Brazil NCM · 8-digit code

NCM 4012.20.00 – Used pneumatic tyres

NCM 4012.20.00 (also written 40122000) is Brazil's code for used pneumatic tyres. Its first 6 digits are HS code 4012.20.

Official description of NCM 4012.20.00

PortuguêsOfficial
Pneumáticos usados
EnglishUnofficial translation

Rubber; used pneumatic tyres

Nomenclatura Comum do Mercosul (Siscomex). Updated Oct 2026 · In force since Apr 2022 (Res Gecex 272/2021).

How to read NCM 4012.20.00

40Chapter 12Heading 20Subheading

HS code 4012.20
Same in every country

0Item 0Subitem

Added by Mercosur
Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay

The first 6 digits are the international HS code, so their meaning is the same in every country; Brazil publishes the text in Portuguese. The last two digits are 00 because Brazil does not split this HS code further. The full 8-digit code is used on import declarations (DUIMP), invoices (NF-e) and tax filings.

Full classification path

  1. Chapter 40 Rubber and articles thereof Borracha e suas obras.
  2. Heading 40.12 Retreaded or used pneumatic tyres of rubber; solid or cushion tyres, tyre treads and tyre flaps, of rubber Pneumáticos recauchutados ou usados, de borracha; pneus maciços ou ocos, bandas de rodagem para pneumáticos e flaps, de borracha.
  3. Subheading 4012.20 Rubber; used pneumatic tyres
  4. Subitem 4012.20.00 Rubber; used pneumatic tyres Pneumáticos usados

Questions about NCM 4012.20.00

What is NCM 4012.20.00?

NCM 4012.20.00 (40122000) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for used pneumatic tyres. Its official Portuguese description is “Pneumáticos usados”.

What is the HS code for NCM 4012.20.00?

HS 4012.20 (Rubber; used pneumatic tyres). The first 6 digits of an NCM code are its international HS code; the last 2 digits are Brazil's own split.

Is an NCM code the same as an HS code?

The first 6 digits are the same in every country. NCM adds an item digit (7th) and a subitem digit (8th). A code ending in 00 means Brazil does not split that HS code further.

Which countries use NCM 4012.20.00?

All Mercosur members use the same NCM codes: Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay.

Source: Siscomex Classif NCM table, updated Oct 2026 (Resolução Gecex nº 926/2026). The Portuguese text is the official one; the English is our translation.