Brazil NCM · 8-digit code

NCM 4808.40.00 – Creped or crinkled kraft paper

NCM 4808.40.00 (also written 48084000) is Brazil's code for creped or crinkled kraft paper. Its first 6 digits are HS code 4808.40.

Official description of NCM 4808.40.00

PortuguêsOfficial
Papel Kraft, encrespado ou plissado, mesmo gofrado, estampado ou perfurado
EnglishUnofficial translation

Paper and paperboard; kraft paper, creped or crinkled, whether or not embossed or perforated, in rolls or sheets, other than paper of heading 4803

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

How to read NCM 4808.40.00

48Chapter 08Heading 40Subheading

HS code 4808.40
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 48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or paperboard Papel e cartão; obras de pasta de celulose, papel ou de cartão.
  2. Heading 48.08 Paper and paperboard, corrugated (with or without glued flat surface sheets), creped, crinkled, embossed or perforated, in rolls or sheets other than paper of the kind described in heading 4803 Papel e cartão ondulados (canelados*) (mesmo recobertos por colagem), encrespados, plissados, gofrados, estampados ou perfurados, em rolos ou em folhas, exceto o papel do tipo descrito no texto da posição 48.03.
  3. Subheading 4808.40 Paper and paperboard; kraft paper, creped or crinkled, whether or not embossed or perforated, in rolls or sheets, other than paper of heading 4803
  4. Subitem 4808.40.00 Paper and paperboard; kraft paper, creped or crinkled, whether or not embossed or perforated, in rolls or sheets, other than paper of heading 4803 Papel Kraft, encrespado ou plissado, mesmo gofrado, estampado ou perfurado

Questions about NCM 4808.40.00

What is NCM 4808.40.00?

NCM 4808.40.00 (48084000) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for creped or crinkled kraft paper. Its official Portuguese description is “Papel Kraft, encrespado ou plissado, mesmo gofrado, estampado ou perfurado”.

What is the HS code for NCM 4808.40.00?

HS 4808.40 (Paper and paperboard; kraft paper, creped or crinkled, whether or not embossed or perforated, in rolls or sheets, other than paper of heading 4803). 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 4808.40.00?

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.