyst level and are underappreciated given the gravity of the impact on the ability to successfully grow and scale. Clients start to appreciate the relevance of these processes as the strategic aspects are incorporated with SIOP and IBP (integrated business planning processes). As executives realize that when they create a predictable revenue forecast (at a product or customer group level) and determine the best and most profitable way to fulfill it, their service levels increase, lead times decrease, profitability and efficiencies soar, working capital accelerates, and team engagement increases, their interest is peaked.

It is no longer enough to plan in a bubble. As supply chain disruptions occur, material shortages and extended lead times impact production schedules. As COVID causes absence rates

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to peak or the Great Resignation impacts the production workforce, production schedules change, customers are prioritized, and logistics plans are thwarted. The base planning processes cannot work in silos. Instead, immediate what-if scenarios should be reviewed, down-the-line impacts should be evaluated, and options assessed (offloading volume to a supply chain partner or using a backup supplier). Planning has become strategic and should go from customers to suppliers and include the links in between the two.

For example, a building products client recently ran out of a critical material. They quickly assessed which products and customers would be impacted and were able to determine the degree to which they should pivot to a more expensive alternate material that would meet customer specs. Based on this what-if scenario, they were able to reallocate manufacturing resources, replan trucks to replenish their service centers, adjust orders with customers to make sure priority needs were met and evaluate storage impacts so that they could divert loads to nearby branches as needed. They served their strategic customers when the competition couldn’t, thereby gaining customer loyalty and expanding sweet spot business.

By having a monthly focus on strategy with a SIOP process, the executive team is agile and able to pivot quickly with changing customer needs and end-to-end supply chain impacts. In addition, by focusing on a solid planning base, the right product is delivered at the right location at the right time at the right profit margin. The strategic and tactical are constantly realigning, optimized and in sync. The strong grow and scale, and the weak shrink.

Lisa Anderson is the founder and president of LMA Consulting Group Inc., a consulting firm that specializes in manufacturing strategy and end-to-end supply chain transformation that maximizes the customer experience and enables profitable, scalable, dramatic business growth. She recently released a new “Emerging Above & Beyond” eBook download that offers 21 insights from experts in manufacturing, supply chain and technology. To download the ebook, visit: www.lma-consultinggroup.com/emerging-above-and-beyond/.

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What year did you start in the industry and how did you get started?

I started with Industrial Brush in 2019 after deciding to move back to New Jersey from South Carolina, where I had completed a master’s program in Automotive Engineering at Clemson University. I had always had an interest in being a part of a small company after being in much larger companies in both the aerospace and automotive engineering world. From what I have seen, I believe there to be a much greater chance of innovation and growth within smaller companies. When my thengirlfriend, now fiancé (I guess she hasn’t tired of me yet) mentioned that Industrial Brush was looking for a new engineer, I jumped at the opportunity!

Favorite part of working in the brushware industry?

I find the number of industries we serve and processes that brushes are involved in to be staggering. It’s certainly a larger number than I would have thought before entering the industry. The infinite amount of subtle variations to a product allows for so much creativity. The unique challenges that this presents for things like the design, manufacturing, logistics and organization keep me engaged as an engineer.

What is your proudest career or company accomplishment?

It’s not something I’ve thought about in all honesty. I’m not sure I have any one moment specifically that stands above the rest to be proud of but I don’t seem to get tired of being able to work with different teams within the organization on various projects that continue our improvement process.

Key challenges presented by the pandemic and how is the Industrial Brush Company solving for those challenges?

I think the biggest challenges came from the side effects of the pandemic (no pun intended). The reality of dealing with the pandemic from a personnel standpoint is that leaders within companies were forced to make quick decisions without all of the information at hand.

Anyone who had to make these decisions had to hope it was the best one for the employees and the business and keep chugging along.

A unique challenge to our industry and manufacturing at large is how supply chains have been affected as a side effect. We have had to dedicate a significant amount more time to allocating the raw materials needed and we’ve had to get creative with some of the raw materials used. As we continue this, I think we will be able to have enough information to use big data technologies to further automate the procurement process. Leveraging the creative solutions that we’ve been forced to come up with can benefit lean manufacturing processes.

Automation in general has been a hot topic in the industry to the point of almost becoming a buzzword. That being said, during the pandemic we saw new ways to cross-train employees through automation so the team can more effectively rely on each other or fill in for different roles as needed. One of the ways we’ve been able to achieve this has been through evaluating how we interact with our jobs and machinery, from computer software to CNC machinery, to hand tools. We identified pain points in jobs and processes across the company and applied automation principles where we could. Automating certain tasks has allowed the team time to learn new things and to be able to spend more of their collective time performing value-added tasks.

Are there any new products or initiatives for the Industrial Brush Company that you would like to share?

We make brushes!

Recruiting skilled workers overall and also young workers has been stated as a concern in the industry. How do you think that is best addressed?

All workers are skilled workers and they all add value to the companies they work within. Generally speaking, the attitudes have shifted through the generations and I feel that companies need to make concerted efforts to truly invest in the employees. Putting effort into investing in the development of employees will in my opinion yield substantial long-term benefits. It’s hard to imagine not capturing prospects when they see that a company offers competitive pay, benefits and a legitimate no-stringsattached growth opportunity. The other part of that

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KEVIN B. WHITE

equation is retention. Safe to say, most everyone wants to feel like they are contributing. A key way that can be achieved is by allowing for open dialogue for twoway idea-sharing. The best machining ideas I’ve seen implemented have come from a machinist on the floor and not an engineering book.

Do you have any key leadership tips out there for younger people in the industry looking to ascend to a leadership role?

A key piece of advice I received from a mentor was to start asking questions and never stop asking questions.

It’s one of the most effective ways to facilitate a conversation, actively engage all participants and learn.

The danger of that is it’s a very fine line between progress and learning and semantic debate.

Launching the ABMA Emerging Leaders group during the pandemic must have been challenging. Are you feeling good about the progress of the initiative?

I’m someone whose aspirations often outpace my abilities, personally and professionally. I have a harder time focusing on the minutia and being a taskmaster than I do thinking about the long-term aspect of things.

Because of that, I think that I expected to see the group flourishing with dozens of active members at this point.

Leadership in ABMA has done a fantastic job of identifying a problem, then creating and supporting a great group of people to work on the solution. The active membership in the Emerging Leader’s program is doing an amazing job of developing the group. All that to say: While I was hoping for more rapid growth, I’m tremendously hopeful for the future of the group because of the talented people involved who I’m fortunate to learn from.

What can we expect to see from the EL at the convention in March and do you envision in-person events for the group in the future?

Speaking to your previous question regarding employee recruitment and retention, the Emerging Leaders will be facilitating a round table on the “future of industry and the workplace 2.0.” This will be a meeting open to all ABMA members and is intended to be our in-person

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kickoff. The ABMA website has an article detailing the round table discussion topics and we believe that topics will generate lots of interesting discussion. Outside of that, the Emerging Leaders will be having its own small “welcome/meet and greet” at the start of the convention for new, eligible members. Our future plans do involve more in-person meetings but we think that the most widely reaching benefits will come from programs that are accessible to all employees within the industry and not just those who are able to attend conventions.

What do you like to do outside of work?

I love working on my cars, watches, computers and anything else mechanical. I spend a lot of time tinkering with engineering projects or watching and learning about new things in the mechanical engineering world.

I enjoy playing chess and video games, watching sports or watching YouTube videos that run the gamut from educational like Engineering Explained to entertainment like Linus Tech Tips or highlights of It’s Always Sunny. I spend most afternoons hanging out with my fiancé Lindsey, our two pit bulls Charles Barkley and Archer, and our cat Luke Skywhiskers, who is usually busy trying to make the dogs his minions.

Are there sports and/or teams that you follow?

I’m not sure I should admit this in public, but the New York Giants. Lindsey and I are also big fans of Gritty, so I guess we root for the Flyers by proxy? I loved playing basketball growing up but I missed seeing MJ play and I never got to see Kobe play in person so I’m hoping I’ll be able to see a talent like Lebron play in person before he retires. Being a golfer, I admittedly love seeing Tiger get to play golf with Charlie.

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FUNAND

SUN The ABMA Convention returns to a live and in-person event not far from where it left off in 2020

After diverting to a virtual convention for 2021 due to the pandemic, the ABMA is excited to return in 2022 as a live and in-person event for the 105th Edition of the Annual Convention. The destination is Bonita Springs, Fla., and the event runs March 2-5 at the beautiful Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort and Spa. The event will follow the traditional format with committee meetings on Wednesday morning and the annual meeting and educational session in the afternoon. Three welcome receptions are on the agenda for the first evening — Emerging Leaders, New Members/First-Time Attendees and the Paul Miller Welcome Reception for all attendees.

Thursday morning features the traditional keynote with motivational speaker Paul J. Long and is followed by an afternoon golf scramble at Raptor Bay Golf Club.

The event wraps up for attendees on Friday, with the Face 2 Face meeting format in the morning where suppliers and industry manufacturers will hold pre-scheduled in-person meetings. The event will conclude with a Friday night closing Suppliers’ Reception that features a disco theme.

We present a comprehensive guide on all of the key events for the week.

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WEDNESDAY: Meet The Pros Roundtable The ABMA’s Educational Institute roundtable session is titled Workplace 2.0 – We Are All In This Together and is sponsored and led by the ABMA Emerging Leaders group. It will be held Wednesday, March 2, 2022, at the Hyatt Coconut Point at 3:00 p.m. local time in the CALUSA meeting room.

Envision a room with six tables and an opportunity for shared discussion over a 90-minute window. Each discussion lasts 13 minutes followed by a two-minute passing period. The format is completely open and participants are encouraged to bring their best ideas and best practices to share. Visit one table or all six. Our “pros” come from within our industry and are all members of the ABMA Emerging Leaders, a group of dedicated young brush industry professionals.

The “pros” will come prepared with a short 1-2 minute presentation on their topic to get the discussion started. Topics are not related to specific products or machinery, but for 2022 are focused on current demographic and age-related issues that are industry-wide and affect everyone.

MEET THE PROS TOPICS Managing Communication Mediums Throughout the Organization Facilitator: Miguel Medrano, Borghi USA Benefits and Perks and Other Changes To Recruiting Strategies Facilitator: Drew Driscoll, Jewel Wire Understanding The Four Generations In Your Organization – What You Are Doing To Get Them To Work Together Facilitator: Rachel Ciullo, Composite Cutter Technology Employee Retention. Why Do We Stay?

Facilitator: Tom Cottam, Industrial Brush Corporation Automation and Technology in Workplace 2.0 Facilitator: Kevin White, Industrial Brush Company

THURSDAY: FUNDAMISM KEYNOTE Paul J. Long is a motivational speaker and consultant that has challenged the corporate landscape for over a decade while engaging audiences around the globe. As the 2016 Fan of the Year for the Kansas City Royals, Long’s shenanigans have been featured in media outlets like ESPN, the Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal. Through his concept of “Fundamism,” infectious spirit and unique take on F.U.N. in the workplace, Long has provided memorable experiences at hundreds of events while championing pediatric cancer research. Long will stretch everyone in your organization to think differently about how they approach business and life.

In one of his YouTube videos, Long says we all know someone that walks into a room and brightens it up. To the contrary, we all know someone that leaves the room and brightens it up!

The question is which one are you and with whom do your surround yourself?

His fundamism philosophy can be defined as the fundamentals of a F.U.N. and optimistic lifestyle. He believes strongly that gravitating more toward the things that give you strength, as opposed to the things that don’t will provide you more F.U.N., joy and fulfillment in life.

In practice, his F.U.N .philosophy is “F” for Foundation, “U” for Understanding Other’s Perspectives and “N” for Next Steps.

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everything that makes you, you. Next is Understanding your family, friends, coworkers and customers’ perspectives will improve the probability of success in creating all outcomes. And the final aspect is Next Steps which includes identifying any personal or organizational gaps and the Fundamism principles or “fundamentals” that will help minimize them.

THURSDAY: GOLF SCRAMBLE TOURNAMENT The annual golf scramble tournament is set for a 1:00 p.m. shotgun start at the Raptor Bay Golf Club – a spectacular 18-hole Raymond Floyd-designed championship course. Raptor Bay was the first resort course in the world to receive the Audubon International Gold Signature Sanctuary Certification and each hole is crafted to blend into and accentuate the beauty of its natural surroundings. After a hard day on the links, enjoy casual cocktails and cuisine at Braxton’s, overlooking magnificent golf course views.

The Raptor Bay dress code for men consists of a polo-style shirt with collar, turtleneck or mock turtleneck shirt, and slacks or

ABMA COVID CONVENTION POLICY All attendees and their guests, and all staff will be required to adhere to all posted COVID-19 requirements, including the following:

All attendees will be encouraged to wear a mask while working or attending any ABMA related or ABMA sponsored meetings and events. We will have stickers of varying colors for you to choose to place on your badge, indicating: GREEN: Everything is good, shake hands, hug, not concerned about personal space YELLOW: No handshakes or hugs but not concerned about social distancing, comfortable about being around people in a room.

RED: NO contact. Please respect my personal space It is also important to note that we will not be socialdistanced in our meeting space (network rooms, exhibit hall, general sessions, etc.) Hand sanitizer and wipes will be out and about our meeting space.

Extra masks will be available upon request. The rooms will be cleaned often. At press time, Florida does not have in place mandatory mask, vaccination or social distancing mandates. The ABMA encourages attendees to take the personal safety precautions they deem necessary.

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Bermuda length shorts. For women, the proper attire is a polostyle shirt with collar or other suitable shirt or blouse with or without collar, and slacks, skirt or Bermuda length shorts.

Other dress code notes include: • Shirts and shoes are required at all times when at the Club, except in the locker rooms.

• Metal-spiked golf shoes are prohibited both in the clubhouse and on the golf course.

• Tennis shoes are permitted.

• Cut-offs and T-shirts are prohibited anywhere on the premises.

THURSDAY: ABMA FOUNDATION NETWORKING DINNER On Thursday evening, the ABMA Foundation is offering a Networking Dinner at The Cove Restaurant on the resort from 7:30 p.m.-10:00 p.m. The event is designed for attendees who would prefer to stay in and enjoy an opportunity to network with old ABMA friends and make new friends at this casual dinner event that immediately follows the Thursday Reception.

Reservations are required and the event is limited to the first 40 that sign up. The proceeds from the event support the ABMA Foundation.

FRIDAY: SUPPLIERS FACE 2 FACE MEETINGS Starting at 8:00 a.m. on Friday morning the ABMA will continue the popular Face 2 Face program which eliminated the traditional trade show booth format for prescheduled “power meetings.” This year’s edition is extended to 12:30 p.m.

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CONVENTION SCHEDULE TUESDAY, MARCH 1

THURSDAY, MARCH 3

5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.

Finance Committee-ABMA Foundation Board of Directors Meeting | Driftwood

7:00 a.m.-8:30 a.m.

Continental Breakfast | Calusa Terrace

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2 8:00 a.m.-9:20 a.m.

Convention Committee Meeting | Great Egret 9:30 a.m. -10:20 a.m.

Public Relations Committee Meeting | Great Egret 10:30 a.m.-11:50 a.m.

Membership Committee Meeting | Great Egret 11:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.

Registration / Gathering Place | Conference Foyer 12:00 p.m.-12:50 p.m Statistical Committee Meeting (Lunch) | Great Egret 1:00 p.m.-1:50 p.m.

Safety & Standards Committee Meeting | Great Egret 2:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m.

All Division Meeting | Calusa 3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.

ABMA EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE Meet the Pros Roundtable | Calusa 6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.

New Members & First Timers Reception Dress: Business Casual | Cypress Fire Pit 6:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m.

ABMA Emerging Leaders Reception The inaugural private reception for members of ABMA Emerging Leaders Dress: Business Casual | Cypress Fire Pit 7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.

Paul M. Miller Welcome Reception The Paul M. Miller Welcome Reception is named to honor Paul M. Miller, long-time president of The Mill-Rose Company. Miller was a tremendous industry ambassador and put people together like nobody else and the event is built in that networking spirit.

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Registration / Gathering Place | Calusa PreFunct 8:00 a.m.-8:50 a.m.

General Session / Welcome | Calusa 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.

ABMA Educational Institute | Calusa 11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Face 2 Face Table Setup | Calusa 1:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.

Golf Scramble | Raptor Bay Golf Club 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.

Mid Convention Reception (Dress: Business Casual) 7:30 p.m.-10:00 p.m.

ABMA Foundation Networking Dinner (Optional) | Cove

FRIDAY, MARCH 4 7:00 a.m.-7:45 a.m.

Face 2 Face Table Setup | Calusa 7:00 a.m.-8:30 a.m.

Continental Breakfast | Calusa Terrace 7:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

Registration: Gathering Place | Calusa PreFunct 8:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Supplier Face 2 Face Meetings | Calusa 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.

Companion Program | Lobby Meet 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.

Lunch | Calusa Terrace 2:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.

Tour Dolphin Eco Tour | Hyatt Marina 7:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m.

Suppliers Reception (Theme: Disco) | Cypress Ctyd

SATURDAY, MARCH 5 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.

ABMA Board of Directors Meeting | Blue Heron

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FRIDAY: COMPANION PROGRAM NAPLES TROLLEY TOUR | 8:30-11:30 AM

Sit back and enjoy the ride via a vintage trolley as guides combine humorous stories and historical facts into a fun-filled tour that’s entertaining and educational. Known for luxury estates, world-class shopping and an abundance of art galleries, this tour includes a showcase of Naples’ most famous landmarks including Naples Pier, Naples City Dock and Olde Naples. Take in the sights as our tour guide shares interesting historical facts of Naples along the way. Stroll through tree-lined streets, quaint courtyards and discover the finest shopping Southwest Florida has to offer. Nestled in the heart of historic Olde Naples, Third Street South & the Avenues is a cornucopia of fashion, art, antiques, jewelry, one-of-a-kind gifts and exquisite dining. With more than 100 unique shops, galleries and restaurants, Olde Naples offers a shopping experience in the intimate tradition of yesterday featuring stylish trendsetters of today.

FRIDAY: DOLPHIN ECO CRUISE | 2:00-5:00 PM

Meet at the Hyatt Resort Marina for departure and get ready to cruise the sparkling waters of Estero Bay where you will see an abundance of native flora and fauna including playful dolphins, manatees, osprey, eagles, pelicans and the occasional roseate spoonbill. Learn about the rich history of the area as well as the importance of our unique ecosystems. The ecotrained captains are experienced, knowledgeable and fun.

FRIDAY: SUPPLIERS RECEPTION For attendees, the convention concludes with the traditional 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM Suppliers’ Reception. The ABMA asks attendees to dress up in their best disco outfit and come out for an evening of great food, music, dancing and fun. There will be prizes for best dressed, best and disco moves. For those not in the disco spirit, the optional attire choice is business casual attire (jackets).

WEATHER For the month of March, the average daytime temperatures for Bonita Springs are in the mid to high 70’s (F). Nighttime temperatures average in the low to mid 50’s. Rainfall averages 18 percent likelihood and 1.8 inches.

DRESS CODE For convention events, comfortable and casual dress is appropriate. Daytime attire is casual, and sportswear is customary (golf shirts and slacks or shorts for men: slacks, shorts or skirts/ dresses for ladies). Evening activities are “nice” informal or daytime business casual attire and may include a sport coat for men and pantsuits, slacks, skirts/dresses for women.

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105th ABMA Convention Preview Hyatt Coconut Point Resort | Bonita Springs, Florida March 2-5, 2022

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Workers’ Compensation

By Phillip M. Perry Employers find themselves navigating a more complex regulatory environment as they try to reduce their workers’ compensation premiums and claim costs. States are introducing legislation that expands coverage to a greater spectrum of conditions and presumes workplace origination for COVID infections. Businesses are responding by reaching out to workers to preempt problems and bolster safety programs.

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Just as many employers are getting workers’ compensation premiums and related costs under control, the COVID pandemic is introducing new hazards to the regulatory terrain.

While claims are increasing for mental distress and pandemicrelated accidents, state regulatory agencies are expanding coverage to the presumption of the workplace as the origination of infections, medical marijuana use and other novel areas.

“Workers’ compensation law is becoming more complicated for employers in many states,” says Jeffrey M. Adelson, General Counsel at Adelson McLean (www.AdelsonMcLean.com).

“The regulations are undergoing change all the time.”

Adelson and other attorneys cite these areas of concern: • • • • • • • • • •

Presumption laws for COVID infections Costly “long COVID” care Mental health treatments Medical marijuana coverage Opioid effect on accidents Injuries by inexperienced replacement workers Independent contractor coverage Ergonomic injuries by home workers Comorbidities Mega claims

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Many of the above concerns arise from, or are worsened by, the pandemic. “Recent regulatory and legislative trends at the state level continue to be led by COVID,” says Randy Sieberg, president of Workers Compensation Consultants (www.workcompconsultant.com). “Some states have enacted so-called presumption legislation, to the effect that workers are presumed to have contracted their COVID cases at the workplace.” Prior to COVID, he adds, the burden of proof was always on the injured worker for a workers’ comp claim. Now it is often up to the employer to prove an infection happened somewhere other than the workplace.

Long COVID Also looming are costly claims for so-called “long haul COVID,” a term referring to illnesses that linger for years. “I think it’s too early to tell what injuries or disease may ultimately result from COVID,” said Daniel C. Free, President and General Counsel, Insurance Audit & Inspection Co (www.insuranceaudit.com).

“The infections could have long-tail effects. Consider what happened with asbestosis or black lung disease. There are still cases out there materializing even though the basic exposure was eliminated a generation ago. So I’m not sure I’m ready to close the door on COVID even if we vaccinate everybody.”

On the plus side of the COVID equation, claims are not as common as feared. “All the piles and piles of COVID claims

people were expecting, never really happened,” says James J. Moore, president of J&L Risk Management Consultants, Raleigh, N.C. (www.cutcompcosts.com). “We were expecting six or seven times as many claims as we got in or that we know occurred.”

A big reason that claims haven’t mushroomed is that most employers have gone out of their way to protect their employees.

And many employees are still working from home, reducing their chances of exposure. “Most employees are covered by some form of health insurance so even if they can’t establish that it happened at work, they’re still covered,” says Free.

Another plus: Claims to date have not been all that costly.

“The average cost on COVID claims is less than $5,000,” says Dennis Tierney, National Director of Workers’ Compensation Claims for Marsh, the insurance broker and risk advisory firm. “In contrast, the average cost for a typical workers’ comp claim—combining medical and lost time—is about $20,000.”

However, Tierney says it remains to be seen what the effect of costly COVID hospitalizations will be, noting that while recently hospitalizations were running at 5% of cases, 20% of that 5% took place in ICUs with costly 12-day average stays.

Mental Health COVID has led to other social conditions that affect workers’ comp. Among them is mental distress. Sieberg points out that some states have started to add workers’ comp coverage for post-traumatic stress disorder on the part of employees who were put into work environments that were never expected to be very hazardous but turned out to be so because of COVID. Examples of such jobs are those for which the worker interfaces with the public, but the regulations may embrace a larger universe as time passes.

Long absences from the traditional work environment can also lead to medical conditions. “Mental health issues may increase among people who have been working from home for a long time without social interaction,” says Moore. “Facebook and LinkedIn only go so far. That may lead to the greater need for treatment and higher workers’ comp rates.”

A related problem: Employees who have migrated to home offices tend to grab the nearest desk and chair regardless of ergonomic concerns. Injuries result. “Employees who work from home can have workers’ comp claims,” says Free. “If they can show that an injury was in the course and scope of their employment, it would be compensable. I could see an employer disputing it, but I don’t think it would go very far.”

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What to do? Employers are taking action such as conducting virtual ergonomic reviews and providing cash allowances for better quality chairs and furniture with adjustable keyboard and monitor positions. “Safety and risk management budgets have become very large,” says Moore. “Safety investment has increased exponentially for home offices because employers don’t want to end up paying out claims.”

Drug Abuse Pandemic stresses have also led to a growing use of marijuana— and that can lead to impairment and workplace accidents. Yet proving impairment can be difficult. “If somebody gets hurt at work, to dispute a worker’s comp claim, you’d have to establish that somehow there was a nexus between the person’s use of marijuana and the injury,” says Free. “You’d have to show they were high at the time they got hurt.”

The topic is more complicated if marijuana is being used to treat a medical condition in a state where it has been legalized for such purposes. “Some state legislatures and courts are struggling with the marijuana issue as it relates to workers’ comp,” says Sieberg. “If marijuana is used in a treatment program and has a positive effect on an injured employee, should it be covered?

In many cases, the answer is still unclear.” Employers need to consult with their attorneys for insight into the nexus between regulation and workplace practices.

Addiction to opioids, as well as the usage of other drugs, can lead to workplace absences and illnesses that require medical attention. Employers are responding by introducing zerotolerance workplace drug policies. “Many companies have pretty strict rules about drug use today,” says Free. “They don’t care what you do out of work, but if you come to work high or drunk or on drugs, they have the right to kick you off campus right away.”

Some employers are introducing wellness initiatives to mitigate the growth of comorbidities. A recent report from The Horton Group, an insurance, employee benefits and risk advisory firm, recommended addressing chronic health conditions and improving overall staff well-being to “reduce the severity of workers’ compensation claims and maintain low comorbidity rates.”

Mega Claims Closely affiliated with comorbidities are another workers’ comp headache: mega claims that typically incur losses of $3 million or more. “In the context of workers’ compensation, a mega claim is typically a seven figure-claim resulting from some sort of fall or motor vehicle accident resulting in injury to the central nervous system or multiple injured body parts,” says Tierney. “We have seen an uptick in these ‘mega’ workers’ compensation claims over the last number of years for a number of reasons, and we continue to watch and see if COVID will add to this trend.”

“I would say technology and medical advancements are the main reasons why we are seeing an uptick in mega claims,” says Tierney. “Not only are injured workers more likely to survive severe injuries today due to these advancements, but they also often require more medical interventions, like organ

Supervisors are also being trained in the difficult skill of spotting possible drug use. “Somebody can be an addict, but they don’t look wasted or like a drunk or stoned person,” says Free. “They look normal. You don’t even know until they have an overdose.”

A related issue is that of over-treatment with drugs. The poor handling of workers’ comp claims can lead to drug addiction, so more employers are taking a hands-on approach to monitoring the prescriptions given to their personnel. “You have to see where the money’s going and keep tight control of it,” says Adelson. “Every employer needs to ask, ‘If one of my people gets hurt, what process will we use to monitor the medical treatment?’ You want to have the best control you can.”

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transplants, to support their ability to fully recover. The medical costs associated with injury care continue to climb and will, in turn, continue to drive up the cost of workers’ comp claims.”

Another reason for the spike in mega claims: treatment delays.

“People are finally getting medical treatment they need after avoiding going to the doctor’s office for so long,” says Moore.

“I’ve been seeing quite a few mega claims because people are delaying treatment for something like back surgery for 18 months. By the time they get treatment the condition is worse.” Mega claims can develop slowly when they arise from delayed treatment.

From the employer’s point of view, mega claims are expensive, complex and lengthy, noted the Horton report. “Such claims can leave lasting impacts on your organization by way of hefty costs, lost time, and the potential for severe reputational damage.” The danger, though, may be largely avoidable. “It’s critical to ramp up your safety efforts to combat such claims— particularly when it comes to preventing falls, motor vehicle accidents, and struck-by incidents.”

Claims management can also play a crucial role. “Advances in analytics and predictive modeling have helped insureds and insurers identify claims that have the potential to be ‘mega’ a lot earlier on in the process than in years past,” notes Tierney.

“As a result, claims are being managed and reserved for at a lot higher thresholds earlier in the claim lifecycle.”

Inexperienced Workers

The pandemic has created one more headache for workers’ compensation administrators: The Great Resignation has created a vacuum in the nation’s work roles. “People not coming back to work can contribute to lower workers’ comp costs in the short run but higher costs later on as employers hire replacements more susceptible to injury,” says Free. “When employers restaff, they often take on new and inexperienced people. Because they lack the required skills and training, they end up getting hurt.”

The problem of unskilled workers escalates when the scarcity of individuals to train new recruits leads to instruction by Zoom.

And that is exactly what is happening now. “We are seeing rashes

of claims from people who are operating a certain machine for the first time,” says Moore. “The old rule of thumb tells us that 90% of accidents happen during the first week a person uses a machine. So we’re seeing a rash of claims because of the learning curves.” According to a recent survey from the Golden Triangle Business Roundtable in Texas, employees with less than five years of experience contribute to 43% of overall workplace injuries.

Such accidents can be particularly costly in riskier environments.

“The construction and manufacturing industries have the most problematic workers’ comp claims experience,” says Sieberg.

“Many of the claims tend to be larger ones, and some are at the catastrophic level. A carpenter falling off a roof will likely incur significant injuries. Such a claim may cost the employer 20 or 25 points in experience rating. And that will continue on for a typical three-year experience period.”

Positive Trends

Despite greater challenges in the workers’ comp environment, there is good news. A growing use of outpatient services is helping to reduce costs. So is the employment of telehealth and telemedicine—technologies that received tremendous boosts from the COVID pandemic.

“I expect telemedicine to become more and more common with employers,” says Sieberg. “It allows for faster response time for injured workers to get in front of qualified medical providers without having to make appointments or travel to physician offices. It also helps with remote case management, easier access to medication, and a quicker return to work by injured employees. The net effect can be a reduction in medical costs and ultimately in overall claims.”

And then there is a favorable trend in safety conditions.

Employers have made great strides in reducing the risk of trips and falls, and boosting ergonomics and increasing the safety of machinery. “Workplace safety and claim management continue to be the two areas that an individual employer has the greatest control over when it comes to putting a cap on workers’ comp costs,” says Sieberg. “Good practices in both areas can save money.”

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2022 GLOBAL BRUSH LOCATOR Brushware magazine is pleased to present our second annual edition of the Global Brush Locator. For 2022, the directory has grown to more than 350 verified brush, broom, mop and paint product companies.

Organized by country, we present this list to show scale of the world brushware community, while also providing a resource for buyers and for people looking to join this technologically driven growth industry.

The products these companies make are vital to consumers and industry across the world.

UNITED STATES CALIFORNIA

A & B BRUSH MFG CORP..................................DUARTE BRUSH RESEARCH MFG. CO., INC.........LOS ANGELES GORDON BRUSH.................... CITY OF INDUSTRY www.gordonbrush.com 323-724-7777

MILWAUKEE DUSTLESS BRUSH..... CITY OF INDUSTRY PARKER BRUSH CO INC.................. CITY OF INDUSTRY PREMIER MOP & BROOM................................CORONA REDTREE INDUSTRIES, LLC............ CITY OF INDUSTRY STATIC FACTION, LLC....................... CITY OF INDUSTRY WEST COAST BRUSH CO................................. POMONA

CONNECTICUT

SOLO-HORTON BRUSH CO INC................ TORRINGTON

FLORIDA

ABCO PRODUCTS CORP.......................................MIAMI ADJUST A BRUSH.....................................CLEARWATER CORONA BRUSHES INC...................................... TAMPA PREMIER BRUSH INC.............................. PANAMA CITY SHURHOLD INDUSTRIES, INC.......................PALM CITY TORRINGTON BRUSH WORKS......................SARASOTA WHIZZ...................................................................LARGO

GEORGIA

K D BRUSH MANUFACTURING...................... SUWANEE LAFITTE MOP CO.......................................... VILLA RICA

ILLINOIS

BRUSH MAN INC.......................................... MAHOMET BRUSKE PRODUCTS................................. TINLEY PARK ERIE BRUSH & MANUFACTURING CORP........ CHICAGO GORNELL BRUSH................................... CHICAGO www.gornellbrush.com 773-489-2330

J.R. EDWARDS BRUSH & ROLLER CO........ KANKAKEE LIBMAN COMPANY............................................ARCOLA NEWTON BROOM & BRUSH CO...................... NEWTON UNIVERSAL BRUSH MFG CO.............................HARVEY

INDIANA

OSBORN INTERNATIONAL........................... RICHMOND REIT PRICE COMPANY.................................UNION CITY REMCO PRODUCTS.....................................ZIONSVILLE

IOWA

HARPER BRUSH WORKS............................... FAIRFIELD LISLE CORPORATION..................................... CLARINDA MARION BRUSH MFG....................................... MARION PARTS BRUSH DIVISION............................... CLARINDA

KANSAS

CARDINAL BRUSH............................................. OLATHE FULLER INDUSTRIES, LLC........................ GREAT BEND GOLDEN STAR....................................OVERLAND PARK UNITED ROTARY BRUSH CORP.........................LENEXA

MASSACHUSETTS

NEW JERSEY

ANDON BRUSH CO................................... LITTLE FALLS INDUSTRIAL BRUSH CO INC......................... FAIRFIELD JENKINS BRUSH CO...............................CEDAR GROVE KEYSTONE PLASTICS, INC..................... S. PLAINFIELD MANUFACTURERS BRUSH CORP............. TOMS RIVER NEWARK BRUSH COMPANY....................SPRINGFIELD PREMIER PAINT ROLLER.....................RICHMOND HILL PRINCETON ARTIST BRUSH CO..................PRINCETON SILVER BRUSH LIMITED.................................WINDSOR TRIM BRUSH CO., INC................................E. HANOVER

NEW YORK

ABTEX CORPORATION....................................DRESDEN ALLIED K. & R. INC.......................................BROOKLYN ARROWORTHY.............................WEST BABYLON www.arroworthy.com 888-444-4949

JAZ BRUSH USA, INC.............................NEW BEDFORD SANDERSON-MACLEOD, INC........................... PALMER SUPER BRUSH COMPANY INC......... INDIAN ORCHARD

BRAUN BRUSH...........................................ALBERTSON BRUSHES BY KAREN......................................MINEOLA BRUSHTECH, INC....................................PLATTSBURGH

MICHIGAN

F.M. BRUSH..........................................GLENDALE www.fmbrush.com 718-821-5939

CUSTOM BUILT BRUSH COMPANY............WATERVLIET DETROIT QUALITY BRUSH MFG. CO., INC........ LIVONIA DUFF BRUSH LLC......................................MENOMINEE HI-TECH INDUSTRIES INC.........................FARMINGTON MICHIGAN BRUSH MFG. CO., INC...................DETROIT ROL-BRUSH MFG CO (MICHIGAN BRUSH)......DETROIT

LINZER PRODUCTS CORP.....................WEST BABYLON PERFEX............................................................. POLAND ROYAL PAINT ROLLER.................WEST BABYLON 631-643-8012

MINNESOTA

YOUNG & SWARTZ.................................BUFFALO www.youngandswartz.com 716-852-2171

MISSOURI

NORTH CAROLINA

LIBERTY BRUSH...........................................SHAKOPEE HAVILAND CORPORATION...................................... LINN JEBB BRUSH COMPANY..........................LEES SUMMIT LONGARM, INC.........................................GREENWOOD S. M. ARNOLD INC..................................... SAINT LOUIS ZEPHYR MFG. CO............................................. SEDALIA

MONTANA

MONTANA BROOM & BRUSH CO........................ BUTTE

CAROLINA BRUSH CO................................... GASTONIA

OHIO

BRIARWOOD PRODUCTS............................ CLEVELAND BRUSHES CORP........................................BROOK PARK CWP TECHNOLOGIES................................. CLEVELAND FLEX BRUSH................................................PENINSULA MALISH CORPORATION....................................MENTOR

NEBRASKA

MILL-ROSE COMPANY, THE....................MENTOR www.millrose.com 440-255-9171

NEW HAMPSHIRE

NEXSTEP COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS.......SPRINGFIELD PHILLIPS BRUSH CORP.............................. CLEVELAND POWER BRUSHES, INC.....................................TOLEDO

JUSTMAN BRUSH CO.........................................OMAHA FELTON INC........................................... LONDONDERRY

PRECISION BRUSH CO.............................. SOLON www.precisionbrush.com 440-542-9600

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OHIO (CONTINUED)

PURDY......................................................... CLEVELAND SPIRAL BRUSHES INC...........................................STOW ST. NICK BRUSH CO....................... MIDDLEFIELD www.stnickbrush.com 800-798-1269

TOD THIN BRUSHES....................................JEFFERSON TRENT MANUFACTURING CO..................... CLEVELAND WOOSTER BRUSH CO................................... WOOSTER WRIGHT-BERNET (TEX TAN)................HAMILTON www.textan.net 513-889-0500

OKLAHOMA

CARLISLE FOODSERVICE................... OKLAHOMA CITY

OREGON

AMERICAN POWER BRUSH MFG CORP......PORTLAND GROUT GATOR.................................................. EUGENE

PENNSYLVANIA

COCKER-WEBER BRUSH COMPANY...............TELFORD NATIONAL NOVELTY BRUSH COMPANY.... LANCASTER WEILER ABRASIVES GROUP............................ CRESCO

SOUTH CAROLINA

CAROLINA MOP COMPANY......................... ANDERSON O’DELL CORPORATION...........................WARE SHOALS

TEXAS

BIRDWELL CLEANING PRODUCTS...............BURLESON MAGNOLIA BRUSH...................................CLARKSVILLE RAM MANUFACTURING COMPANY................LUBBOCK

VIRGINIA

OLD DOMINION BRUSH COMPANY............ RICHMOND

WISCONSIN

LA CROSSE BRUSH, INC............................. LA CROSSE MICROBRUSH INTL LTD................................. GRAFTON PFERD INC..................................................MILWAUKEE SCHAEFER BRUSH MFG CO INC......WAUKESHA www.schaeferbrush.com 262-547-3500

TANIS, INC.....................................................DELAFIELD

INTERNATIONAL ALGIERS

MINIROS SARL.................................................. CHAOUA

AUSTRALIA

C&A BRUSHWARE PTY LTD......................TAREN POINT GEELONG BRUSH CO..............................BREAKWATER INDUSTRIAL BRUSHWARE..................... SUNSHINE VIC JOSCO................................................ CARRUM DOWNS LONGARA BRUSH.........................................BRENDALE P F BRADY/INDUSTRIAL BRUSH......................SYDNEY ROKSET........................................................ ST. MARY’S

AUSTRIA

KOTI KOBRA GMBH....................... STEINHAUS B WELL TECHN. INDUSTRIEBÜRSTEN........KLOSTERNEUBURG

BELGIUM

CHINA BAODING YINGTESHENG BRISTLE .......BAODING www.paintbrushmanufacturers.com PH: +86-15175308007

BAOSEN BRUSH.............................................ZHEJIANG BEILUN FUTUO MECHANICAL TOOLS................BEILUN DAISON BRUSH................................. QIANSHAN TOWN JUJIAN BRUSH CO.,LTD...............................YONGKANG PENTAL ETERNA BRUSHES & TOOL MAKING... SHANGHAI RUIFENG BRUSHES.............................ZHENJIANG CITY SHANGHAI JIASHENG PRODUCTS CO......... SHANGHAI YONGLI FILAMENT & BRISTLES CO.......NANJING www.ylfilament.com/en/en-home/ PH: 86 18061731285

DECOF BVBA...................................................... IZEGEM FALCON BRUSH................................................. IZEGEM PDC BRUSH....................................................... IZEGEM VANZEEBROECK NV.................................... HUIZINGEN

DENMARK

BRAZIL

ETHIOPIA

FYENS-BØRSTE- & KOSTEFABRIK APS........ODENSE S SPEKTER A/S............................................ SLANGERUP VIKAN A/S...............................................KØBENHAVN S

ATLAS.................................................................. ESTEIO BETTANIN INDUSTRIAL SA................................. ESTEIO

DAWIT ADANE BRUSH & BROOM..............ADDIS ABBA

CANADA

SAJAS GROUP..................................................YLÖJÄRVI

ASSOCIATED INDUSTRIAL BRUSH CO......MISSISSAUGA ATLAS GRAHAM FURGALE............................WINNIPEG BROSSES LACASSE INC..........................ST-ALPHONSE ENVIRO BRUSH..................................................SURREY FELTON BRUSHES LIMITED..........................HAMILTON FIBERBUILT MANUFACTURING INC................CALGARY FREUDENBERG HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS.......... LAVAL HAMILTON BRUSH COMPANY LTD...............HAMILTON IMPERIAL BRUSH CO LTD..........................RICHIBUCTO LES BROSSES LACASSE.........................ST-ALPHONSE M2 PROFESSIONAL CLEANING.................... CONCORD MANN BRUSH MFG CO .TD.................................. LAVAL MARYLAND BRUSH COMPANY (FELTON).....HAMILTON MB COMPANIES INC............................ NEW HOLSTEIN MULTI BROSSES............................................. ST. JULES NOUR TRADING HOUSE INC........................WATERLOO

FINLAND FRANCE

AU SANGLIER DE RUSSIE............................BORDEAUX B2M BROSSERI..........................................PECQUEUSE BROSSERIE BRENET SA......................... NIORT CEDEX BROSSERIE CARDOT MFBI.......CHALON-SUR-SAONE CEDEX BROSSERIE DE GRENOBLE.........................GRENOBLE BROSSERIE DESJARDINS............................. CAUVIGNY BROSSERIE JULIO...............LA CHAPELLE SUR ERDRE BROSSERIE LAFROGNE....................... PULNOY CEDEX BROSSERIE MECANIQUE DE L’EST...................VECOUX BROSSERIE REY........................... VETRAZ MONTHOUX BROSSERIE THOMAS.........CHEVRY COSSIGNY CEDEX BULLIER SAS...........................SAINT BRIEUC CEDEX 1 CARDOTECH..........................................SAINTE HELENE DOMERGUE BROSSERIE..............VILLERS COTTERETS FOURNIVAL ALTESSE................................MOUY CEDEX HENRI SAVY SAS....................................PRIVAS CEDEX KOTI TRIBOLLET SA................................................. THIL

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INTERNATIONAL FRANCE (CONTINUED)

LA BROSSERIE FRANCAISE...........................BEAUVAIS LOEWERT SAS.......................................... WITTENHEIM MAINE BROSSERIE SA...........MONTFORT LE GESNOIS MARCHAL BROSSERIE............................... MONTREUIL MARQUARDT SAS...............LA MONNERIE LE MONTEL MAX SAUER SAS......................... SAINT BRIEUC CEDEX NESPOLI FRANCE....................................... LA CAPELLE PAUL MASQUIN SA..................... COURTHEZON CEDEX PLISSON 1808................................................... PLERIN QUILLET SARL LA COCARDE............ PONT SUR YONNE RAPHAËL / MAX SAUER............. SAINT BRIEUC CEDEX RIDREMONT & BROSSERIE NOUVELLE.... LES MAZURES

GERMANY

A&S BRÜECK GMBH.........................RAMBERG/PFALZ ADOLF SCHRÖTER & CO....................................BERLIN ANDREAS BÜRSTEN GMBH...............................AURICH AUGSBURGER PINSEL................................ AUGSBURG BADSTÜBNER TECHNOLOGY BRUSHES.... KIRCHBERG BRAUN & WETTBERG GMBH.........BEERFELDEN/ODW BÜMAG BÜRSTEN E.G...........................STÜTZENGRÜN BÜRSTEN WALTER....................................MINDELHEIM BÜRSTENHAUS REDECKER........................ VERSMOLD BÜRSTENTECHNIK GMBH..........................FRIEDBERG BWT SPITZER GMBH............................ BAD BENTHEIM BZ PINSEL GMBH.............................................ORNBAU DA VINCI KÜNSTLERPINSELFABRIK...........NÜRNBERG ELCO BRUSH GMBH.................................. BECHHOFEN FALCONBRITE ABRASIVES............................ISERLOHN FEURER & SOHN GMBH.......................................BURK FINDEISEN GMBH............................................ ANOVER FRIEDRICH BIERINGER OCEAN KG.......... BECHHOFEN FRIEDRICH EBERLEIN GMBH....................LANGFURTH FRIESS NESPOLI GMBH.........................DINKELSBÜHL FRITZ GEISSLER.............................................. WIESETH FRITZ MAURER & SOHN............................ BECHHOFEN FRITZ THALER JUN. GMBH...........................SOLINGEN GERD SEITZ........................................... DÜRRWANGEN GERHARD HAAS GMBH & CO. KG...............STOCKACH GERO-BÜRSTENFABRIK.............................HECHINGEN HAAS MANUFACTURE...................... ONAUESCHINGEN HABICO KÜNSTLERPINSELFABRIK........... BECHHOFEN HANS SCHUHMANN...................... LAUF A. D. PEGNITZ HATHO GMBH...............................................ESCHBACH HAUG BÜRSTEN.....................................KÖNIGSBRUNN HERTLEIN GMBH........................................LANGFURTH HILZINGER-THUM...................................... TUTTLINGEN

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GERMANY (CONTINUED)

IBG MONFORTS WALZENTECHNIK.......MÖNCHENGLADBACH JOSEF KLEIN............... 76857 RAMBERG/PALATINATE KELLER BURSTEN...........................................TODTNAU KULLEN - KOTI GMBH...............................REUTLINGEN LESSMANN GMBH......................................OETTINGEN LINEO KÜNSTLERPINSELFABRIK............. BECHHOFEN MAKO LTD..............................................................BURK MARTIN BÜRSTEN...........................................MENDEN MESKO-PINSEL GMBH.................................... WIESETH MICHAEL JÄCKEL ERZGEBIRGISCHE...... STÜTZENGRÜN MINK BÜRSTEN..........................................GÖPPINGEN MONTI TOOLS LTD............................................ HENNEF NDF NORDIC BRUSH PRODUCTION........ KREMPDORF NESPOLI GERMANY GMBH..................DINKELSBUEHL NIEBLING TECHNISCHE BÜRSTEN....BURGBERNHEIM NÖLLE PROFI BRUSH...................... WUPPERTAL www.noelle-profi-brush.com PH: +49 202 27326-0

NOVOBRUSH GMBH................................ WEIDENBACH REISS & SOHN.................................................. MUNICH REITENSPIESS BURSTEN................................ ALTDORF RI-ARNOLD-NA............................................WUPPERTAL ROBERT THALER E.K.....................................SOLINGEN ROTHLAENDER & CO GMBH.........................HAMBURG SCHELLENBERGER BÜRSTENFABRIK...... BECHHOFEN SCHMÖLDERS GMBH & CO. KG.....UBACH-PALENBERG SCHUBERT & CO GMBH....................................UELSEN SEILER SPECIAL BRUSHES............... BAD SALZGITTER SEIPATEC GMBH.................................... DÜRRWANGEN SPRINGER PINSEL GMBH......................... BECHHOFEN STORCH-CIRET HOLDING GMBH...............WUPPERTAL TECHNISCHE BÜRSTEN GMBH.................SPREMBERG WAHLMANN-BRUSHEN GMBH..... ISERLOHN-LETMATHE WEBER BÜRSTENSYSTEME GMBH......BAD CAMBERG WISTOBA-PINSELFABRIK................ BAD LAUTERBERG WUNDERLE BÜRSTENFABRIK ......DONAUESCHINGEN ZAHN PINSEL GMBH................................. BECHHOFEN

HUNGARY

KEFA-BRUSH KEFE- ES FAIPARI KFT................ MONOR NABOD-BRUSH........................................KOSSUTH U.L.

INDIA

ASH BRUSH WORKS................ GAUTAM BUDH NAGAR BHARAT BRUSH AGENCIES.....................SAHARANPUR JEWEL BRUSHES.............................................. BARODA

ISLE OF MAN

SIMPSONS SHAVING BRUSHES..........CRONKBOURNE

ISRAEL

C & M ARTIST BRUSHES LTD........................... MAALOT

ITALY

ARISTON CLEANING SOLUTIONS S.R.L...........VIADANA CASAMIA SRL................................SAN MAURIZIO C.SE DEL LAGO PENNELLIFICIO.......................REVINE LAGO GOISA S.R.L.......................................... ANTEGNATE BG I.P.P.A. S.R.L..................................ONARA DI TOMBOLO KOH-I-NOOR S.P.A....................................... TRADATE VA NESPOLI S.P.A.................... VIGHIZZOLO DI CANTÙ, CO OPTIMA PROFESSIONAL.......................... PIACENZA PC PENNELLI CINGHIALE S.P.A....................... CICOGNARA PENNELLI TIGRE S.R.L............................... SCORZE’ VE PENNELLIFICIO 2000 S.R.L.............................VIADANA PENNELLIFICIO GAVA S.R.L................S. VENDEMIANO PENNELLIFICIO OMEGA S.P.A........................BOLOGNA PENNELLIFICIO PANDOLFO S.R.L..................PALERMO POL GIANFRANCO PENNELLIFICIO..... COLLE UMBERTO PONZINI S.P.A...................................................LAZZATE RACHELLI ARISTIDE S.R.L. ..................... RONCADELLO S.I.T. SOC. ITALIANA TECNOSPAZZOLE..........BOLOGNA SORINI & MIGLIAVACCA........GARBAGNATE MILANESE SPIVAL S.P.A.................................................. LARCIANO UTG................................................. ZIBIDO S. GIACOMO

JAPAN

GREECE

COSMETIC DENTAL M.P.F. BRUSH CO.............RHODES

NAGATSUKA ABRASIVE MFG.......HIGASHIOSAKA-CITY NAKAYA BRUSH MFG. CO....................SHINAGAWA-KU TAIYO BRUSH.......................... HIGASHINADA-KU KOBE TAKEDA BRUSH, INC........................................AKI-GUN

HONG KONG

KENYA

KAI FAT BRUSH FACTORY LTD................... HONG KONG PAK MANE BRUSH CO............................... HONG KONG

TEEPEE BRUSH MANUFACTURERS LTD.......... NAIROBI

MALAYSIA

EVERYDAY BRUSH INDUST, LOT 16............... SETAPAK

MEXICO

QUIMICA Y EMPAQUE, S.A. DE C V...........SAN MIGUEL

NETHERLANDS

ALMELOSE BORSTELINDUSTRIE............... NN ALMELO BORSTELFABRIEK HOLLAND BV....................... WEERT BORSTELFABRIEK M.J.J. LURVINK BV.............. AALTEN BRUSHCOM............................................................. OSS COSMA BORSTELFABRIEK HOLLAND BV.......... WEERT JOBO BORSTELFABRIEK BV......................HOOGEVEEN KOTI IND. EN TECHN. BORSTELWERK BV......... WEERT LACTONA EUROPE BV..................... BERGEN OP ZOOM RIZZ BV.....................................................NIJKERK GLD VAN DAM’S KWASTENFABRIEK BV.......... CULEMBORG

NEW ZEALAND

BROWNS BRUSHWARE LTD.........................AUCKLAND HAYDN BRUSH CO LTD........................ CHRISTCHURCH NZ BRUSH............................................ CHRISTCHURCH

SPAIN

APARISI CEPILLOS, S.L...................................VALENCIA BARBOSA E HIJOS, S.L...................................OURENSE CASA VIGAR, S.L............................................. ALICANTE CEPILLOS LA IBERICA, S.A..... SAN CIBRAO DAS VIÑAS CEPILLOS MARIÑO, S.L........................... PONTEVEDRA DOLS INDUSTRIAL DE PELUQUERÍA..........BARCELONA FECIN, S.A.............................................................. DEBA FUSHIMA, S.L.............................................. CANTABRIA GRECO.............................................................VALENCIA INDUSTRIAS ORIOL 1942, S.L...................BARCELONA ISIDRO TORRAS, S.L...................................BARCELONA JAZ - ZUBIAURRE. S.A..................................GUIPÚZCOA RODAPIN, S.A......................................................OVIEDO RULO PLUMA, S.A.......................................BARCELONA

SRI LANKA

BUDDHIKA BRUSHES (BEN’S BRUSHES)......PANAGODA SAMTESSI BRUSH MFG................................ COLOMBO TISSA BRUSH MANUFACTURERS............KIRILLAWALA WARNA EXPORTERS (PVT) LTD..........BOPE, PADUKKA

OMAN

SWEDEN

PAKISTAN

SWITZERLAND

AL FELAIJ BRUSHES IND......................................OMAN UNIVERSAL BRUSHWARES............................. KARACHI

PHILIPPINES

MANSION BRUSH.....................................QUEZON CITY

POLAND

MALWO................................................................ MROZY

SAUDI ARABIA

NATIONAL CO. CLEANING&PAINT BRUSHES....RIYADH

SOUTH AFRICA

ACADEMY BRUSHWARE PTY LTD..............GERMISTON ADVANCE BRUSHWARE..................... JOHANNESBURG AFRICA BRUSHWARE CC.................... JOHANNESBURG AFRICA FLOORCARE................................... ROGGEBAAI HAMILTON BRUSHES C C.......................... KUILS RIVER KINGHORN BRUSHWARE (PTY) LTD.................... NATAL SABENZA BRUSHWARE..................... KWAZULU NATAL WERNER BRUSHWARE...................... JOHANNESBURG

KRON INTERNATIONAL AB...............................VINSLÖV A+B BÜRSTENTECHNIK AG............................. WATTWIL BÜRSTENFABRIK ERZINGER AG............... WÄDENSWIL EBNAT AG............................................... EBNAT-KAPPEL HOLA PINSEL- UND FARBROLLERFABRIK........ NÄFELS ITTEN PINSELFABRIK AG.................................. NÄFELS PEKA...................................................... EBNAT-KAPPEL TRISA AG........................................................TRIENGEN ZEINTRA AG.............................................................. WIL

TURKEY

BANAT FIRCA VE PLASTIK SAN. A.S..... SISLI- ISTANBUL

UNITED KINGDOM

ACCRINGTON BRUSH CO LTD...................LANCASHIRE ATTENBOROUGH BRUSH LTD................. NOTTINGHAM BRUSHTEC............................NEW CASTLE UPON TYNE CHARLES BENTLEY & SON LTD........ LOUGHBOROUGH COTTAM BRUSH............................................ HEBBURN CROWN ARTIST BRUSH LIMITED............... LOWESTOFT DENROY PLASTICS LTD................BANGOR, CO. DOWN DS COMMODITIES LTD................................. LEICESTER G.B. KENT & SONS PLC..................... HERTFORDSHIRE H.G. RANT..................................... BUCKINGHAMSHIRE HAMILTON ACORN LIMITED...................BROMSGROVE HILLBRUSH........................................................... MERE KOTI-DAWSON LTD.............................................. LEEDS LG HARRIS & CO. LTD......................WORCESTERSHIRE LUCAS PRO STORE................................................ KENT RECORD IND. BRUSHES...............CARMARTHENSHIRE SPEEDY BRUSH CO........CHART SUTTON, MAIDSTONE STODDARD...............................................LETCHWORTH

WEST INDIES

BRUSHRITE IND LTD...................................... TRINIDAD

ZIMBABWE

PHOENIX BRUSHWARE CO.............................. HARARE

TAIWAN

CHUNG THAI BRUSHES CO., LTD......................... TAIPEI HSIN SHIEH FA BRUSH IND. LTD.................. TAICHUNG UNION BRUSH-EANG LIAN..........KAOHSIUNG COUNTY

TANZANIA

TANZANIA BRUSH PRODUCTS........... DAR-ES-SALAAM

THAILAND

FIRST THAI BRUSH CO LTD........................... BANGKOK

TUNESIA

LA BROSSE........................................................... TUNIS

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2021 Year-End

US IMPORTS 0502100000 PIGS, HOGS, BOARS BRISTLES & HAIR & WASTE THEREOF (KG) 9,046,232

7,552,824

7,090,749 4,619,964

2017

2018

2019

2020

STATS 4417002000 BROOM/MOP HANDLES GT 1.9CM DMR GT 97CM LONG, WOOD 14,433,369

6,143,261

2017

2021

0502100000 Pigs, Hogs, Boars Bristles & Hair & Waste Thereof (kg) December 2021 YTD December 2020 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty

China Germany

6,139,575 3,686

134,311 4,619,964 141,156 32.89 -4.85 5

World Total

6,143,261

134,316

4,619,964

141,156

32.97

-4.85

0502900000 BADGER HAIR & OTHER BRUSHMAKING HAIR, WASTE THEROF 348,160 246,285

2018

2020

2021

2019

Argentina 34,314 49,200 Brazil 3,336,961 3,447,871 3,932,381 3,874,679 -15.14 -11.02 Canada 2,950 10,000 China 1,096,773 2,133,549 983,038 2,133,126 11.57 0.02 Colombia 11,935 27,624 2,112 6,300 465.10 338.48 Honduras 4,250,691 8,410,825 2,982,467 5,361,773 42.52 56.87 Hong Kong 16,154 106,000 14,233 100,800 13.50 5.16 Indonesia 675,425 673,967 425,540 414,043 58.72 62.78 Italy 29,035 44,800 -100.00 -100.00 Mexico 87,669 148,531 182,119 351,068 -51.86 -57.69 Pakistan 8,320 18,684 Thailand 3,722 720 9,524,914

15,026,971

8,550,925

12,286,589

2019

2020

40,395

4417004000 PAINT BRUSH AND PAINT ROLLER HANDLES, OF WOOD

2021

15,767,474 15,080,627

Brazil 2,231 2 China 28,475 331 48,444 223 -41.22 48.43 Germany 9,689 15 5,298 10 82.88 50.00 Thailand 81,639 702 -100.00 -100.00 United Kingdom 3,032 13 -100.00 -100.00 40,395

9,524,914

4417002000 Broom/mop Handles Gt 1.9CM Dmr Gt 97cm Long, Wood (no) December 2021 YTD December 2020 YTD YTD Growth % Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty

World Total

0502900000 Badger Hair & Other Brushmaking Hair, Waste Therof (kg) December 2021 YTD December 2020 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty

World Total

2018

8,550,925

11.39

22.30

138,413

137,809

2017

12,130,846 12,335,422

348

138,413

948

-70.82

12,045,402

2017

-63.29 Country

2018

17,285,216 17,588,058

2019

2020

2021

4417004000 Paint Brush And Paint Roller Handles, Of Wood (x) December 2021 YTD December 2020 YTD YTD Growth% Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty

Australia 4,949 49 Belgium 6,776 1 Chile 142,536 59,576 -100.00 -100.00 China 1,426,822 325,471 1,930,966 481,949 -26.11 -32.47 Czech Republic 24,328 1,407 18,233 1,164 33.43 20.88 Germany 117,446 9,813 133,673 12,876 -12.14 -23.79 Indonesia 665,053 147,640 778,441 205,235 -14.57 -28.06 Italy 14,024,708 862,603 12,752,736 684,805 9.97 25.96 Poland 1,287,761 147,930 1,444,834 176,148 -10.87 -16.02 Thailand 30,215 1,627 83,797 6,544 -63.94 -75.14 World Total

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17,588,058

1,496,541

17,285,216

1,628,297

1.75

-8.09

4417008090 TOOLS TOOL/BRUSH/BROOM BODIES SHOE L AST/TREE, WOOD

4417006000 BRUSH BACKS, OF WOOD 2,565,236

2,425,941

2,409,928

1,992,193

21,408,715

21,202,138

19,863,105

1,328,796

18,278,997 18,212,792

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2017

Country

4417006000 Brush Backs, Of Wood (no) December 2021 YTD December 2020 YTD Value Qty Value Qty

YTD Growth% Value Qty

World Total

2,409,928

81.36

Canada 818,932 2,116,086 342,127 886,829 139.36 138.61 China 169,019 459,005 4,056 10,184 4067.14 4407.12 Indonesia 650,391 1,434,704 366,515 917,024 77.45 56.45 Italy 10,853 15,260 -100.00 -100.00 Spain 5,464 116 Sri Lanka 766,122 1,619,697 605,245 1,022,332 26.58 58.43 5,629,608

1,328,796

2,851,629

97.42

4417008010 TOOLS HANDLES OF WOOD 6,039,817

2017

Country

7,024,219 5,215,228

2018

5,713,280

6,029,261

2020

2021

2019

4417008010 Tools Handles Of Wood (x) December 2021 YTD December 2020 YTD Value Qty Value Qty

YTD Growth% Value Qty

Austria 45,635 2,833 4,768 179 857.11 1482.68 Brazil 270,814 125,886 915,512 450,048 -70.42 -72.03 Canada 202,776 3,119,078 121,427 445,863 66.99 599.56 Chile 31,185 16,000 -100.00 -100.00 China 1,525,407 1,965,943 802,337 2,356,318 90.12 -16.57 Colombia 4,690 1,012 -100.00 -100.00 El Salvador 18,563 5,528 -100.00 -100.00 Germany 25,562 1,722 11,576 1,682 120.82 2.38 Honduras 347,841 176,162 390,159 214,500 -10.85 -17.87 India 43,462 11,674 8,440 431 414.95 2608.58 Indonesia 44,046 21,671 4,158 442 959.31 4802.94 Italy 63,854 6,252 200,935 20,061 -68.22 -68.84 Japan 2,974 3 Mexico 2,315,604 720,525 1,949,651 746,075 18.77 -3.42 Spain 149,758 48,489 85,851 38,499 74.44 25.95 Sri Lanka 20,826 15,522 3,062 2,167 580.14 616.29 Sweden 84,287 2,710 11,943 410 605.74 560.98 Switzerland 21,563 799 Taiwan 759,983 92,557 573,380 70,385 32.54 31.50 Thailand 2,249 253 Ukraine 14,157 499 United Kingdom 4,198 100 2,574 55 63.09 81.82 Vietnam 84,265 10,578 573,069 71,780 -85.30 -85.26 World Total

6,029,261

6,323,256

5,713,280

4,441,435

5.53

2018

2019

2020

2021

4417008090 Tools Tool/brush/broom Bodies Shoe Last/tree, Wood (x) December 2021 YTD December 2020 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty

Austria 23,052 674 50,542 20,007 -54.39 -96.63 Brazil 69,404 36,007 77,502 38,403 -10.45 -6.24 Canada 1,049,371 203,477 227,710 48,795 360.84 317.00 Chile 4,507,806 1,870,272 4,998,207 2,173,976 -9.81 -13.97 China 7,703,394 1,647,416 6,215,961 1,532,418 23.93 7.50 Croatia 14,958 108 7,152 41 109.14 163.41 Czech Republic 51,904 2,280 26,741 1,611 94.10 41.53 Estonia 52,120 448 122,835 1,806 -57.57 -75.19 Finland 20,834 1,423 20,533 4,069 1.47 -65.03 France 20,009 678 36,913 1,095 -45.79 -38.08 Germany 148,924 983 176,472 1,598 -15.61 -38.49 Honduras 21,773 18,995 -100.00 -100.00 Hong Kong 2,050 103 Hungary 2,820 210 -100.00 -100.00 India 2,284,082 36,074 1,750,903 39,931 30.45 -9.66 Indonesia 77,657 28,498 47,999 18,958 61.79 50.32 Israel 2,639 493 Italy 27,026 249 47,301 137 -42.86 81.75 Japan 3,261,199 42,174 2,131,614 26,599 52.99 58.55 Latvia 20,179 776 -100.00 -100.00 Lithuania 3,269 10 Malaysia 7,793 69 Mexico 335,745 157,846 987,327 320,089 -65.99 -50.69 Nepal 715,843 11,167 New Zealand 2,753 29 Pakistan 2,425 58 Philippines 8,555 1,296 Poland 11,434 966 Romania 2,841 10 -100.00 -100.00 Spain 41,687 1,188 57,319 1,603 -27.27 -25.89 Sri Lanka 440,675 267,975 540,926 320,321 -18.53 -16.34 Switzerland 12,328 62 Taiwan 127,198 10,273 140,859 9,800 -9.70 4.83 Thailand 19,740 1,466 -100.00 -100.00 Ukraine 141,175 7,079 440,042 22,621 -67.92 -68.71 United Kingdom 30,697 655 29,886 549 2.71 19.31 Vietnam 4,132 22 10,695 919 -61.37 -97.61 World Total

21,202,138

4,330,052

18,212,792

4,606,803

16.41

-6.01

9603100500 WISKBROOMS,BRM CORN,LT=.96 EA ,LT 61,655 DZ CAL YR 107,156 58,056

42.37

2017

2018

72,372 43,019

23,757

2019

2020

2021

9603100500 Wiskbrooms,brm Corn,lt=.96 Ea,lt 61,655 Dz Cal Yr (no) December 2021 YTD December 2020 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty

China Mexico

10,922 12,835

14,500 18,720

24,782 47,590

36,624 61,701

-55.93 -73.03

-60.41 -69.66

World Total

23,757

33,220

72,372

98,325

-67.17

-66.21

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9603106000 OTHER BROOMS,OF BROOMCORN,VALUED OVER .96 EACH

9603101500 WISKBROOMS,BRM CORN,LT=.96 EA ,GT=61,655 DZ,CAL YR

15,791,085

153,283

43,653

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2017

9603101500 Wiskbrooms,brm Corn,lt=.96 Ea,gt=61,655 Dz,cal Yr (no) December 2021 YTD December 2020 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty

Australia 3,950 1 China 95,366 361,492 58,332 181,668 63.49 98.98 Germany 2,789 2 -100.00 -100.00 Italy 10,990 43,960 Japan 32,660 130,640 Mexico 5,126 5,760 18,441 51,644 -72.20 -88.85 Vietnam 5,191 9,984 12,280 23,616 -57.73 -57.72 153,283

World Total

551,837

91,842

256,930

9603103500 WISKBROOMS,OF BROOMCORN,VALUED OVER .96 EACH 595,958

13,296,599

13,158,302

2019

2020

91,842

63,493

32,108

14,824,799

451,195

66.90

114.78

2018

11,021,193

2021

9603106000 Other Brooms,of Broomcorn,valued Over .96 Each (no) December 2021 YTD December 2020 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty

China Germany Mexico

31,824 2,115 10,987,254

18,360 23,307 12,030 36.54 52.62 4 4,867,675 13,134,995 5,610,810 -16.35 -13.24

World Total

11,021,193

4,886,039

13,158,302

5,622,840

-16.24

-13.10

9603109000 BROOMS & BRUSHES,OF TWIGS OR VEG MATERIAL,NESOI 3,856,451 2,729,145

876,833

2,434,992

2,144,393

2,180,343

2020

2021

415,357

225,390 2017 2017

Country

2018

2019

2020

2021

9603103500 Wiskbrooms,of Broomcorn,valued Over .96 Each (no) December 2021 YTD December 2020 YTD YTD Growth% Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty

China 57,453 54,175 84,755 83,813 -32.21 -35.36 Germany 3,764 2,000 8,396 5,376 -55.17 -62.80 Israel 12,622 775 Italy 5,226 3,390 Japan 4,630 100 -100.00 -100.00 Korea, South 7,755 1,704 17,889 18,955 -56.65 -91.01 Mexico 761,715 405,278 295,087 235,968 158.13 71.75 Sweden 4,600 1,000 -100.00 -100.00 Taiwan 4,113 356 Thailand 2,760 1,500 United Kingdom 3,462 300 Vietnam 17,963 18,400 World Total

876,833

487,878

415,357

345,212

111.10

41.33

9603105000 BROOMS,OF BRM CORN,LT=.96 EA ,GT=121,478 DZ,CAL YR 13,939 9,076

2017

4,409

3,340

2,350 2018

2019

2020

2021

9603105000 Brooms,of Brm Corn,lt=.96 Ea,gt=121,478 Dz,cal Yr (no) December 2021 YTD December 2020 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty

India 3,000 500 -100.00 -100.00 Mexico 2,019 3,300 3,340 149 -39.55 2114.77 Vietnam 2,390 2,950 World Total

4,409

6,250

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3,340

149

32.01 4094.63

2018

2019

9603109000 Brooms & Brushes,of Twigs Or Veg Material,nesoi (no) December 2021 YTD December 2020 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty

Bangladesh 3,225 55 Canada 2,186 4 14,992 2,162 -85.42 -99.81 China 334,262 515,742 258,519 600,500 29.30 -14.11 Colombia 9,084 17,404 52,703 35,130 -82.76 -50.46 Denmark 4,883 5 Dom. Republic 13,662 26,788 -100.00 -100.00 Germany 91,154 40,432 37,103 13,147 145.68 207.54 Guyana 2,205 1,000 India 60,780 45,826 37,633 24,659 61.51 85.84 Israel 11,076 6,760 5,222 3,760 112.10 79.79 Italy 3,582 6 -100.00 -100.00 Japan 9,104 235 Korea, South 52,802 83,256 85,309 100,236 -38.11 -16.94 Mexico 37,507 13,545 105,058 54,594 -64.30 -75.19 Nepal 3,000 120 -100.00 -100.00 Netherlands 12,283 19 4,949 5 148.19 280.00 Philippines 99,848 77,270 72,355 34,740 38.00 122.42 Poland 10,171 2,340 -100.00 -100.00 Portugal 8,649 8,880 -100.00 -100.00 Russia 2,433 1,188 3,986 1,658 -38.96 -28.35 Sri Lanka 1,112,006 1,278,437 1,063,003 1,069,760 4.61 19.51 Sweden 4,096 400 2,048 200 100.00 100.00 Switzerland 5,102 40 Taiwan 10,278 606 3,840 240 167.66 152.50 Thailand 90,308 69,333 141,323 104,713 -36.10 -33.79 Turkey 7,075 3,500 Ukraine 2,020 450 United Kingdom 2,498 360 Vietnam 214,128 172,611 217,286 191,307 -1.45 -9.77 World Total

2,180,343

2,328,478

2,144,393

2,274,945

1.68

2.35

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9603294010 HAIRBRUSHES, VALUED NOT OVER .40 EACH 12,620,879

9603294090 SHAVING BRUSHES,NAIL BRUS ETC,LT=.40 EA

12,675,240

12,302,825

7,749,367

12,343,437

7,542,493

11,751,131

2017

Country

2018

2019

2020

9603294010 Hairbrushes, Valued Not Over .40 Each (no) December 2021 YTD December 2020 YTD YTD Growth% Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty

China 10,799,887 52,006,562 10,911,254 47,865,961 -1.02 Czech Republic 2,395 500 -100.00 Hong Kong 2,880 24,000 Italy 13,437 1,355 11,388 2,300 17.99 Korea, South 12,348 56,128 10,713 40,870 15.26 Malaysia 441,944 965,415 756,900 1,930,086 -41.61 Mexico 1,030,552 8,169,037 603,876 4,305,222 70.66 Taiwan 24,598 52,440 3,750 12,096 555.95 United Kingdom 15,685 51,357 Vietnam 2,106 14,040 2,549 16,992 -17.38 World Total

2017

2021

12,343,437

61,340,334

12,302,825

54,174,027

0.33

8.65 -100.00 -41.09 37.33 -49.98 89.75 333.53 -17.37 13.23

Country

2018

7,377,299 6,938,143

6,841,337

2019

2020

2021

9603294090 Shaving Brushes,nail Brus Etc,lt=.40 Ea (no) December 2021 YTD December 2020 YTD YTD Growth% Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty

Canada 8,036 700 -100.00 -100.00 China 6,335,773 51,405,054 5,796,472 58,537,504 9.30 -12.18 France 18,167 370,225 2,265 12,500 702.08 2861.80 Germany 502,381 3,131,728 354,443 1,995,419 41.74 56.95 Hong Kong 6,510 21,000 2,016 10,080 222.92 108.33 India 17,582 763,200 4,583 169,000 283.64 351.60 Ireland 36,673 164,889 Italy 177,047 2,918,165 169,505 1,619,647 4.45 80.17 Japan 30,297 79,200 3,264 8,640 828.22 816.67 Korea, South 115,052 3,417,485 203,422 6,336,350 -43.44 -46.07 Malaysia 9,161 1,608,950 Mexico 12,180 1,399 -100.00 -100.00 Netherlands 61,767 197,000 Pakistan 13,839 187,440 Poland 18,013 47,626 15,502 46,272 16.20 2.93 Spain 3,336 2,520 Switzerland 9,519 300,000 -100.00 -100.00 Taiwan 25,161 1,679,020 242,135 3,118,075 -89.61 -46.15 Thailand 6,540 200,000 United Kingdom 15,000 73,892 -100.00 -100.00 Vietnam 2,995 9,504 -100.00 -100.00 World Total

7,377,299

66,193,502

6,841,337

72,238,982

7.83

-8.37

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9603302000 ARTISTS BRUSHES,WRITING BRUSH,COSMET BR,LT=.05 EA

9603298090 SHAVING BRUSHES, NAIL BRUSH,ETC,VALUED OVER .40 EA

24,830,402

2017

31,735,737

40,048,997

2018

36,501,364

2019

9,310,309

40,308,979

2020

2021

2017

9603298090 Shaving Brushes, Nail Brush,etc,valued Over .40 Ea (no) December 2021 YTD December 2020 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty

Australia 5,884 690 Austria 37,781 3,310 Belgium 5,479 386 -100.00 -100.00 Brazil 8,138 11,500 Cambodia 3,880 6,000 -100.00 -100.00 Canada 220,420 76,522 76,602 26,276 187.75 191.22 China 34,700,996 33,337,394 31,439,654 27,390,222 10.37 21.71 Colombia 16,905 5,370 14,995 16,832 12.74 -68.10 Denmark 22,914 2,315 32,712 4,480 -29.95 -48.33 Estonia 5,882 503 France 67,495 11,065 19,059 3,222 254.14 243.42 Germany 1,902,213 282,399 1,232,896 182,635 54.29 54.62 Hong Kong 100,580 39,622 31,397 28,110 220.35 40.95 Hungary 25,546 20,000 India 6,654 3,024 48,628 8,880 -86.32 -65.95 Ireland 90,391 8,653 397,966 31,026 -77.29 -72.11 Israel 47,135 10,900 15,615 3,844 201.86 183.56 Italy 177,465 22,486 444,498 67,415 -60.08 -66.65 Japan 443,562 71,260 464,814 111,980 -4.57 -36.36 Korea, South 493,888 531,320 601,484 303,115 -17.89 75.29 Malaysia 26,418 4,878 13,200 3,390 100.14 43.89 Mexico 68,125 52,172 58,922 7,728 15.62 575.10 Netherlands 25,156 7,184 3,716 5,040 576.96 42.54 Norway 2,113 1,656 Pakistan 7,028 596 -100.00 -100.00 Poland 8,000 1,000 8,526 9,760 -6.17 -89.75 Portugal 9,686 314 47,495 3,595 -79.61 -91.27 Romania 4,410 615 Russia 6,113 2,050 13,891 3,692 -55.99 -44.47 Slovenia 3,748 155 Spain 39,300 7,900 26,281 4,896 49.54 61.36 Sri Lanka 99,820 16,898 81,591 8,533 22.34 98.03 Sweden 117,681 15,537 36,571 3,782 221.79 310.81 Switzerland 66,632 23,994 122,568 44,860 -45.64 -46.51 Taiwan 300,797 158,840 374,150 168,810 -19.61 -5.91 Thailand 2,054 4,832 -100.00 -100.00 Turkey 6,314 2,002 39,130 34,080 -83.86 -94.13 UAE 4,442 1,810 United Kingdom 1,044,053 239,811 528,283 56,748 97.63 322.59 Vietnam 102,322 79,113 308,279 371,880 -66.81 -78.73 World Total

40,308,979

35,054,262

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36,501,364

28,916,645

10.43

7,505,031

21.23

2018

6,393,659

5,748,501

6,164,259

2020

2021

2019

9603302000 Artists Brushes,writing Brush,cosmet Br,lt=.05 Ea (no) December 2021 YTD December 2020 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty

Canada 4,900 125,000 -100.00 -100.00 China 3,561,295 139,976,621 3,171,921 123,783,923 12.28 13.08 France 469,257 11,149,500 437,225 11,995,000 7.33 -7.05 Germany 105,426 4,483,064 404,631 13,741,864 -73.95 -67.38 India 125,967 6,794,499 66,717 3,780,905 88.81 79.71 Italy 1,730,967 106,831,745 1,293,019 85,613,665 33.87 24.78 Japan 9,000 400,000 Korea, South 17,649 683,116 259,704 9,384,108 -93.20 -92.72 Mauritius 15,108 581,077 Mexico 2,717 104,500 10,752 452,000 -74.73 -76.88 Taiwan 87,790 3,733,352 91,308 4,290,100 -3.85 -12.98 United Kingdom 39,083 1,292,892 8,324 320,154 369.52 303.83 World Total

6,164,259

276,030,366

5,748,501

253,486,719

7.23

8.89

9603304000 ARTISTS BRUSHES,WRIT BR,COSMET BR,GT .05,LT=.10 EA 16,348,029

16,465,822

15,408,403

2017

2018

2019

18,800,049

19,484,119

2020

2021

9603304000 Artists Brushes,writ Br,cosmet Br,gt .05,lt=.10 Ea (no) December 2021 YTD December 2020 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty

Bangladesh 810,366 11,937,778 289,001 4,775,102 180.40 150.00 China 15,486,164 222,982,593 14,975,558 220,180,942 3.41 1.27 France 88,895 1,311,556 210,020 3,750,000 -57.67 -65.03 Germany 1,858,527 35,577,270 2,098,178 39,814,130 -11.42 -10.64 Italy 40,036 547,702 8,513 168,000 370.29 226.01 Japan 2,747 36,384 -100.00 -100.00 Korea, South 69,629 1,358,900 24,270 474,900 186.89 186.14 Mexico 1,053,354 14,896,525 1,137,586 16,221,962 -7.40 -8.17 Russia 20,789 212,133 Taiwan 52,356 760,186 32,000 500,000 63.61 52.04 Thailand 4,003 68,727 United Kingdom 10,326 136,768 -100.00 -100.00 Vietnam 11,850 195,240 -100.00 -100.00 World Total

19,484,119 289,653,370

18,800,049

286,253,428

3.64

1.19

9603306000 ARTISTS BRUSHES,WRITING BR,COSMETIC BR,GT.10 EA 413,838,080 419,453,865

2017

Country

2018

337,363,541

297,340,100

2019

9603402000 PAINT ROLLERS 30,991,158

347,341,373

2020

2017

2021

9603306000 Artists Brushes,writing Br,cosmetic Br,gt.10 Ea (no) December 2021 YTD December 2020 YTD YTD Growth% Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty

Australia 12,248 1,334 7,615 1,583 60.84 -15.73 Austria 14,720 4,870 -100.00 -100.00 Bangladesh 844,351 6,224,619 344,451 2,680,674 145.13 132.20 Belgium 168,120 129,644 Burma 8,786 73,764 4,142 5,136 112.12 1336.21 Cameroon 64,998 41,400 -100.00 -100.00 Canada 100,048 4,926 38,580 5,072 159.33 -2.88 China 278,209,140 495,513,054 245,719,060 457,726,554 13.22 8.26 Cocos (Keeling) 87,889 215,248 -100.00 -100.00 Cyprus 15,542 441 Denmark 159,638 22,126 102,367 18,060 55.95 22.51 Dom. Republic 1,394,996 1,511,373 934,588 1,250,219 49.26 20.89 Finland 9,039 2,067 -100.00 -100.00 France 1,813,383 1,204,960 1,747,572 1,252,973 3.77 -3.83 Germany 6,093,572 6,673,196 4,515,536 3,942,537 34.95 69.26 Hong Kong 1,357,739 852,548 1,854,548 1,292,097 -26.79 -34.02 India 5,493,416 7,960,163 4,038,380 7,884,657 36.03 0.96 Indonesia 30,390 193,272 37,574 134,304 -19.12 43.91 Ireland 37,358 36,706 48,986 69,544 -23.74 -47.22 Israel 98,662 43,105 16,233 4,165 507.79 934.93 Italy 5,966,539 1,043,295 1,270,670 368,901 369.56 182.81 Japan 7,286,377 2,067,530 5,776,661 1,005,108 26.13 105.70 Korea, South 2,452,847 3,014,990 1,436,151 2,376,810 70.79 26.85 Lithuania 84,934 266,894 83,262 178,524 2.01 49.50 Malaysia 10,781 55,200 Mauritania 165,971 19,399 -100.00 -100.00 Mauritius 1,145,792 209,377 741,186 157,330 54.59 33.08 Mexico 25,085,814 152,712,189 17,947,704 125,280,517 39.77 21.90 Montenegro 4,289 1,945 Nauru 6,838 612 -100.00 -100.00 Netherlands 366,274 26,079 502,727 33,522 -27.14 -22.20 Pakistan 3,800 2,000 10,585 58,225 -64.10 -96.57 Poland 181,520 10,681 10,779 19,560 1584.02 -45.39 Russia 92,207 23,116 74,171 21,887 24.32 5.62 Singapore 338,868 11,022 -100.00 -100.00 Spain 895,496 534,999 527,373 117,550 69.80 355.12 Sri Lanka 1,825,119 1,467,467 2,250,886 1,455,837 -18.92 0.80 Sweden 17,085 476 2,652 60 544.23 693.33 Switzerland 3,907 800 Taiwan 1,029,970 1,873,264 862,741 3,472,970 19.38 -46.06 Thailand 1,702,851 4,185,828 1,142,168 2,553,915 49.09 63.90 Turkey 9,025 8,500 120,880 99,600 -92.53 -91.47 United Kingdom 2,147,386 667,492 1,561,930 774,279 37.48 -13.79 Vietnam 1,191,971 3,419,155 2,919,619 10,255,984 -59.17 -66.66 World Total

347,341,373 692,036,508

297,340,100

624,792,772

16.82

10.76

35,407,388

35,145,115

2018

2019

40,446,467

37,668,894

2020

2021

Country

9603402000 Paint Rollers (no) December 2021 YTD December 2020 YTD Value Qty Value Qty

YTD Growth% Value Qty

World Total

37,668,894

-6.87

Australia 3,459 1 -100.00 -100.00 Belgium 4,181 38 2,822 132 48.16 -71.21 Brazil 172,101 192,024 110,922 116,676 55.15 64.58 Cambodia 4,898,302 10,939,456 4,382,735 9,302,554 11.76 17.60 Canada 791,021 428,434 539,545 282,202 46.61 51.82 China 27,026,251 63,453,731 30,076,000 68,916,553 -10.14 -7.93 Czech Republic 546,696 3,191,160 599,290 4,113,955 -8.78 -22.43 Germany 418,561 152,857 422,086 444,618 -0.84 -65.62 Greece 126,866 449,366 -100.00 -100.00 Guatemala 28,833 26,904 India 81,056 100,300 -100.00 -100.00 Indonesia 776,908 4,866,912 290,469 1,428,464 167.47 240.71 Italy 34,160 15,444 51,310 184,229 -33.42 -91.62 Japan 8,258 4,106 97,641 19,612 -91.54 -79.06 Mexico 2,108,884 3,836,350 2,595,840 4,165,470 -18.76 -7.90 Netherlands 23,034 2,898 11,794 42,346 95.30 -93.16 New Zealand 17,287 10,400 -100.00 -100.00 Singapore 5,895 3 -100.00 -100.00 Sweden 42,551 18,860 28,831 14,596 47.59 29.21 Taiwan 26,311 27,232 48,942 63,824 -46.24 -57.33 Thailand 127,485 34,119 45,620 14,224 179.45 139.87 Turkey 18,962 34,850 United Kingdom 595,044 1,232,521 890,962 1,930,748 -33.21 -36.16 Vietnam 21,351 13,708 17,095 13,892 24.90 -1.32 88,471,604

40,446,467

91,614,165

-3.43

9603404020 PAINT PADS 7,466,831

7,227,601

7,405,943 7,002,670

6,594,059

2017

2018

2019

2020

Country

9603404020 Paint Pads (no) December 2021 YTD December 2020 YTD Value Qty Value Qty

World Total

7,405,943

Canada China 6,039,242 20,286,134 Greece Guatemala Mexico 4,840 2,640 Netherlands Pakistan 17,400 192,000 Taiwan 422,272 891,808 United Kingdom 922,189 1,089,795 Vietnam 22,462,377

2021

YTD Growth% Value Qty

12,815 5,717,112 48,461 40,307 22,623 7,900 5,528 252,324 890,333 5,267

8,480 17,036,710 8,791 77,616 65,758 11,000 61,000 551,754 657,167 5,040

-100.00 5.63 -100.00 -100.00 -78.61 -100.00 214.76 67.35 3.58 -100.00

7,002,670

18,483,316

5.76

-100.00 19.07 -100.00 -100.00 -95.99 -100.00 214.75 61.63 65.83 -100.00 21.53

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9603404060 PAINT,DISTEMPER/SIML BRUSHES EXC SUBHDG 960330,NES 73,304,102

2017

83,853,917

2018

100,892,281 98,831,283 74,088,007

2019

2020

2021

9603404060 Paint,distemper/siml Brushes Exc Subhdg 960330,nes (no) December 2021 YTD December 2020 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty

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9603404040 NATURAL BRISTLE BRUSHES, EXC SUBHDG 9603.30 19,713,867

20,827,163

22,123,854

2017

2018

2019

Country

24,458,602

21,705,974

2020

2021

9603404040 Natural Bristle Brushes, Exc Subhdg 9603.30 (no) December 2021 YTD December 2020 YTD YTD Growth% Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty

Canada 82,399 7,608 160,428 21,924 -48.64 -65.30 China 14,485,486 68,983,163 14,559,110 64,624,281 -0.51 6.74 Denmark 2,743 1 France 2,886 500 5,732 18 -49.65 2677.78 Germany 66,557 3,552 52,465 10,541 26.86 -66.30 India 54,946 52,502 5,181 4,711 960.53 1014.46 Indonesia 4,793,089 29,491,604 8,199,624 48,640,654 -41.55 -39.37 Italy 182,137 28,267 250,505 42,924 -27.29 -34.15 Japan 19,569 7,223 -100.00 -100.00 Mauritius 91,784 18,418 Mexico 4,338 3,013 Netherlands 65,184 6,518 Spain 2,321 976 -100.00 -100.00 Sri Lanka 4,200 700 5,868 7,056 -28.43 -90.08 Taiwan 30,257 117,360 62,921 222,172 -51.91 -47.18 Turkey 1,796,953 442,422 1,091,617 232,006 64.61 90.69 United Kingdom 40,875 6,088 43,261 16,050 -5.52 -62.07 Vietnam 2,140 320 World Total

21,705,974

99,162,036

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24,458,602

113,830,536

-11.25

-12.89

Australia 13,304 1,923 -100.00 -100.00 Austria 4,604 1 Bangladesh 543,116 2,547,466 297,505 1,405,704 82.56 81.22 Brazil 398,076 348,036 225,304 303,975 76.68 14.49 Bulgaria 3,605 550 Canada 176,560 61,242 222,802 235,226 -20.75 -73.96 China 90,098,048 302,110,661 92,404,564 282,526,276 -2.50 6.93 Costa Rica 66,223 220,657 -100.00 -100.00 Cyprus 9,290 91 -100.00 -100.00 Czech Republic 2,327 4,000 Denmark 40,727 146,231 -100.00 -100.00 Dom. Republic 14,240 145,200 Egypt 13,000 46,677 -100.00 -100.00 France 10,503 37,711 7,813 57,613 34.43 -34.54 Germany 480,872 169,301 442,081 242,762 8.77 -30.26 Guatemala 118,406 97,319 82,744 94,716 43.10 2.75 Hong Kong 3,095 660 18,248 32,430 -83.04 -97.96 Hungary 6,413 1,495 10,958 15,020 -41.48 -90.05 India 50,700 93,241 34,637 25,213 46.38 269.81 Indonesia 3,081,284 15,841,754 2,567,597 11,037,928 20.01 43.52 Ireland 6,841 2,188 5,440 8,000 25.75 -72.65 Italy 645,300 458,418 836,820 2,394,268 -22.89 -80.85 Japan 165,345 211,835 206,037 246,909 -19.75 -14.21 Korea, South 8,195 10,825 8,395 2,700 -2.38 300.93 Lithuania 24,889 85,985 -100.00 -100.00 Mexico 47,199 102,694 5,055 14,550 833.71 605.80 Netherlands 47,272 4,475 51,855 10,096 -8.84 -55.68 Philippines 44,056 139,645 35,345 98,523 24.65 41.74 Poland 10,194 1,120 Romania 2,303 404 4,690 900 -50.90 -55.11 Singapore 7,800 16,020 South Africa 43,679 141,475 -100.00 -100.00 Spain 14,186 2,083 58,136 167,236 -75.60 -98.75 Sri Lanka 305,395 112,164 235,042 82,440 29.93 36.06 Sweden 143,207 139,068 70,252 122,540 103.85 13.49 Switzerland 62,077 70,727 Taiwan 322,803 903,492 258,160 218,640 25.04 313.23 Thailand 277,869 927,776 199,302 512,372 39.42 81.07 Turkey 719,149 1,520,613 1,153,699 495,130 -37.67 207.11 United Kingdom 275,195 437,165 654,924 651,094 -57.98 -32.86 Vietnam 735,048 897,748 583,764 1,322,295 25.92 -32.11 World Total

98,831,283 327,417,097

100,892,281

302,967,595

-2.04

8.07

9603500000 OTHR BRUSHES,AS PARTS OF MACHINES,APPLIANCE,VEHICL 84,818,260

85,362,429

2017

2018

99,695,756 101,216,531

2019

2020

118,398,618

2021

9603500000 Othr Brushes,as Parts Of Machines,appliance,vehicl (no) December 2021 YTD December 2020 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty

Australia 761,806 8,133 446,691 28,243 70.54 -71.20 Austria 453,624 58,440 741,295 316,989 -38.81 -81.56 Belgium 229,837 6,961 174,173 5,065 31.96 37.43 Brazil 30,167 215 32,673 3,396 -7.67 -93.67 Bulgaria 2,344 200 4,328 219 -45.84 -8.68 Cambodia 59,588 9,478 19,915 6,336 199.21 49.59 Canada 10,546,978 755,312 8,803,238 602,705 19.81 25.32 Chile 3,600 80 China 38,192,825 80,770,653 32,534,586 46,459,161 17.39 73.85 Colombia 5,368 144 -100.00 -100.00 Croatia 28,743 211 Czech Republic 390,168 1,080 70,678 7,212 452.04 -85.02 Denmark 252,683 31,990 247,670 31,527 2.02 1.47 Ecuador 179,936 727 -100.00 -100.00 Estonia 176,000 23,099 122,058 19,835 44.19 16.46 Finland 164,571 11,488 174,913 13,531 -5.91 -15.10 France 521,113 228,975 404,034 110,156 28.98 107.86 Germany 19,852,232 2,338,802 14,908,162 1,869,199 33.16 25.12 Greece 25,220 123 16,907 37,153 49.17 -99.67 Hong Kong 83,565 45,937 124,951 34,752 -33.12 32.19 Hungary 67,101 337 18,710 504 258.64 -33.13

India 156,157 165,889 132,473 161,285 17.88 2.85 Indonesia 501,215 103,873 399,552 127,862 25.44 -18.76 Ireland 99,329 3,710 13,653 400 627.53 827.50 Israel 3,648 50 -100.00 -100.00 Italy 9,960,041 786,951 7,395,173 2,059,741 34.68 -61.79 Japan 10,616,239 275,746 12,200,099 234,646 -12.98 17.52 Korea, South 856,361 233,141 1,013,631 193,356 -15.52 20.58 Lithuania 79,862 31,618 -100.00 -100.00 Luxembourg 35,588 16 Malaysia 1,612,167 395,573 3,054,628 546,464 -47.22 -27.61 Mexico 4,937,755 3,182,718 5,217,121 3,027,718 -5.35 5.12 Netherlands 1,771,745 40,889 1,425,440 35,523 24.29 15.11 New Zealand 40,200 2,166 2,598 27 1447.34 7922.22 Norway 14,380 1,494 7,734 200 85.93 647.00 Philippines 4,940 175 Poland 141,880 28,602 151,612 20,212 -6.42 41.51 Portugal 490,576 192,415 501,755 15,439 -2.23 1146.29 Romania 48,754 5,263 38,400 10,184 26.96 -48.32 Serbia 4,774 244 15,054 540 -68.29 -54.81 Singapore 3,260 8 6,653 154 -51.00 -94.81 Slovakia 10,852 69 12,640 28 -14.15 146.43 Slovenia 26,053 4,579 63,945 7,162 -59.26 -36.07 Spain 4,729,833 1,179,043 3,373,085 801,862 40.22 47.04 Sri Lanka 16,193 7,668 St Kitts/Nevis 325,805 6,990,989 371,576 8,544,599 -12.32 -18.18 Sweden 2,145,636 227,254 1,312,865 66,542 63.43 241.52 Switzerland 1,148,974 44,334 1,646,334 222,295 -30.21 -80.06 Taiwan 1,970,378 1,370,307 1,576,626 1,120,990 24.97 22.24 Thailand 255,124 224,124 114,737 91,212 122.36 145.72 Turkey 45,013 1,141 83,487 24,368 -46.08 -95.32 United Kingdom 1,667,906 251,137 1,433,153 188,120 16.38 33.50 Vietnam 2,919,325 3,767,950 538,711 98,683 441.91 3718.24 World Total

118,398,618 103,778,982

101,216,531

67,178,134

16.98

54.48

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LEISTNER DRILLS FOR THE BRUSH INDUSTRY. MADE OF

TUNGSTEN OR HSS. FOR USE ON HIGH PERFORMANCE CNC MACHINES Leistner Werkzeug GmbH Auerbacher Str. 15 D-08328 Stuetzengruen/Germany www.leistner-gmbh.de info@leistner-gmbh.de Ph: +49-(0)37462-288 150 Fx: +49-(0)37462-288 159 Proud Member of

9603904000 FEATHER DUSTERS

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10,557,007

12,627,424

9603908020 UPRIGHT BROOMS 11,064,776

12,991,518 20,814,620

7,914,077

2017

2018

2019

2020

2017

2021

Country

9603904000 Feather Dusters (x) December 2021 YTD December 2020 YTD Value Qty Value Qty

YTD Growth% Value Qty

World Total

12,991,518

17.41

Canada 999,655 269,750 847,481 212,522 17.96 26.93 China 9,443,164 2,960,311 7,825,667 2,706,295 20.67 9.39 Germany 2,885 4 9,179 758 -68.57 -99.47 Hong Kong 3,000 3,000 -100.00 -100.00 Indonesia 166,665 48,711 92,772 30,992 79.65 57.17 Israel 87,570 43,522 Korea, South 85,844 6,800 -100.00 -100.00 Lebanon 70,217 14,308 60,658 12,158 15.76 17.68 Mexico 2,110 1,548 Portugal 22,936 2,100 South Africa 2,052,024 615,712 2,032,649 568,660 0.95 8.27 Taiwan 132,336 43,483 101,930 34,656 29.83 25.47 United Kingdom 11,956 3,956 5,596 1,671 113.65 136.74 4,003,405

11,064,776

3,577,512

11.90

9603908010 WISKBROOMS 1,358,530 1,097,869

2017

Country

1,261,750

971,876

2018

855,310

2019

2020

9603908010 Wiskbrooms (no) December 2021 YTD December 2020 YTD Value Qty Value Qty

2021

855,310

1,809,393

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1,261,750

1,926,579

28,038,495

2018

25,722,756

26,295,732

2020

2021

2019

Country

YTD Growth% Value Qty

World Total

26,295,732

2.23

Brazil 1,245,122 696,632 127,960 69,061 873.06 908.72 Cambodia 46,547 12,664 34,635 7,288 34.39 73.77 Canada 2,316 97 -100.00 -100.00 China 20,145,830 16,934,811 22,096,413 18,610,198 -8.83 -9.00 Colombia 116,587 94,782 77,500 72,888 50.43 30.04 Dom. Republic 6,273 400 El Salvador 499,419 51,683 332,956 124,714 50.00 -58.56 Germany 2,540 120 Guatemala 214,015 175,872 244,125 192,860 -12.33 -8.81 Honduras 516,870 766,162 64,274 96,798 704.17 691.51 Hong Kong 97,185 104,256 18,500 13,932 425.32 648.32 India 43,154 16,178 6,269 2,390 588.37 576.90 Indonesia 8,022 1,590 -100.00 -100.00 Israel 18,315 3,827 Italy 845,052 308,942 686,806 349,878 23.04 -11.70 Jordan 8,550 130 Mexico 1,523,894 555,979 1,026,958 405,310 48.39 37.17 Poland 14,435 2,016 10,507 1,468 37.38 37.33 Portugal 5,447 2,000 4,102 3,600 32.79 -44.44 Sri Lanka 919,040 546,431 964,490 502,985 -4.71 8.64 Thailand 14,823 4,500 -100.00 -100.00 Vietnam 27,457 25,240 2,100 2,000 1207.48 1162.00 20,298,125

25,722,756

20,461,557

YTD Growth% Value Qty

-32.21

-6.08

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9603908020 Upright Brooms (no) December 2021 YTD December 2020 YTD Value Qty Value Qty

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Bangladesh 27,689 135,244 8,233 60,480 236.32 123.62 Cambodia 30,960 30,960 Canada 3,663 482 China 599,508 1,480,701 918,897 1,580,866 -34.76 -6.34 Colombia 128,507 112,704 62,620 40,200 105.22 180.36 Germany 4,873 1,410 Honduras 4,086 7,200 -100.00 -100.00 India 15,580 10,492 163,548 146,710 -90.47 -92.85 Mexico 10,852 12,106 36,135 29,743 -69.97 -59.30 Poland 4,818 5,880 -100.00 -100.00 Sweden 2,251 250 Taiwan 14,300 11,850 51,688 48,000 -72.33 -75.31 Vietnam 17,127 13,194 11,725 7,500 46.07 75.92 World Total

24,158,965

Deco’s quality tips, extensions and adaptions are die cast from certified zinc alloy, one of nature’s most impact resistant metals. Standard ACME or your own custom threading is available in wide range of tapers, shapes and styles.

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9603908050 BROOMS,BRUSHES,SQUEEGEES,ETC,NESOI

9603908030 PUSH BROOMS, 41 CM OR LESS IN WIDTH 4,878,481

4,475,044

3,723,775

2017

3,112,468

3,184,623

2019

2020

2018

631,484,883

2021

2017

9603908030 Push Brooms, 41 Cm Or Less In Width (no) December 2021 YTD December 2020 YTD YTD Growth% Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty

Country

Canada 6,455 611 China 1,934,943 3,016,736 Colombia Germany 56,782 15,878 Hong Kong 14,000 100,000 Italy 32,165 17,124 Mexico 8,109 2,928 Poland 7,843 2,088 Sri Lanka 2,818,184 1,032,083 World Total

4,878,481

4,187,448

7,146 1,386,061 2,936 24,909 14,000 30,771 2,349 4,793 1,711,658

651 1,962,963 3,656 6,192 100,000 16,746 325 1,368 617,666

3,184,623

2,709,567

-9.67 -6.14 39.60 53.68 -100.00 -100.00 127.96 156.43 0.00 0.00 4.53 2.26 245.21 800.92 63.63 52.63 64.65 67.09 53.19

54.54

9603908040 OTHER BROOMS,NESOI 35,704,091

39,450,808

45,467,514

51,943,901

25,861,823

2017

Country

2018

2019

2020

9603908040 Other Brooms,nesoi (no) December 2021 YTD December 2020 YTD Value Qty Value Qty

2021

YTD Growth% Value Qty

Australia 142,961 11,423 111,042 11,769 28.74 -2.94 Austria 138,298 117,000 -100.00 -100.00 Brazil 874,495 620,281 651,554 389,062 34.22 59.43 Cambodia 447,321 122,899 89,424 32,712 400.22 275.70 Canada 285,291 18,047 266,454 41,557 7.07 -56.57 China 5,120,952 2,945,076 4,436,497 4,163,088 15.43 -29.26 Colombia 211,845 163,729 225,651 239,652 -6.12 -31.68 Czech Republic 306,219 886,628 140,546 478,056 117.88 85.47 Dom. Republic 4,687 4,920 3,009 1,260 55.77 290.48 El Salvador 264,407 240,101 253,636 263,740 4.25 -8.96 France 2,441 84 Germany 67,811 4,198 74,548 18,886 -9.04 -77.77 Greece 13,677 15,976 Honduras 278,584 436,845 152,524 243,432 82.65 79.45 Hong Kong 10,584 80,184 -100.00 -100.00 India 36,125 7,570 13,461 3,450 168.37 119.42 Indonesia 14,290 69 Israel 22,838 13,886 31,141 15,580 -26.66 -10.87 Italy 376,757 182,339 778,211 277,641 -51.59 -34.33 Japan 13,864 996 Korea, South 20,489 5,118 2,800 80 631.75 6297.50 Mexico 39,634,590 15,176,433 34,474,669 14,889,485 14.97 1.93 Netherlands 7,898 36 Nigeria 2,040 17 -100.00 -100.00 Pakistan 4,000 625 -100.00 -100.00 Philippines 8,660 5,200 32,956 9,390 -73.72 -44.62 Portugal 67,075 723,130 -100.00 -100.00 Spain 16,998 468 20,604 12,902 -17.50 -96.37 Sri Lanka 2,943,916 1,531,723 2,396,733 1,152,145 22.83 32.95 Sweden 10,465 300 Taiwan 54,789 13,992 127,035 27,312 -56.87 -48.77 Thailand 43,679 21,100 68,940 171,060 -36.64 -87.67 Turkey 124,168 142,454 270,338 134,164 -54.07 6.18 United Kingdom 33,712 3,437 93,789 129,779 -64.06 -97.35 Venezuela 48,444 71,232 34,448 53,856 40.63 32.26 Vietnam 511,528 423,831 495,507 397,977 3.23 6.50 World Total

51,943,901

23,070,391

45,467,514

24,078,991

14.24

699,997,897 678,579,582 716,282,047

2018

2019

791,773,749

2020

2021

Country

9603908050 Brooms,brushes,squeegees,etc,nesoi (x) December 2021 YTD December 2020 YTD YTD Growth% Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty

World Total

791,773,749 456,717,327

Australia 821,860 3,650 668,320 2,686 22.97 35.89 Austria 38,811 11,553 9,028 880 329.90 1212.84 Bangladesh 659,671 282,024 848,997 328,085 -22.30 -14.04 Belgium 1,978,927 842,636 1,763,008 721,547 12.25 16.78 Bosnia/Herz.

7,651 260 Brazil 598,317 596,886 366,280 189,741 63.35 214.58 Bulgaria 3,179 400 -100.00 -100.00 Cambodia 4,631,342 2,418,773 3,773,045 2,220,488 22.75 8.93 Canada 5,300,758 469,546 6,550,198 1,135,197 -19.07 -58.64 China 559,933,032 365,322,665 537,463,313 361,880,828 4.18 0.95 Colombia 960,393 652,462 1,016,818 709,329 -5.55 -8.02 Costa Rica 20,814 99 -100.00 -100.00 Cyprus 3,244 88 -100.00 -100.00 Czech Republic 205,579 137,189 33,721 4,012 509.65 3319.47 Denmark 5,157,262 808,803 4,294,788 711,197 20.08 13.72 Dom. Republic 72,139,843 14,559,563 45,320,637 9,827,889 59.18 48.15 Egypt 146,330 198,348 164,646 167,808 -11.12 18.20 El Salvador 99,874 115,426 89,197 159,501 11.97 -27.63 Estonia 59,934 1,555 38,794 825 54.49 88.48 Finland 783,960 53,565 397,671 23,743 97.14 125.60 France 573,586 65,568 294,943 43,952 94.47 49.18 Germany 7,270,558 1,646,903 5,105,888 1,402,457 42.40 17.43 Greece 18,408 12,340 Guatemala 103,173 67,320 55,658 33,915 85.37 98.50 Honduras 22,500,211 13,553,223 19,551,550 12,747,236 15.08 6.32 Hong Kong 433,247 207,549 1,255,854 402,657 -65.50 -48.46 Hungary 2,178 80 3,397 2,392 -35.88 -96.66 India 2,297,620 2,190,424 1,010,825 1,236,753 127.30 77.11 Indonesia 410,669 135,659 527,469 142,266 -22.14 -4.64 Ireland 27,790 324 426,460 4,177 -93.48 -92.24 Israel 371,832 101,207 235,925 121,308 57.61 -16.57 Italy 3,311,586 1,069,472 2,298,975 961,369 44.05 11.24 Japan 4,135,233 232,823 2,591,315 172,523 59.58 34.95 Korea, South 1,449,796 176,183 1,612,612 340,157 -10.10 -48.21 Latvia 10,989 20 Lithuania 1,181,750 10,800 467,142 3,855 152.97 180.16 Luxembourg 2,450 2 Malaysia 883,732 702,786 1,093,422 799,676 -19.18 -12.12 Mexico 46,339,413 27,496,831 36,380,048 22,035,982 27.38 24.78 Netherlands 737,429 138,544 384,514 91,307 91.78 51.73 New Zealand 869,901 9,183 351,195 4,199 147.70 118.69 Norway 28,919 119 Pakistan 4,684,395 3,874,529 4,181,336 3,689,357 12.03 5.02 Peru 3,257 120 7,321 405 -55.51 -70.37 Philippines 12,233 3,254 -100.00 -100.00 Poland 2,449,121 570,386 502,614 653,776 387.28 -12.76 Portugal 93,023 58,969 53,251 41,790 74.69 41.11 Romania 2,368 2,000 Seychelles 55,581 27,685 -100.00 -100.00 Singapore 10,730 179 429,589 560,485 -97.50 -99.97 Slovakia 4,272 1,000 3,235 800 32.06 25.00 South Africa 19,336 633 2,094 104 823.40 508.65 Spain 1,363,057 1,099,314 1,338,375 1,044,395 1.84 5.26 Sri Lanka 2,676,702 1,594,192 2,283,837 1,436,100 17.20 11.01 Sweden 81,713 15,138 127,822 13,449 -36.07 12.56 Switzerland 620,431 83,282 427,476 78,749 45.14 5.76 Taiwan 15,480,745 8,009,996 19,067,292 9,407,096 -18.81 -14.85 Thailand 3,675,718 2,513,485 3,897,514 3,102,315 -5.69 -18.98 Turkey 1,318,303 903,527 657,317 558,289 100.56 61.84 UAE 348,382 2,942 97,372 2,125 257.78 38.45 United Kingdom 811,232 190,596 730,429 154,752 11.06 23.16 Venezuela 4,230 650 4,685 11,484 -9.71 -94.34 Vietnam 11,642,720 3,504,125 5,929,784 3,024,362 96.34 15.86 716,282,047

442,441,296

10.54

3.23

-4.19

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US EXPORTS

STATS 4417000000 TOOLS/TOOL & BROOM BODIES ETC SHOE L AST/TREES WOOD

0502100000 PIGS, HOGS, BOARS BRISTLES & HAIR & WASTE THEREOF 1,379,413

50,164,610

1,185,626

33,063,425 33,742,191

810,737 393,382

2017

2018

2019

2020

489,443

2017

2021

0502100000 Pigs, Hogs, Boars Bristles & Hair & Waste Thereof (kg) December 2021 YTD December 2020 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty

Bahamas 3,168 454 Canada 13,841 1,550 3,982 441 247.59 251.47 Chile 9,196 450 Dom. Republic 117,098 12,313 El Salvador 5,400 768 -100.00 -100.00 Mexico 146,059 16,336 258,423 40,587 -43.48 -59.75 Singapore 43,495 4,865 -100.00 -100.00 Trinidad/Tobago 200,081 26,496 82,082 16,401 143.76 61.55 World Total

489,443

57,599

393,382

63,062

24.42

-8.66

0502900000 BADGER HAIR & OTHER BRUSHMAKING HAIR, WASTE THEROF 1,211,413 559,189

573,121

680,980 196,173

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

050290000 Badger Hair & Other Brushmaking Hair, Waste Therof (kg) December 2021 YTD December 2020 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty

Bermuda 5,912 267 China 155,526 8,881 39,521 2,256 293.53 293.66 Denmark 5,000 118 162,000 2,740 -96.91 -95.69 Ecuador 36,989 2,482 -100.00 -100.00 Germany 29,735 2,557 Mexico 3,309 255 -100.00 -100.00 Thailand 28,136 1,547 -100.00 -100.00 Trinidad/Tobago 408,430 59,520 -100.00 -100.00 United Kingdom 2,595 10 -100.00 -100.00 World Total

196,173

11,823

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680,980

68,810

-71.19

-82.82

2018

2019

23,006,125

2020

27,262,500

2021

4417000000 Tools/tool & Broom Bodies Etc Shoe Last/trees Wood (x) December 2021 YTD December 2020 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty

Antigua/Barbuda 12,168 4,245 Aruba 3,658 2 Australia 313,625 42,508 155,164 47,740 102.12 -10.96 Austria 8,606 41 -100.00 -100.00 Bahamas 2,650 153 6,802 937 -61.04 -83.67 Bahrain 3,000 592 Barbados 2,556 171 Belgium 12,668 1,508 6,457 48 96.19 3041.67 Belize 5,887 85 Bermuda 9,672 294 Brazil 895,514 40,177 600,109 45,044 49.23 -10.80 Canada 5,041,093 231,899 4,578,194 205,765 10.11 12.70 Cayman Islands 2,680 435 3,727 279 -28.09 55.91 Chile 67,936 3,406 32,318 782 110.21 335.55 China 238,105 3,268 158,440 5,453 50.28 -40.07 Colombia 394,050 17,994 12,340 612 3093.27 2840.20 Costa Rica 483,698 65,673 364,523 61,098 32.69 7.49 Cyprus 21,160 565 Denmark 4,003 14 6,144 20 -34.85 -30.00 Dom. Republic 41,450 460 23,809 834 74.09 -44.84 Ecuador 5,080 391 2,678 198 89.69 97.47 El Salvador 7,000 117 9,774 1,246 -28.38 -90.61 Fiji 4,760 50 -100.00 -100.00 Finland 19,881 75 11,986 68 65.87 10.29 France 46,033 177 5,640 31 716.19 470.97 Germany 387,961 2,696 118,860 2,515 226.40 7.20 Greece 5,399 89 -100.00 -100.00 Guatemala 66,622 26,683 -100.00 -100.00 Haiti 3,156 146 6,312 292 -50.00 -50.00 Honduras 12,807 408 6,185 1,784 107.07 -77.13 Hong Kong 10,246 113 6,000 110 70.77 2.73 India 17,116 581 Iraq 442,256 16,325 423,435 16,138 4.44 1.16 Ireland 21,510 997 8,780 431 144.99 131.32 Israel 6,057 602 34,577 1,489 -82.48 -59.57 Italy 45,000 1,338 5,850 828 669.23 61.59 Jamaica 6,114 789 Japan 179,910 6,173 84,729 3,280 112.34 88.20 Jordan 5,341 44 -100.00 -100.00 Kazakhstan 3,748 360 -100.00 -100.00 Korea, South 304,068 10,490 104,571 3,606 190.78 190.90 Lithuania 15,723 107 22,174 147 -29.09 -27.21 Malaysia 25,779 311 11,722 52 119.92 498.08 Mauritania 2,610 8 -100.00 -100.00 Mexico 16,478,269 4,722,913 15,123,201 4,436,806 8.96 6.45 Netherlands 126,726 2,436 74,795 2,626 69.43 -7.24 New Zealand 83,991 5,052 184,856 9,807 -54.56 -48.49 Nicaragua 3,879 242 Norway 99,869 513 25,355 1,072 293.88 -52.15 Pakistan 25,000 226 Panama 17,517 558 133,813 39,867 -86.91 -98.60 Peru 131,728 116,713 4,569 336 2783.08 34636.01 Philippines 35,099 4,934 5,747 741 510.74 565.86 Poland 194,347 10,190 70,073 3,477 177.35 193.07

Portugal 16,438 109 Romania 4,500 268 -100.00 -100.00 Russia 221,072 18,990 93,200 799 137.20 2276.72 Saudi Arabia 87,872 1,709 Singapore 4,850 2 17,561 30 -72.38 -93.33 Slovakia 3,278 255 -100.00 -100.00 Spain 5,239 12 10,015 18 -47.69 -33.33 Sri Lanka 7,860 40 St Lucia 53,360 7,618 15,616 3,120 241.70 144.17 St Vin./Grenadines 4,851 20 3,500 700 38.60 -97.14 Sweden 54,757 136 Switzerland 7,044 35 13,628 81 -48.31 -56.79 Taiwan 4,455 236 15,965 740 -72.10 -68.11 Thailand 3,467 244 Trinidad/Tobago 24,547 5,230 11,391 649 115.49 705.86 Turks/Caicos 14,929 454 -100.00 -100.00 UAE 22,340 173 156,230 4,778 -85.70 -96.38 United Kingdom 412,515 3,756 109,483 4,360 276.78 -13.85 Uruguay 18,859 171 Venezuela 5,279 372 Vietnam 6,034 524 -100.00 -100.00 World Total

27,262,500

5,357,915

23,006,125

4,939,610

18.50

4,998,171

5,401,967

4,713,955

2018

2019

2020

118,891

4,713,955

146,251

110,837,962 110,664,807

4,413,309

9603100000 Brooms & Brushes, Of Twigs/oth Veg Mat Bound (doz) December 2021 YTD December 2020 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty

Argentina 8,768 163 Australia 33,200 362 55,568 1,084 -40.25 -66.61 Bahamas 92,179 451 97,395 453 -5.36 -0.44 Bahrain 10,103 142 Barbados 4,710 312 -100.00 -100.00 Bermuda 29,516 533 35,248 1,103 -16.26 -51.68 Canada 2,550,996 72,510 2,567,787 76,137 -0.65 -4.76 Cayman Islands 8,421 607 Chile 96,159 3,387 28,475 357 237.70 848.74 China 8,700 200 50,472 1,564 -82.76 -87.21 Costa Rica 46,649 721 Curacao 3,168 100 -100.00 -100.00 Czech Republic 9,716 83 6,697 95 45.08 -12.63 Denmark 8,040 366 Dom. Republic 14,983 324 15,841 753 -5.42 -56.97 Ecuador 7,754 235 21,398 376 -63.76 -37.50 El Salvador 4,016 8 France 15,704 276 Germany 5,000 42 28,039 851 -82.17 -95.06 Guatemala 2,664 36 -100.00 -100.00 Haiti 6,609 200 31,798 87 -79.22 129.89 Honduras 7,310 6 49,477 1,227 -85.23 -99.51 Hong Kong 29,695 808 26,501 412 12.05 96.12 Iceland 2,880 83 2,790 10 3.23 730.00 India 218,566 6,630 466,221 26,790 -53.12 -75.25 Ireland 3,349 102 Israel 21,482 254 Italy 6,309 43 Jamaica 2,974 90 Japan 16,791 108 33,656 636 -50.11 -83.02 Jordan 5,763 99 35,000 1,062 -83.53 -90.68 Korea, South 212,854 3,741 117,808 3,883 80.68 -3.66 Kuwait 9,008 154 3,669 10 145.52 1440.00 Luxembourg 20,114 799 31,336 951 -35.81 -15.98 Mali 10,000 303 -100.00 -100.00 Mexico 97,341 2,831 301,973 13,164 -67.76 -78.49 Netherlands 163,655 2,634 90,357 965 81.12 172.95 Norway 3,996 37 Oman 3,380 103 Panama 10,502 203 3,094 85 239.43 138.82 Peru 23,361 633 37,042 1,025 -36.93 -38.24 Philippines 5,341 14 Poland 4,629 140 9,033 86 -48.75 62.79 Saudi Arabia 17,075 148 27,448 500 -37.79 -70.40

-18.71

109,009,441

103,367,300

2021

-6.38

9603210000 TOOTH BRUSHES, INCL DENTALPL ATE BRUSHES

2017

Country

2017

4,413,309

World Total

8.47

9603100000 BROOMS & BRUSHES, OF TWIGS/OTH VEG MAT BOUND 5,391,089

Singapore 5,173 10 -100.00 -100.00 Slovenia 5,710 16 -100.00 -100.00 Spain 12,925 364 -100.00 -100.00 St Kitts/Nevis 9,598 354 12,985 255 -26.08 38.82 St Lucia 10,807 620 St Vin./Grenadines 3,736 90 6,387 183 -41.51 -50.82 Sweden 10,397 316 4,260 129 144.06 144.96 Switzerland 12,815 43 3,640 110 252.06 -60.91 Taiwan 2,745 17 -100.00 -100.00 Thailand 10,006 247 -100.00 -100.00 Trinidad/Tobago 81,720 2,827 87,065 3,300 -6.14 -14.33 Turkey 52,006 1,526 -100.00 -100.00 UAE 18,650 122 United Kingdom 409,958 14,017 316,388 5,677 29.57 146.91 Vietnam 12,740 232

102,332,469

2018

2019

2020

2021

9603210000 Tooth Brushes, Incl Dental-plate Brushes (no) December 2021 YTD December 2020 YTD YTD Growth% Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty

Anguilla 8,534 7,188 Antigua/Barbuda 3,513 2,300 6,495 5,832 -45.91 -60.56 Argentina 2,002,888 3,536,297 1,657,868 4,454,186 20.81 -20.61 Armenia 3,478 3,500 -100.00 -100.00 Aruba 6,190 840 7,366 1,093 -15.97 -23.15 Australia 213,418 54,970 212,287 170,850 0.53 -67.83 Austria 33,652 6,553 Bahamas 70,961 2,569 19,746 1,013 259.37 153.60 Bangladesh 4,025 36 Barbados 101,295 132,670 84,974 115,971 19.21 14.40 Belgium 479,816 2,350,235 2,781,664 13,769,250 -82.75 -82.93 Belize 29,519 17,116 95,312 70,879 -69.03 -75.85 Bermuda 7,514 12,708 9,503 1,662 -20.93 664.62 Brazil 955,638 2,014,522 1,041,766 3,082,498 -8.27 -34.65 British Virgin Isl. 3,899 95 Canada 56,943,682 33,515,718 61,026,704 42,383,873 -6.69 -20.92 Cayman Islands 20,750 10,997 12,509 10,270 65.88 7.08 Chile 647,794 54,388 121,413 19,021 433.55 185.94 China 3,731,341 6,103,458 5,068,953 7,463,808 -26.39 -18.23 Colombia 531,931 2,909,289 554,483 1,618,801 -4.07 79.72 Costa Rica 260,653 34,475 361,286 69,312 -27.85 -50.26 Curacao 236,431 38,458 223,149 954,920 5.95 -95.97 Czech Republic 13,308 26,016 2,520 1,008 428.10 2480.95 Dom. Republic 439,274 100,739 510,985 454,754 -14.03 -77.85 Ecuador 149,281 113,617 160,076 396,126 -6.74 -71.32 El Salvador 231,180 127,987 193,169 309,360 19.68 -58.63 Fiji 9,294 720 Finland 26,899 44,096 24,815 11,695 8.40 277.05 France 92,846 7,549 25,561 4,473 263.23 68.77 Gambia 6,054 3,540 -100.00 -100.00 Germany 4,235,211 17,738,202 2,834,141 11,288,096 49.44 57.14 Greece 62,206 2,741 Grenada 8,580 6,216 2,512 1,224 241.56 407.84 Guatemala 30,784 1,847 119,950 27,675 -74.34 -93.33 Guyana 289,650 199,749 185,295 350,112 56.32 -42.95 Haiti 115,595 13,608 22,816 23,738 406.64 -42.67 Honduras 24,045 6,264 81,598 17,225 -70.53 -63.63 Hong Kong 2,832,089 4,906,979 5,287,643 7,080,249 -46.44 -30.69 Hungary 27,406 29,736 -100.00 -100.00 Iceland 11,959 5,138 India 1,593,622 3,253,262 1,946,490 3,347,054 -18.13 -2.80 Indonesia 389,411 526,233 80,819 104,388 381.83 404.11 Iraq 3,500 2,000 -100.00 -100.00 Ireland 359,019 26,508 627,878 1,568,671 -42.82 -98.31 Israel 7,207 2,220 20,016 6,048 -63.99 -63.29 Italy 35,369 12,056 40,054 2,882 -11.70 318.32 Jamaica 325,086 299,661 109,637 169,920 196.51 76.35 Japan 689,767 1,575,340 995,951 500,678 -30.74 214.64 Korea, South 886,044 302,586 1,561,761 2,530,060 -43.27 -88.04 Kuwait 16,349 7,144 88,332 6,970 -81.49 2.50 Kyrgyzstan 7,012 267 Latvia 32,765 3,523 27,252 3,316 20.23 6.24

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Lithuania 51,774 17,085 47,497 13,495 9.00 26.60 Malaysia 13,044 180 147,620 10,381 -91.16 -98.27 Maldives 15,360 7,422 Mexico 11,910,457 14,312,409 11,013,435 19,688,157 8.14 -27.30 Netherlands 348,145 67,210 305,542 103,409 13.94 -35.01 New Zealand 44,747 21,526 44,335 981 0.93 2094.29 Nicaragua 8,441 1,307 5,639 1,906 49.69 -31.43 Nigeria 5,141 448 -100.00 -100.00 Norway 9,101 1,924 9,128 2,304 -0.30 -16.49 Pakistan 5,000 15,000 24,012 3,535 -79.18 324.33 Panama 826,798 193,476 912,767 271,585 -9.42 -28.76 Paraguay 45,924 163,740 18,791 19,584 144.39 736.09 Peru 29,901 13,215 50,923 11,606 -41.28 13.86 Philippines 295,898 51,952 129,691 49,122 128.16 5.76 Poland 6,985,632 18,540,257 5,854,398 10,540,476 19.32 75.90 Qatar 7,196 100 18,062 2,354 -60.16 -95.75 Romania 21,762 14,160 5,884 1,825 269.85 675.89 Russia 21,623 7,070 30,840 8,009 -29.89 -11.72 Saudi Arabia 242,832 7,084 3,520 219 6798.64 3134.70 Singapore 127,950 18,955 28,498 7,786 348.98 143.45 Sint Maarten 11,330 6,795 Slovenia 7,427 469 -100.00 -100.00 South Africa 5,428 4,018 88,069 183,299 -93.84 -97.81 Spain 76,551 29,524 46,495 27,230 64.64 8.42 St Lucia 34,113 941 29,667 13,490 14.99 -93.02 St Vin./Grenadines 9,597 110 -100.00 -100.00 Suriname 31,806 26,347 40,619 41,295 -21.70 -36.20 Sweden 50,036 43,432 26,088 6,786 91.80 540.02 Switzerland 18,743 28,330 225,340 1,123,989 -91.68 -97.48 Taiwan 75,084 115,044 134,677 53,773 -44.25 113.94 Thailand 131,338 266,428 61,617 230,604 113.15 15.53 Trinidad/Tobago 952,946 116,515 858,509 818,691 11.00 -85.77 Turkey 7,488 2,304 4,608 1,536 62.50 50.00 Ukraine 92,537 16,265 UAE 130,198 36,797 13,550 5,228 860.87 603.84 United Kingdom 205,188 50,779 259,953 259,000 -21.07 -80.39 Uruguay 254,632 189,634 234,720 800,656 8.48 -76.32 Venezuela 24,398 1,065 14,075 2,270 73.34 -53.08 Vietnam 11,772 2,970 23,520 950 -49.95 212.63 102,332,469 114,506,410

World Total

109,009,441

136,744,295

-6.13

-16.26

9603290000 SHAVING BRUSHES, HAIRBRUSHES, ETC FOR PERSON 33,416,884 32,897,307 32,762,796 29,740,287

2017

Country

28,965,939

2018

2019

2020

2021

9603290000 Shaving Brushes, Hairbrushes, Etc For Person (no) December 2021 YTD December 2020 YTD YTD Growth% Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty

Albania 3,929 468 Argentina 348,662 878,180 380,400 1,111,112 -8.34 -20.96 Australia 536,402 148,873 397,197 135,458 35.05 9.90 Barbados 3,595 2,544 7,892 4,167 -54.45 -38.95 Belgium 316,807 56,603 564,556 92,863 -43.88 -39.05 Belize 4,473 60 -100.00 -100.00 Bermuda 5,509 42 Bolivia 18,338 3,044 Brazil 439,487 1,191,494 698,918 1,855,793 -37.12 -35.80 Canada 11,354,503 6,055,461 13,691,714 8,049,983 -17.07 -24.78 Chile 136,567 63,877 82,272 40,984 65.99 55.86 China 15,900 1,739 596,396 115,264 -97.33 -98.49 Colombia 253,782 776,633 390,947 989,523 -35.09 -21.51 Costa Rica 95,677 24,929 90,764 20,769 5.41 20.03 Cyprus 24,790 2,978 Czech Republic 26,436 54,774 53,591 23,583 -50.67 132.26 Denmark 3,010 552 3,240 1,801 -7.10 -69.35 Dom. Republic 110,937 74,739 150,729 21,768 -26.40 243.34 Ecuador 498,693 88,323 48,277 31,209 932.98 183.00 El Salvador 17,509 9,668 9,300 2,340 88.27 313.16 Finland 28,597 3,127 -100.00 -100.00 France 113,140 17,803 111,695 47,513 1.29 -62.53 French Guiana 4,585 5,500 French Polynesia 7,875 7,500 -100.00 -100.00 Germany 667,717 617,567 241,572 121,420 176.40 408.62 Greece 6,400 616

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Grenada 21,670 2,548 -100.00 -100.00 Guadeloupe 21,587 6,169 -100.00 -100.00 Guatemala 63,554 5,982 59,908 8,629 6.09 -30.68 Haiti 5,987 158 4,270 227 40.21 -30.40 Honduras 26,012 23,877 34,919 8,268 -25.51 188.79 Hong Kong 679,180 97,586 1,139,944 269,482 -40.42 -63.79 Hungary 10,224 5,544 8,202 100 24.65 5444.00 India 43,261 10,849 5,997 5,040 621.38 115.26 Indonesia 185,239 12,458 -100.00 -100.00 Ireland 44,269 11,756 Israel 16,486 1,289 57,809 17,699 -71.48 -92.72 Italy 125,235 69,178 68,669 27,972 82.37 147.31 Jamaica 10,016 1,256 Japan 1,366,647 439,414 1,015,979 291,778 34.52 50.60 Jordan 19,435 30,456 -100.00 -100.00 Kenya 10,286 1,125 Korea, South 899,201 217,904 175,230 92,373 413.15 135.90 Kuwait 169,866 12,865 162,416 46,264 4.59 -72.19 Lebanon 11,471 1,254 Lithuania 36,229 15,444 35,611 12,898 1.74 19.74 Malaysia 32,630 2,495 38,942 4,077 -16.21 -38.80 Mexico 6,013,513 7,588,314 5,527,301 9,363,740 8.80 -18.96 Mozambique 2,527 2,808 Netherlands 289,410 141,494 115,089 38,677 151.47 265.83 New Zealand 3,931 2,016 32,074 12,406 -87.74 -83.75 Nicaragua 14,637 8,858 28,166 9,660 -48.03 -8.30 Nigeria 2,981 3,312 Norway 21,575 3,852 30,497 1,828 -29.26 110.72 Panama 131,321 60,476 222,415 92,564 -40.96 -34.67 Paraguay 21,593 5,002 4,385 1,572 392.43 218.19 Peru 68,520 37,241 72,425 22,921 -5.39 62.48 Philippines 79,389 16,939 -100.00 -100.00 Poland 185,668 32,449 239,106 30,450 -22.35 6.56 Portugal 5,090 4,274 Qatar 13,849 7,632 12,832 4,771 7.93 59.97 Russia 25,145 29,846 45,114 59,990 -44.26 -50.25 Saudi Arabia 47,380 6,806 145,261 66,922 -67.38 -89.83 Serbia 8,099 4,248 8,356 4,608 -3.08 -7.81 Singapore 76,092 88,578 76,858 17,792 -1.00 397.85 Sint Maarten 3,214 1,968 8,152 450 -60.57 337.33 Slovakia 21,619 2,004 -100.00 -100.00 South Africa 131,437 63,480 200,853 85,436 -34.56 -25.70 Spain 46,652 14,104 19,453 13,020 139.82 8.33 St Lucia 7,867 2,091 -100.00 -100.00 Sweden 42,630 19,028 24,117 9,435 76.76 101.67 Switzerland 8,598 715 510,026 92,777 -98.31 -99.23 Taiwan 420,811 46,258 611,270 57,290 -31.16 -19.26 Thailand 116,412 38,990 77,097 28,025 50.99 39.13 Trinidad/Tobago 96,728 48,527 298,060 169,549 -67.55 -71.38 Tunisia 4,276 12,312 -100.00 -100.00 Turkey 9,600 3,500 40,964 16,229 -76.56 -78.43 UAE 364,295 183,123 256,283 53,477 42.15 242.43 United Kingdom 1,118,843 435,424 1,674,848 553,431 -33.20 -21.32 Uruguay 25,063 12,024 46,383 13,061 -45.97 -7.94 Venezuela 1,097,396 127,026 1,695,892 167,391 -35.29 -24.11 Vietnam 10,136 831 -100.00 -100.00 World Total

28,965,939

20,015,756

32,762,796

24,534,324

-11.59

-18.42

9603300000 ARTISTS BRUSHES, & SIMIL AR BRUSHES FOR COSEMTIC 109,845,896 101,537,841

2017

2018

88,003,671

2019

63,456,655 56,604,281

2020

2021

9603300000 Artists Brushes, & Similar Brushes For Cosemtics (no) December 2021 YTD December 2020 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty

Albania 5,006 245 Antigua/Barbuda 7,096 1 -100.00 -100.00 Argentina 116,684 56,823 228,695 70,140 -48.98 -18.99 Australia 3,079,780 477,085 4,879,664 647,755 -36.89 -26.35 Austria 3,943 310 -100.00 -100.00 Bahamas 6,351 651 Barbados 6,832 4,116 17,988 16,193 -62.02 -74.58 Belgium 1,969,727 1,148,051 2,306,562 817,304 -14.60 40.47 Belize 5,059 606 Bermuda 9,135 100 -100.00 -100.00 Bolivia 48,989 3,937 -100.00 -100.00 Brazil 1,497,787 564,021 1,858,546 760,886 -19.41 -25.87

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Canada 21,649,873 6,565,042 21,127,866 8,795,250 2.47 -25.36 Cen. African Rep. 2,991 198 -100.00 -100.00 Chile 436,318 98,126 143,217 25,564 204.66 283.84 China 1,963,192 391,303 1,971,051 286,341 -0.40 36.66 Colombia 112,971 53,553 710,605 109,679 -84.10 -51.17 Costa Rica 110,192 36,193 64,194 21,284 71.65 70.05 Cote d’Ivoire 16,790 1,182 Cyprus 27,191 2,388 Czech Republic 418,129 92,556 439,529 104,216 -4.87 -11.19 Denmark 115,050 13,770 13,726 2,176 738.19 532.81 Dom. Republic 41,307 3,874 11,280 440 266.20 780.45 Ecuador 47,405 28,880 472,089 40,984 -89.96 -29.53 Egypt 4,979 770 5,206 750 -4.36 2.67 El Salvador 180,782 42,815 10,315 4,260 1652.61 905.05 Estonia 13,311 3,036 29,016 3,020 -54.13 0.53 Faroe Islands 2,797 206 3,785 308 -26.10 -33.12 Finland 52,085 6,682 69,947 9,495 -25.54 -29.63 France 2,158,667 330,732 2,802,656 453,188 -22.98 -27.02 Georgia 126,728 15,172 Germany 1,309,690 376,406 1,161,267 279,013 12.78 34.91 Greece 11,812 701 -100.00 -100.00 Guatemala 63,689 17,753 59,469 14,370 7.10 23.54 Haiti 3,529 667 -100.00 -100.00 Honduras 105,802 9,297 213,105 16,068 -50.35 -42.14 Hong Kong 130,838 8,027 429,041 64,844 -69.50 -87.62 Hungary 19,862 5,290 India 473,795 66,083 131,113 22,230 261.36 197.27 Indonesia 14,689 6,690 104,116 12,565 -85.89 -46.76 Iraq 14,356 1,312 Ireland 78,526 10,368 27,809 5,757 182.38 80.09 Israel 60,237 15,330 174,550 31,996 -65.49 -52.09 Italy 76,659 1,938 89,125 5,874 -13.99 -67.01 Jamaica 35,117 2,106 5,261 240 567.50 777.50 Japan 2,126,491 66,388 678,647 97,938 213.34 -32.21 Jordan 38,748 2,728 -100.00 -100.00 Kazakhstan 69,429 41,884 3,546 2,240 1857.95 1769.82 Kenya 7,728 5,600 -100.00 -100.00 Korea, South 329,091 22,827 960,881 91,978 -65.75 -75.18 Kuwait 76,446 19,998 1,263,850 57,386 -93.95 -65.15 Kyrgyzstan 117,541 414 27,874 30 321.69 1280.00 Lebanon 6,204 47 Libya 7,497 252 -100.00 -100.00 Lithuania 7,737 590 3,393 1,300 128.03 -54.62 Macau 6,435 3

Malaysia 440,435 134,602 406,986 103,118 8.22 30.53 Malta 17,653 1,404 Martinique 14,639 3,050 Mexico 4,657,685 1,118,201 5,580,167 1,311,339 -16.53 -14.73 Morocco 12,000 8,000 -100.00 -100.00 Mozambique 6,410 545 -100.00 -100.00 Netherlands 656,663 92,926 697,287 163,821 -5.83 -43.28 New Zealand 81,929 46,532 80,780 40,498 1.42 14.90 Nicaragua 5,572 2,759 23,689 6,570 -76.48 -58.01 Niger 13,166 20 -100.00 -100.00 Norway 43,285 2,906 32,270 1,263 34.13 130.09 Oman 15,309 3,520 Panama 135,211 26,174 115,977 18,109 16.58 44.54 Paraguay 8,750 1 -100.00 -100.00 Peru 38,217 21,595 122,816 49,848 -68.88 -56.68 Philippines 20,391 4,136 15,089 2,035 35.14 103.24 Poland 878,984 182,916 120,048 44,929 632.19 307.12 Portugal 6,661 2,522 Qatar 106,422 15,132 72,542 15,076 46.70 0.37 Romania 21,847 3,237 6,686 496 226.76 552.62 Russia 571,559 207,735 206,985 116,125 176.14 78.89 Saudi Arabia 226,056 36,355 300,890 45,123 -24.87 -19.43 Serbia 18,136 11,196 22,833 13,199 -20.57 -15.18 Singapore 292,104 34,242 542,363 73,432 -46.14 -53.37 Slovakia 7,977 2 -100.00 -100.00 Slovenia 11,374 1,700 19,202 5,204 -40.77 -67.33 South Africa 280,377 145,466 309,168 140,710 -9.31 3.38 Spain 305,544 129,987 237,355 95,712 28.73 35.81 Suriname 2,870 48 3,731 1,908 -23.08 -97.48 Sweden 469,423 78,850 591,350 50,358 -20.62 56.58 Switzerland 47,610 1,006 95,128 4,992 -49.95 -79.85 Taiwan 69,282 5,684 124,411 16,277 -44.31 -65.08 Thailand 773,438 25,762 1,010,168 42,081 -23.43 -38.78 Trinidad/Tobago 6,013 663 21,390 9,111 -71.89 -92.72 Tunisia 10,314 11,630 23,818 5,427 -56.70 114.30 Turkey 275,381 17,128 -100.00 -100.00 Turks/Caicos 2,580 95 -100.00 -100.00 Ukraine 40,495 25,572 17,348 2,464 133.43 937.82 UAE 1,022,881 138,137 1,026,333 195,403 -0.34 -29.31 United Kingdom 5,967,697 862,083 8,594,367 769,917 -30.56 11.97 Uruguay 9,682 529 57,345 14,491 -83.12 -96.35 Venezuela 50,896 3,584 Vietnam 11,417 35 -100.00 -100.00

since 1978

World Total

56,604,281

13,992,470

63,456,655

16,272,418

-10.80

-14.01

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9603402000 PAINT ROLLERS 7,903,048

6,435,010

6,336,895

6,674,692

7,388,864

United Kingdom Venezuela Vietnam

341,224 6,407 6,735

108,219 384,211 86,515 -11.19 25.09 165 2,915 334 119.79 -50.60 25

World Total

7,388,864

2,833,307

Country

2018

2019

2020

9603402000 Paint Rollers (no) December 2021 YTD December 2020 YTD Value Qty Value Qty

478,018

407,470

10.70

331,725

303,406

2020

2021

2021

YTD Growth% Value Qty

Afghanistan 5,739 327 -100.00 -100.00 Antigua/Barbuda 9,718 18 -100.00 -100.00 Aruba 3,921 3,816 -100.00 -100.00 Australia 91,703 7,441 50,140 4,929 82.89 50.96 Bahamas 13,068 1,953 35,417 4,415 -63.10 -55.76 Bahrain 10,255 4,350 Barbados 30,252 13,306 7,621 3,944 296.96 237.37 Belarus 22,905 10,250 Belgium 6,566 6,528 8,430 3,596 -22.11 81.54 Bermuda 10,858 3,892 3,095 1,064 250.82 265.79 Brazil 52,636 15,240 80,517 41,039 -34.63 -62.86 British Virgin Isl. 9,429 7,426 4,713 3,914 100.06 89.73 Canada 2,395,605 1,027,063 2,526,972 954,030 -5.20 7.66 Cayman Islands 40,275 2,784 19,852 5,160 102.88 -46.05 Chile 21,882 3,876 China 10,170 510 19,800 220 -48.64 131.82 Colombia 13,116 2,152 -100.00 -100.00 Costa Rica 58,411 2,500 13,921 9,773 319.59 -74.42 Curacao 142,586 10,802 -100.00 -100.00 Czech Republic 4,372 135 Denmark 85,401 25,122 72,735 31,001 17.41 -18.96 Dominica 7,607 1,836 Dom. Republic 628,306 44,049 244,287 18,734 157.20 135.13 Ecuador 3,668 278 -100.00 -100.00 El Salvador 148,632 24,107 Equatorial Guinea 6,588 600 Fiji 22,655 9,501 18,346 9,329 23.49 1.84 Finland 2,935 500 France 30,279 2,930 32,324 5,988 -6.33 -51.07 Germany 137,521 32,946 62,472 19,946 120.13 65.18 Grenada 9,896 3,795 Guatemala 29,378 4,717 Guyana 29,571 4,703 -100.00 -100.00 Honduras 42,515 23,947 14,324 8,930 196.81 168.16 Hong Kong 5,935 232 -100.00 -100.00 India 201,472 32,423 838,044 281,910 -75.96 -88.50 Ireland 55,749 16,096 186,523 25,388 -70.11 -36.60 Israel 25,523 504 26,460 7,355 -3.54 -93.15 Italy 17,898 2,000 4,912 4,960 264.37 -59.68 Jamaica 86,935 28,562 49,798 29,297 74.58 -2.51 Japan 54,914 7,050 20,586 5,172 166.75 36.31 Korea, South 76,802 14,609 65,890 5,925 16.56 146.57 Lithuania 15,924 3,492 18,376 3,154 -13.34 10.72 Malaysia 52,571 10,572 56,653 11,379 -7.21 -7.09 Malta 6,439 2,347 Mexico 1,829,331 1,023,063 1,031,135 502,703 77.41 103.51 Netherlands 18,668 2,823 8,958 1,529 108.39 84.63 New Zealand 199,112 55,607 120,169 28,403 65.69 95.78 Norway 7,154 2,218 Panama 92,458 42,501 26,004 6,117 255.55 594.80 Peru 14,864 1,553 Romania 4,451 1,608 Russia 58,547 26,900 22,806 9,840 156.72 173.37 Samoa 2,754 624 Saudi Arabia 35,290 36,167 51,234 47,421 -31.12 -23.73 Singapore 3,311 251 -100.00 -100.00 Sint Maarten 7,273 1,024 South Africa 96,758 120,101 260,282 352,793 -62.83 -65.96 Spain 10,483 576 St Lucia 2,869 1,771 2,993 150 -4.14 1080.67 Sweden 3,228 245 3,256 2,200 -0.86 -88.86 Taiwan 2,700 300 4,130 240 -34.62 25.00 Thailand 28,990 228 13,658 101 112.26 125.74 Trinidad/Tobago 18,355 6,246 35,330 19,183 -48.05 -67.44 Turkey 8,926 720 3,008 400 196.74 80.00 Ukraine 48,663 1,362 4,830 105 907.52 1197.14 UAE 19,297 302

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2,581,165

9.77

9603404020 PAINT PADS 542,369

2017

6,674,692

2017

2018

2019

Country

9603404020 Paint Pads (no) December 2021 YTD December 2020 YTD Value Qty Value Qty

YTD Growth% Value Qty

World Total

303,406

-8.54

Argentina 5,461 1,308 -100.00 -100.00 Australia 37,472 14,409 73,785 73,308 -49.21 -80.34 Belize 2,757 40 Bermuda 4,248 3,600 Cayman Islands 5,925 1,258 3,232 134 83.32 838.81 Chile 8,360 1,157 -100.00 -100.00 China 4,029 1,141 9,800 100 -58.89 1041.00 Colombia 9,104 7,428 6,238 1,768 45.94 320.14 Finland 2,683 1,680 13,330 517 -79.87 224.95 France 12,308 1,026 Germany 5,240 630 18,623 2,216 -71.86 -71.57 Israel 35,490 8,705 21,341 5,515 66.30 57.84 Italy 4,680 1,188 -100.00 -100.00 Japan 5,702 3,312 Mexico 96,749 57,157 32,684 4,725 196.01 1109.67 Netherlands 5,625 924 New Zealand 2,775 4 Norway 2,875 814 Peru 3,287 3,480 Qatar 5,100 1,445 -100.00 -100.00 Singapore 6,663 1,872 15,731 5,160 -57.64 -63.72 Thailand 10,200 2,890 Turks/Caicos 3,250 921 -100.00 -100.00 United Kingdom 50,274 7,849 110,110 21,973 -54.34 -64.28 118,219

331,725

121,435

-2.65

9603404050 PAINT,DISTEMPR,VARNISH OR SIMILR BRUSHES,EX 960330 17,566,716 17,658,934

17,562,382 15,815,138

2017

2018

2019

15,147,829

2020

2021

9603404050 Paint,distempr,varnish Or Similr Brushes,ex 960330 (no) December 2021 YTD December 2020 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty

Angola 12,712 1,926 -100.00 -100.00 Antigua/Barbuda 6,738 3,228 -100.00 -100.00 Argentina 3,415 576 Aruba 21,927 417 -100.00 -100.00 Australia 52,352 10,336 118,662 17,050 -55.88 -39.38 Bahamas 43,982 7,545 44,980 2,676 -2.22 181.95 Bahrain 3,658 158 3,937 170 -7.09 -7.06 Barbados 93,139 27,218 47,663 4,756 95.41 472.29 Belarus 19,078 5,442 Belgium 11,059 3,888 3,179 138 247.88 2717.39 Bermuda 29,582 7,619 26,446 6,740 11.86 13.04 Bolivia 10,013 343 -100.00 -100.00 Brazil 4,752 206 3,341 96 42.23 114.58

British Virgin Isl. 30,556 4,026 2,502 108 1121.26 3627.78 Canada 8,228,840 1,750,205 7,514,797 987,778 9.50 77.19 Cayman Islands 32,907 2,182 23,710 4,673 38.79 -53.31 Chile 29,347 3,382 30,453 2,552 -3.63 32.52 China 815,837 32,748 577,246 26,178 41.33 25.10 Colombia 7,354 318 10,303 1,170 -28.62 -72.82 Costa Rica 20,259 1,393 29,255 1,920 -30.75 -27.45 Croatia 18,269 1,089 Czech Republic 47,817 5,355 44,835 7,438 6.65 -28.00 Djibouti 3,000 130 -100.00 -100.00 Dominica 86,429 5,112 Dom. Republic 44,618 1,521 4,278 36 942.96 4125.00 Ecuador 9,364 2,656 8,728 266 7.29 898.50 El Salvador 39,305 2,578 22,699 1,712 73.16 50.58 Equatorial Guinea 4,392 400 -100.00 -100.00 Estonia 45,503 6,530 Fiji 15,479 670 16,300 705 -5.04 -4.96 Finland 32,324 1,898 18,053 662 79.05 186.71 France 145,906 19,398 45,881 4,681 218.01 314.40 Germany 89,538 8,176 93,779 3,229 -4.52 153.21 Ghana 4,000 68 3,000 130 33.33 -47.69 Greece 20,158 2,718 7,946 3,653 153.69 -25.60 Grenada 2,659 115 4,224 1,900 -37.05 -93.95 Guatemala 14,850 510 51,916 2,647 -71.40 -80.73 Guyana 4,070 1,493 10,323 2,351 -60.57 -36.50 Haiti 5,926 257 -100.00 -100.00 Honduras 9,646 902 14,014 8,495 -31.17 -89.38 Hong Kong 252,875 958 2,610 113 9588.70 747.79 Hungary 11,042 2,050 Iceland 32,209 1,634 India 682,115 30,277 4,357 189 15555.61 15919.58 Indonesia 19,500 844 Ireland 333,113 35,781 133,231 29,897 150.03 19.68 Israel 31,490 1,503 35,794 3,334 -12.02 -54.92 Italy 31,171 10,193 21,531 6,828 44.77 49.28 Jamaica 126,325 39,638 71,766 3,929 76.02 908.86 Japan 52,796 5,003 146,934 19,034 -64.07 -73.72 Korea, South 1,116,009 50,857 2,401,447 171,937 -53.53 -70.42 Liberia 4,471 800 Lithuania 46,300 5,012 -100.00 -100.00

Malaysia 14,970 3,458 15,898 1,960 -5.84 76.43 Mexico 1,070,326 137,097 508,839 58,888 110.35 132.81 Netherlands 264,472 35,475 164,166 27,107 61.10 30.87 New Zealand 200,788 63,777 155,053 49,967 29.50 27.64 Nigeria 4,509 540 -100.00 -100.00 Norway 7,591 329 5,987 259 26.79 27.03 Panama 204,771 26,713 191,825 23,014 6.75 16.07 Peru 7,591 1,660 5,117 1,656 48.35 0.24 Philippines 13,902 1,677 Poland 27,589 4,848 63,000 12,000 -56.21 -59.60 Russia 66,361 6,212 58,752 1,540 12.95 303.38 Samoa 3,103 1,947 Saudi Arabia 21,938 3,151 29,484 10,236 -25.59 -69.22 Singapore 21,622 1,239 31,441 2,217 -31.23 -44.11 Sint Maarten 7,349 1,263 -100.00 -100.00 Slovakia 13,687 1,749 6,467 1,100 111.64 59.00 Slovenia 31,232 5,480 29,353 3,908 6.40 40.23 South Africa 6,324 1,200 10,090 2,525 -37.32 -52.48 Spain 17,670 2,706 20,077 2,095 -11.99 29.16 St Kitts/Nevis 3,638 157 St Lucia 4,546 197 15,249 352 -70.19 -44.03 St Vin./Grenadines 14,248 3,851 3,384 146 321.04 2537.67 Suriname 64,180 2,778 Sweden 27,855 1,081 Switzerland 4,000 400 -100.00 -100.00 Taiwan 4,260 2,100 3,465 2,100 22.94 0.00 Thailand 28,151 2,136 Trinidad/Tobago 229,284 51,622 485,210 79,448 -52.75 -35.02 Turkey 13,600 589 -100.00 -100.00 Turks/Caicos 2,548 1,069 4,088 70 -37.67 1427.14 UAE 21,948 1,525 33,171 1,955 -33.83 -21.99 United Kingdom 2,282,541 488,007 1,567,127 322,389 45.65 51.37 Vietnam 136,078 5,891 World Total

17,562,382

2,956,701

15,147,829

1,948,608

15.94

51.73

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9603500000 OTHR BRUSHES,AS PARTS OF MACHINES,APPLIANCE,VEHICL 106,986,410 100,329,440 100,149,554 94,533,366

2017

2018

2019

95,705,793

2020

2021

9603500000 Othr Brushes,as Parts Of Machines,appliance,vehicl (no) December 2021 YTD December 2020 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty

Algeria 40,139 220 Algeria 40,139 220 -100.00 -100.00 Angola 14,223 382 17,545 248 -18.93 54.03 Argentina 126,048 6,033 98,111 1,644 28.47 266.97 Aruba 5,620 1,556 -100.00 -100.00 Australia 1,286,625 114,614 1,389,154 88,664 -7.38 29.27 Austria 134,060 2,651 130,963 4,955 2.36 -46.50 Azerbaijan 10,968 300 Bahamas 5,581 151 10,825 16 -48.44 843.75 Bahrain 516,656 26,755 8,274 41 6144.33 65156.10 Bangladesh 6,910 14 -100.00 -100.00 Barbados 4,776 63 28,146 318 -83.03 -80.19 Belarus 10,920 24 7,090 166 54.02 -85.54 Belgium 1,575,542 39,656 917,624 22,043 71.70 79.90 Bermuda 2,769 30 Bolivia 19,134 431 11,006 1,556 73.85 -72.30 Brazil 680,367 58,200 349,392 62,724 94.73 -7.21 Canada 33,209,340 1,716,912 29,850,816 1,545,878 11.25 11.06 Cayman Islands 15,632 33 -100.00 -100.00 Chile 221,184 41,275 300,033 54,409 -26.28 -24.14 China 5,014,214 789,350 3,285,635 1,036,044 52.61 -23.81 Colombia 548,922 57,000 591,207 66,320 -7.15 -14.05 Costa Rica 72,463 5,428 63,504 5,782 14.11 -6.12 Czech Republic 127,995 6,276 67,891 5,305 88.53 18.30 Denmark 29,114 8,585 227,923 4,297 -87.23 99.79 Dom. Republic 66,682 33,171 104,006 46,768 -35.89 -29.07 Ecuador 139,472 6,681 85,474 9,188 63.17 -27.29 Egypt 43,017 271 89,552 229 -51.96 18.34 El Salvador 50,035 3,009 36,541 1,896 36.93 58.70 Estonia 9,987 1,099 Finland 47,148 3,335 299,697 30,083 -84.27 -88.91 France 955,042 634,135 711,723 389,188 34.19 62.94 French Polynesia 2,850 150 3,399 300 -16.15 -50.00 Germany 10,115,848 3,879,085 8,500,659 2,373,401 19.00 63.44 Ghana 27,947 300 Greece 2,632 320 14,920 3 -82.36 10566.67 Guatemala 48,604 100 56,879 9,348 -14.55 -98.93 Guyana 34,980 926 -100.00 -100.00 Honduras 52,171 1,951 50,227 401 3.87 386.53 Hong Kong 437,111 784,229 456,771 520,059 -4.30 50.80 Hungary 12,418 92 15,400 5 -19.36 1740.00 India 282,143 55,653 304,673 30,828 -7.39 80.53 Indonesia 111,925 16,318 158,465 12,339 -29.37 32.25 Ireland 321,108 12,138 475,329 5,319 -32.45 128.20 Israel 1,098,273 12,035 1,071,203 20,872 2.53 -42.34 Italy 601,899 65,335 276,745 27,717 117.49 135.72 Japan 3,485,562 648,133 3,342,693 627,402 4.27 3.30 Jordan 26,189 1,356 Kazakhstan 13,914 223 75,629 3,199 -81.60 -93.03 Korea, South 8,341,313 623,333 6,343,517 453,322 31.49 37.50 Kuwait 134,735 3,853 67,135 2,250 100.69 71.24 Laos 12,157 630 -100.00 -100.00 Latvia 7,141 11 Liberia 3,800 1 Libya 2,740 400 7,682 1,246 -64.33 -67.90 Lithuania 39,947 476 19,530 357 104.54 33.33 Luxembourg 2,570 1 10,280 4 -75.00 -75.00 Macau 5,120 1,600 31,880 10,024 -83.94 -84.04 Macedonia 3,313 50 -100.00 -100.00 Malaysia 882,193 92,643 1,044,853 88,147 -15.57 5.10 Malta 21,224 2,800 34,362 4,047 -38.23 -30.81 Mauritius 12,338 639 -100.00 -100.00 Mexico 19,536,357 9,708,697 16,439,645 7,692,810 18.84 26.20 Morocco 3,818 20 4,133 11 -7.62 81.82 Mozambique 6,108 8 Netherlands 960,599 111,013 563,089 53,845 70.59 106.17 New Zealand 147,360 3,632 161,503 901 -8.76 303.11 Nicaragua 18,976 572 26,144 1,025 -27.42 -44.20 Nigeria 30,000 1,554 -100.00 -100.00 Norway 121,021 3,023 70,773 9,138 71.00 -66.92 Oman 19,474 1,111 32,947 2,922 -40.89 -61.98 Pakistan 41,320 414 14,040 20 194.30 1970.00

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Panama 418,326 40,714 107,225 19,127 290.14 112.86 Paraguay 17,675 120 -100.00 -100.00 Peru 117,546 7,642 74,823 1,811 57.10 321.98 Philippines 57,912 2,692 31,742 216 82.45 1146.30 Poland 360,482 226,784 448,184 124,138 -19.57 82.69 Portugal 22,699 2,083 22,845 3,801 -0.64 -45.20 Qatar 186,689 11,783 108,061 2,951 72.76 299.29 Romania 37,812 4,259 11,866 2,052 218.66 107.55 Russia 53,977 1,100 31,383 2,383 71.99 -53.84 Saudi Arabia 325,489 61,040 660,736 36,651 -50.74 66.54 Singapore 4,092,753 221,318 3,835,972 157,345 6.69 40.66 Slovenia 545,291 1,055,493 358,988 1,158,249 51.90 -8.87 South Africa 152,635 10,667 211,045 13,983 -27.68 -23.71 Spain 270,715 13,206 154,961 14,912 74.70 -11.44 Sri Lanka 6,962 40 Suriname 31,873 3,418 19,333 4 64.86 85350.00 Sweden 202,021 12,356 229,422 12,676 -11.94 -2.52 Switzerland 28,322 1,473 112,790 1,419 -74.89 3.81 Taiwan 5,343,497 55,364 4,861,401 103,067 9.92 -46.28 Tanzania 7,306 4 3,240 600 125.49 -99.33 Thailand 321,779 174,757 233,769 348,335 37.65 -49.83 Trinidad/Tobago 54,902 2,667 59,020 9,156 -6.98 -70.87 Turkey 171,204 7,379 372,837 23,423 -54.08 -68.50 Turks/Caicos 7,335 1 Ukraine 5,200 2 -100.00 -100.00 UAE 908,214 63,478 828,073 42,152 9.68 50.59 United Kingdom 1,294,954 156,999 4,314,189 240,022 -69.98 -34.59 Uruguay 20,039 803 32,015 1,038 -37.41 -22.64 Venezuela 9,502 22 6,384 6 48.84 266.67 Vietnam 66,185 1,851 34,888 525 89.71 252.57 Zambia 11,295 585 World Total

106,986,410 21,726,821

95,705,793

17,654,810

11.79

23.06

9603900000 HAND-OPERATED MECHANICAL FLOOR SWEEPER ETC, NESOI 86,081,090

2017

100,519,287 97,332,639 103,299,045

2018

2019

2020

118,057,884

2021

9603900000 Hand-operated Mechanical Floor Sweeper Etc, Nesoi (no) December 2021 YTD December 2020 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty

Afghanistan 8,203 200 45,668 4,764 -82.04 -95.80 Angola 3,385 840 3,870 120 -12.53 600.00 Antigua/Barbuda 22,558 721 -100.00 -100.00 Argentina 150,969 4,034 243,443 50,672 -37.99 -92.04 Aruba 86,981 5,408 37,265 2,779 133.41 94.60 Australia 2,678,998 225,527 2,249,797 434,232 19.08 -48.06 Austria 26,871 3,996 113,574 200,820 -76.34 -98.01 Azerbaijan 11,385 345 Bahamas 145,282 21,745 108,418 4,896 34.00 344.14 Bahrain 31,302 7,857 14,239 8,860 119.83 -11.32 Bangladesh 3,380 2,000 -100.00 -100.00 Barbados 89,752 8,609 59,395 5,829 51.11 47.69 Belarus 30,234 1,286 9,643 1,775 213.53 -27.55 Belgium 3,095,993 1,172,429 2,191,821 761,776 41.25 53.91 Belize 18,608 15,553 36,980 10 -49.68 155430.00 Bermuda 22,577 1,017 39,754 5,185 -43.21 -80.39 Bolivia 18,109 1,482 29,845 2,596 -39.32 -42.91 Bosnia/Herz.

5,400 300 Brazil 524,725 98,293 1,239,086 138,376 -57.65 -28.97 British Virgin Isl. 15,909 3,848 7,679 4 107.18 96100.00 Brunei 2,549 30 Bulgaria 21,054 1,698 34,727 197 -39.37 761.93 Burkina Faso 8,000 7 Canada 67,348,504 17,323,338 63,184,327 15,668,170 6.59 10.56 Cayman Islands 78,234 7,932 91,276 5,267 -14.29 50.60 Chile 503,514 155,814 407,945 271,185 23.43 -42.54 China 2,718,903 285,900 1,623,091 363,701 67.51 -21.39 Colombia 320,522 12,241 393,616 41,999 -18.57 -70.85 Costa Rica 505,949 84,145 544,623 151,886 -7.10 -44.60 Croatia 9,664 25 Curacao 5,182 1,560 3,225 1,224 60.68 27.45 Cyprus 36,264 1,070 15,186 1,011 138.80 5.84 Czech Republic 80,932 22,307 67,482 4,569 19.93 388.22 Denmark 366,411 74,771 427,144 121,594 -14.22 -38.51 Djibouti 8,985 1 -100.00 -100.00 Dom. Republic 498,793 60,928 220,828 21,598 125.87 182.10 Ecuador 184,121 77,035 142,563 51,045 29.15 50.92 Egypt 21,923 110 11,801 74 85.77 48.65

El Salvador 137,986 37,733 66,655 25,960 107.02 45.35 Estonia 33,877 4,975 22,918 1,909 47.82 160.61 Fiji 4,297 1,200 Finland 102,474 14,784 103,210 16,280 -0.71 -9.19 France 1,143,679 95,392 692,613 45,276 65.13 110.69 Georgia 9,732 600 -100.00 -100.00 Germany 2,626,474 413,953 2,375,955 382,575 10.54 8.20 Ghana 2,840 168 3,000 104 -5.33 61.54 Greece 63,526 12,021 11,757 3,930 440.32 205.88 Greenland 7,410 690 Grenada 4,983 255 5,860 1 -14.97 25400.00 Guatemala 160,441 17,810 98,680 2,336 62.59 662.41 Guyana 2,986 2 41,709 6,395 -92.84 -99.97 Haiti 37,087 2,197 6,475 911 472.77 141.16 Honduras 49,539 6,356 106,503 43,835 -53.49 -85.50 Hong Kong 534,138 47,385 523,636 43,748 2.01 8.31 Hungary 27,067 1,235 5,712 677 373.86 82.42 Iceland 22,170 383 -100.00 -100.00 India 340,024 62,234 262,034 28,837 29.76 115.81 Indonesia 295,750 18,695 86,756 11,192 240.90 67.04 Iraq 18,719 2 -100.00 -100.00 Ireland 2,778,728 104,655 951,420 73,642 192.06 42.11 Israel 232,181 8,883 533,256 31,821 -56.46 -72.08 Italy 367,298 79,506 383,427 64,770 -4.21 22.75 Jamaica 48,384 1,700 76,870 3,225 -37.06 -47.29 Japan 2,559,871 324,478 2,464,631 181,743 3.86 78.54 Jordan 65,547 10,335 29,273 4,823 123.92 114.29 Kazakhstan 9,299 456 3,192 83 191.32 449.40 Kenya 3,842 1 4,024 2 -4.52 -50.00 Korea, South 1,956,534 2,829,239 1,709,700 1,470,813 14.44 92.36 Kuwait 80,696 9,475 43,285 13,412 86.43 -29.35 Latvia 14,217 673 2,993 37 375.01 1718.92 Lithuania 29,371 1,598 -100.00 -100.00 Luxembourg 3,200 3,000 26,750 7,295 -88.04 -58.88 Madagascar 2,645 198 Malaysia 225,033 52,189 149,581 34,193 50.44 52.63 Maldives 6,046 522 Mali 5,500 1 Mexico 14,121,157 6,039,256 9,281,351 3,268,050 52.15 84.80 Moldova 7,995 1 -100.00 -100.00 Monaco 11,583 456 Mongolia 58,396 7,158 -100.00 -100.00 Morocco 16,298 1,000 Netherlands 884,689 259,032 734,753 226,139 20.41 14.55 New Zealand 259,160 33,446 212,123 25,061 22.17 33.46 Nicaragua 69,846 5,196 38,919 4,122 79.47 26.06 Nigeria 2,700 15 3,105 100 -13.04 -85.00 Norway 186,914 19,648 219,055 16,724 -14.67 17.48

Oman 79,254 10,342 -100.00 -100.00 Pakistan 43,634 5,722 24,298 2,061 79.58 177.63 Panama 375,134 89,324 340,966 37,197 10.02 140.14 Paraguay 7,491 1,034 55,064 9,143 -86.40 -88.69 Peru 251,623 40,672 163,500 17,667 53.90 130.21 Philippines 394,252 133,832 472,198 102,954 -16.51 29.99 Poland 142,291 14,723 137,089 19,376 3.79 -24.01 Portugal 45,198 21,215 Qatar 40,048 2,823 70,590 5,175 -43.27 -45.45 Romania 14,041 2,301 42,828 10,809 -67.22 -78.71 Russia 260,824 72,093 178,338 53,450 46.25 34.88 Saudi Arabia 1,793,334 125,015 1,116,672 102,976 60.60 21.40 Serbia 6,640 175 Singapore 812,878 1,380,272 1,199,452 1,607,008 -32.23 -14.11 Sint Maarten 2,811 6 92,671 444 -96.97 -98.65 Slovakia 19,592 2,887 -100.00 -100.00 Slovenia 21,050 4,608 8,596 2,217 144.88 107.85 Somalia 19,120 1,272 South Africa 315,853 32,505 127,300 18,052 148.12 80.06 Spain 212,680 34,320 230,096 44,548 -7.57 -22.96 St Kitts/Nevis 36,405 567 -100.00 -100.00 St Lucia 54,413 6,789 16,679 4,037 226.24 68.17 St Vin./Grenadines 4,305 746 -100.00 -100.00 Sweden 130,739 26,022 126,010 17,245 3.75 50.90 Switzerland 98,771 13,960 81,214 9,813 21.62 42.26 Taiwan 314,106 17,229 157,945 3,818 98.87 351.26 Thailand 158,885 17,831 179,640 38,717 -11.55 -53.95 Trinidad/Tobago 233,457 17,213 102,990 14,657 126.68 17.44 Tunisia 17,745 2,100 4,225 500 320.00 320.00 Turkey 6,298 1,100 22,552 580 -72.07 89.66 Turks/Caicos 11,089 61 7,477 842 48.31 -92.76 Ukraine 90,292 23,075 81,087 10,625 11.35 117.18 UAE 404,180 69,953 452,525 88,090 -10.68 -20.59 United Kingdom 2,011,220 306,804 2,074,748 397,508 -3.06 -22.82 Uruguay 16,375 2,541 2,583 53 533.95 4694.34 Venezuela 527,901 53,492 448,993 9,448 17.57 466.17 Vietnam 62,363 11,212 77,515 11,921 -19.55 -5.95 Zimbabwe 2,850 5 -100.00 -100.00 World Total

118,057,884 32,733,419

103,299,045

27,034,177

14.29

21.08

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US Factory Activity Dips for Second Straight Month

Germany Ends Five-Month Decline with a 2.4 percent PMI Increase in January

Despite a 20-month streak of growth for the overall economy, ISM’s® January Report On Business® showed a 1.2 percent drop to a PMI of 57.6 percent for US manufacturers. While still in positive territory, the figure was the second straight month to register a decline and it also represented the lowest mark since November 2020.

“Manufacturing performed well for the 20th straight month, with demand and consumption registering month-overmonth growth,” says Timothy R. Fiore, Chair of the ISM® Manufacturing Business Survey Committee. “Meeting demand remains a challenge, due to hiring difficulties and labor turnover at all tiers. For the third month in a row, Business Survey Committee panelists’ comments suggest month-over-month improvement on hiring, offset by backfilling required to address employee turnover at a higher rate, supplier performance and improvements in the transportation sector.”

materials, difficulties in transporting products and lack of direct labor on factory floors due to the COVID-19 Omicron variant. Notably, quit rates and early retirements are hindering reliable consumption.

ISM® REPORT COMMENTS (US Manufacturers) Panel sentiment remains strongly optimistic, with seven positive growth comments for every cautious comment, up from December’s ratio of 6-to-1.

According to the report, the US manufacturing sector remains in a demand-driven, supply chain-constrained environment, but January was the third straight month with indications of improvements in labor resources and supplier delivery performance. Still, there were shortages of critical intermediate

• “Transportation restrictions and a lack of supplier manpower continue to create significant shortages that limit our production. This, in turn, limits what we can supply to customers, as well as on-time delivery.” Machinery • “Transportation, labor and inflation issues continue to hamper our supply chain and ability to service our customers. Fortunately, it’s also hampering our competition as well. Ultimately, the biggest impact is at the consumer level, as (price increases) continue to get passed through.”

Transportation Equipment

ISM® MANUFACTURING AT A GLANCE (US) JANUARY 2022 Index Manufacturing PMI® New Orders Production Employment Supplier Deliveries Inventories Customers’ Inventories Prices Backlog of Orders New Export Orders Imports

Series Index JAN

Series Index DEC

57.6 57.9 57.8 54.5 64.6 53.2 33.0 76.1 56.4 53.7 55.1

58.8 61.0 59.4 53.9 64.9 54.6 31.7 68.2 62.8 53.6 53.8

PCT PT Change Direction -1.2 -3.1 -1.6 +0.6 -0.3 -1.4 +1.3 +7.9 -6.4 +0.1 +1.3

OVERALL ECONOMY Manufacturing Sector

Rate of Change

Trend* (Months)

Growing Growing Growing Growing Slowing Growing Too Low Increasing Growing Growing Growing

Slower Slower Slower Faster Slower Slower Slower Faster Slower Faster Faster

20 20 20 5 71 6 64 20 19 19 3

Growing Growing

Slower Slower

20 20

*Number of months moving in current direction.

Source: Institute for Supply Management®, ISM®, PMI®, Report On Business®.

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• “Integrated circuit availability is really causing issues. Shortages of raw materials and other electronic materials continue to hamper deliveries to our customers.” Miscellaneous Manufacturing • “The supply chain crunch may be loosening a bit; however, specific original equipment manufacturer (OEM) parts and equipment now have lead times that we have not experienced before.” Nonmetallic Mineral Products“We are experiencing massive interruptions to our production due to supplier COVID-19 problems limiting their manufacturing of key raw (materials) like steel cans and chemicals.”

Chemical Products • “Lack of skilled production personnel, either from missing work due to (COVID-19) variants or leaving for better opportunities, making it more difficult to complete work. Working off a backlog.”

Fabricated Metal Products • “While there has been some improvement in materials making it to our factories and logistics centers, we are still constrained by (a lack of ) qualified labor.

Orders so far are not being cancelled, but we are concerned that customers may be losing patience.”

Computer and Electronic Products • “Our suppliers are having difficulty meeting scheduled releases as their suppliers experience delays and shortages, so lead times and inventories are struggling, resulting in lost production.” Food, Beverage and Tobacco Products • “Strong backlog of orders coming into the new year. Potential to beat target revenue, depending on availability of purchased product.”

Electrical Equipment, Appliances and Components • “Bookings continue to increase as we are still dealing with a shortage of labor and supply chain issues.” Furniture and Related Products

US SECTOR REPORT ISM® GROWTH SECTORS (14): Apparel, Leather

and Allied Products; Furniture and Related Products; Miscellaneous Manufacturing; Nonmetallic Mineral Products; Machinery; Electrical Equipment, Appliances and Components; Food, Beverage and Tobacco Products; Transportation Equipment; Primary Metals; Fabricated Metal Products; Computer and Electronic Products; Chemical Products; Petroleum and Coal Products; and Plastics and Rubber Products.

ISM® CONTRACTION SECTOR (1): Paper Products.

Credit: Institute for Supply Management®, ISM®, PMI®, Report On Business®. For more information, visit the ISM® website at www.ismworld.org.

GLOBAL MANUFACTURING EUROZONE: IHS Markit reported a Eurozone Manufacturing PMI of 58.7 percent for January. This was up 0.7 percent from the previous month and the data also showed significant increases in production, new orders and employment for manufacturing activity in the region. According to IHS, manufacturers in the region are coping with the current Omicron surge better than previous COVID-19 waves. Supply chain delays seem to be on the decline and manufacturers are expressing optimism on the future business outlook.

GERMANY: IHS Markit/BME reported a good bump for German manufacturers in January with a 2.4 percent monthover-month increase to record a PMI reading of 59.8 percent.

The new figure ended five months of decline as factory activity improved due to increases in new orders and improvements in supply. Employment followed to increase for a second straight month. Business optimism improved for a third straight month.

ITALY: IHS Markit reported a January PMI of 58.3 percent for Italian manufacturers – off 3.7 percent from December and the lowest mark since February of 2021. The drop was driven by slower growth in output and new orders. Supply chain delays and labor issues were cited as the big issues, but on the plus side, domestic and foreign markets both saw strong demand.

UNITED KINGDOM: According to IHS Markit/CIPS, UK manufacturing register a 57.3 percent PMI for January, down from 57.9 percent in the previous month. New orders slowed, but output and employment increased for manufacturers.

Delays in the supply chain continue to put a drag on manufacturing activity, but signs of improvement in that area are starting to manifest.

INDIA: IHS Markit reported a 54.0 percent PMI for Indian manufacturers in January. This was down 1.5 percent from the previous month and represented a second straight month of decline. Disruptions due to the pandemic had the biggest impact on the region as output and new orders slowed. Still, manufacturing for India remains strong from a historical perspective. Confidence in the business outlook fell to a 19-month low based on concerns about inflation and COVID-19 uncertainty.

CHINA: The Caixin China General Manufacturing PMI dropped to 49.1 percent for January – well below expectations and the lowest mark since February 2020. This is third time in the last six months that Chinese manufacturing has dipped into contraction territory. The COVID surge and strict government restrictions had the biggest impact as output and new orders saw steep declines.

New export orders also dove along with employment levels.

However, inflation and selling prices showed signs of a peak.

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ISM® US MANUFACTURING PMI

36 MONTHS | MOVING AVERAGE: SIX MONTHS

65

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55

50

45

40

35

Source data: Institute for Supply Management®, ISM®, PMI®, Report On Business®.

GERMANY MANUFACTURING PMI 36 70 MONTHS | MOVING AVERAGE: SIX MONTHS

EURO AREA MANUFACTURING PMI 36 MONTHS | MOVING AVERAGE: SIX MONTHS 65

65

60 60

55 55

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45

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40

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Source data: Markit Economics

ITALY PMI MANUFACTURING 36 MONTHS | MOVING AVERAGE: SIX MONTHS

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30

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30

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35

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35

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40

UK MANUFACTURING PMI 36 70 MONTHS | MOVING AVERAGE: SIX MONTHS

65

65 60

60

Source data: Markit Economics.

55

50

Source data: Markit Economics.

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Source data: Markit Economics

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INDIA PMI MANUFACTURING 36 MONTHS | MOVING AVERAGE: SIX MONTHS

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Source data: Caixin Manufacturing PMI

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