Brazil NCM · 8-digit code
NCM 4820.30.00 – Binders, folders and file covers
NCM 4820.30.00 (also written 48203000) is Brazil's code for binders, folders and file covers. Its first 6 digits are HS code 4820.30.
Official description of NCM 4820.30.00
- PortuguêsOfficial
Classificadores, encadernações (exceto as capas para livros) e capas de processos
- EnglishUnofficial translation
Paper and paperboard; binders, folders and file covers
Nomenclatura Comum do Mercosul (Siscomex). Updated Oct 2026 · In force since Apr 2022 (Res Gecex 272/2021).
How to read NCM 4820.30.00
HS code 4820.30
Same in every country
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
- 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.
- Heading 48.20 Registers, account books, diaries and similar; albums for samples or collections, of paper or paperboard Livros de registro e de contabilidade, blocos de notas, de encomendas, de recibos, de apontamentos, de papel para cartas, agendas e artigos semelhantes, cadernos, classificadores, encadernações (de folhas soltas ou outras), capas de processos e outros artigos escolares, de escritório ou de papelaria, incluindo os formulários em blocos de papel múltiplas vias, mesmo com folhas intercaladas de papel-carbono (papel químico), de papel ou cartão; álbuns para amostras ou para coleções e capas para livros, de papel ou cartão.
- Subheading 4820.30 Paper and paperboard; binders, folders and file covers
- Subitem 4820.30.00 Paper and paperboard; binders, folders and file covers Classificadores, encadernações (exceto as capas para livros) e capas de processos
Questions about NCM 4820.30.00
What is NCM 4820.30.00?
NCM 4820.30.00 (48203000) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for binders, folders and file covers. Its official Portuguese description is “Classificadores, encadernações (exceto as capas para livros) e capas de processos”.
What is the HS code for NCM 4820.30.00?
HS 4820.30 (Paper and paperboard; binders, folders and file covers). 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 4820.30.00?
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.