Brazil NCM · 8-digit code

NCM 4906.00.00 – Hand-drawn plans, manuscripts, photo/carbon copies

NCM 4906.00.00 (also written 49060000) is Brazil's code for hand-drawn plans, manuscripts, photo/carbon copies. Its first 6 digits are HS code 4906.00.

Official description of NCM 4906.00.00

PortuguêsOfficial
Planos, plantas e desenhos, de arquitetura, de engenharia e outros planos e desenhos industriais, comerciais, topográficos ou semelhantes, originais, feitos à mão; textos manuscritos; reproduções fotográficas em papel sensibilizado e cópias a papel-carbono (papel químico) dos planos, plantas, desenhos ou textos acima referidos.
EnglishUnofficial translation

Plans and drawings; for architectural, engineering, industrial, commercial, topographical or similar, being originals drawn by hand; hand-written texts; photo- graphic reproductions; their carbon copies

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

How to read NCM 4906.00.00

49Chapter 06Heading 00Subheading

HS code 4906.00
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 49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans Livros, jornais, gravuras e outros produtos das indústrias gráficas; textos manuscritos ou datilografados, planos e plantas.
  2. Heading 49.06 Plans and drawings; for architectural, engineering, industrial, commercial, topographical or similar, being originals drawn by hand; hand-written texts; photo- graphic reproductions; their carbon copies Planos, plantas e desenhos, de arquitetura, de engenharia e outros planos e desenhos industriais, comerciais, topográficos ou semelhantes, originais, feitos à mão; textos manuscritos; reproduções fotográficas em papel sensibilizado e cópias a papel-carbono (papel químico) dos planos, plantas, desenhos ou textos acima referidos.
  3. Subheading 4906.00 Plans and drawings; for architectural, engineering, industrial, commercial, topographical or similar, being originals drawn by hand; hand-written texts; photo- graphic reproductions; their carbon copies
  4. Subitem 4906.00.00 Plans and drawings; for architectural, engineering, industrial, commercial, topographical or similar, being originals drawn by hand; hand-written texts; photo- graphic reproductions; their carbon copies Planos, plantas e desenhos, de arquitetura, de engenharia e outros planos e desenhos industriais, comerciais, topográficos ou semelhantes, originais, feitos à mão; textos manuscritos; reproduções fotográficas em papel sensibilizado e cópias a papel-carbono (papel químico) dos planos, plantas, desenhos ou textos acima referidos.

Questions about NCM 4906.00.00

What is NCM 4906.00.00?

NCM 4906.00.00 (49060000) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for hand-drawn plans, manuscripts, photo/carbon copies. Its official Portuguese description is “Planos, plantas e desenhos, de arquitetura, de engenharia e outros planos e desenhos industriais, comerciais, topográficos ou semelhantes, originais, feitos à mão; textos manuscritos; reproduções fotográficas em papel sensibilizado e cópias a papel-carbono (papel químico) dos planos, plantas, desenhos ou textos acima referidos.”.

What is the HS code for NCM 4906.00.00?

HS 4906.00 (Plans and drawings; for architectural, engineering, industrial, commercial, topographical or similar, being originals drawn by hand; hand-written texts; photo- graphic reproductions; their carbon copies). 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 4906.00.00?

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.