Brazil NCM · 8-digit code

NCM 7302.30.00 – Switch blades, crossing frogs and point rods

NCM 7302.30.00 (also written 73023000) is Brazil's code for switch blades, crossing frogs and point rods. Its first 6 digits are HS code 7302.30.

Official description of NCM 7302.30.00

PortuguêsOfficial
Agulhas, cróssimas, alavancas para comando de agulhas e outros elementos de cruzamentos e desvios
EnglishUnofficial translation

Iron or steel, railway or tramway track construction material; switch blades, crossing frogs, point rods and other crossing pieces

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

How to read NCM 7302.30.00

73Chapter 02Heading 30Subheading

HS code 7302.30
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 73 Iron or steel articles Obras de ferro fundido, ferro ou aço.
  2. Heading 73.02 Railway or tramway track constructions of iron or steel; rails, check and track rails, switch blades, crossing frogs, point rods, sleepers, fish-plates, chair wedges, sole plates, bedplates, ties and the like Elementos de vias férreas, de ferro fundido, ferro ou aço: trilhos (carris), contratrilhos (contracarris) e cremalheiras, agulhas, cróssimas, alavancas para comando de agulhas e outros elementos de cruzamentos e desvios, dormentes, talas de junção (eclissas*), coxins de trilho (carril), cantoneiras, placas de apoio ou assentamento, placas de aperto, placas e tirantes de separação e outras peças próprias para a fixação, articulação, apoio ou junção de trilhos (carris).
  3. Subheading 7302.30 Iron or steel, railway or tramway track construction material; switch blades, crossing frogs, point rods and other crossing pieces
  4. Subitem 7302.30.00 Iron or steel, railway or tramway track construction material; switch blades, crossing frogs, point rods and other crossing pieces Agulhas, cróssimas, alavancas para comando de agulhas e outros elementos de cruzamentos e desvios

Questions about NCM 7302.30.00

What is NCM 7302.30.00?

NCM 7302.30.00 (73023000) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for switch blades, crossing frogs and point rods. Its official Portuguese description is “Agulhas, cróssimas, alavancas para comando de agulhas e outros elementos de cruzamentos e desvios”.

What is the HS code for NCM 7302.30.00?

HS 7302.30 (Iron or steel, railway or tramway track construction material; switch blades, crossing frogs, point rods and other crossing pieces). 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 7302.30.00?

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.