Brazil NCM · 8-digit code

NCM 7017.20.00 – Low-expansion lab, hygienic or pharmacy glassware

NCM 7017.20.00 (also written 70172000) is Brazil's code for low-expansion lab, hygienic or pharmacy glassware. Its first 6 digits are HS code 7017.20.

Official description of NCM 7017.20.00

PortuguêsOfficial
De outro vidro com um coeficiente de dilatação linear não superior a 5 x 10-6 por Kelvin, entre 0 °C e 300 °C
EnglishUnofficial translation

Glassware; laboratory, hygienic or pharmaceutical, whether or not graduated or calibrated, having a linear co-efficient of expansion not over 5 x 10 (to the minus 6), (or 0.000005)) per Kelvin with a temperature of 0-300 degrees C

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

How to read NCM 7017.20.00

70Chapter 17Heading 20Subheading

HS code 7017.20
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 70 Glass and glassware Vidro e suas obras.
  2. Heading 70.17 Laboratory, hygienic or pharmaceutical glassware, whether or not graduated or calibrated Artigos de vidro para laboratório, higiene ou farmácia, mesmo graduados ou calibrados.
  3. Subheading 7017.20 Glassware; laboratory, hygienic or pharmaceutical, whether or not graduated or calibrated, having a linear co-efficient of expansion not over 5 x 10 (to the minus 6), (or 0.000005)) per Kelvin with a temperature of 0-300 degrees C
  4. Subitem 7017.20.00 Glassware; laboratory, hygienic or pharmaceutical, whether or not graduated or calibrated, having a linear co-efficient of expansion not over 5 x 10 (to the minus 6), (or 0.000005)) per Kelvin with a temperature of 0-300 degrees C De outro vidro com um coeficiente de dilatação linear não superior a 5 x 10-6 por Kelvin, entre 0 °C e 300 °C

Questions about NCM 7017.20.00

What is NCM 7017.20.00?

NCM 7017.20.00 (70172000) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for low-expansion lab, hygienic or pharmacy glassware. Its official Portuguese description is “De outro vidro com um coeficiente de dilatação linear não superior a 5 x 10⁻⁶ por Kelvin, entre 0 °C e 300 °C”.

What is the HS code for NCM 7017.20.00?

HS 7017.20 (Glassware; laboratory, hygienic or pharmaceutical, whether or not graduated or calibrated, having a linear co-efficient of expansion not over 5 x 10 (to the minus 6), (or 0.000005)) per Kelvin with a temperature of 0-300 degrees C). 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 7017.20.00?

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.