Brazil NCM · 8-digit subitem

NCM 7317.00.20 – Iron or steel bent-wire staples

NCM 7317.00.20 (also written 73170020) is Brazil's code for iron or steel bent-wire staples. Its first 6 digits are HS code 7317.00.

Official description of NCM 7317.00.20

PortuguêsOfficial
Grampos de fio curvado
EnglishUnofficial translation

Bent-wire staples

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

How to read NCM 7317.00.20

73Chapter 17Heading 00Subheading

HS code 7317.00
Same in every country

2Item 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. Digits 7 and 8 are Brazil's own split of that HS code. 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 73.17 Nails, tacks, drawing pins, corrugated nails, staples (not those of heading no. 8305) and the like, of iron or steel, with heads of other material or not, but excluding articles with heads of copper Tachas, pregos, percevejos, escápulas (pregos para tacos), grampos ondulados ou biselados e artigos semelhantes, de ferro fundido, ferro ou aço, mesmo com a cabeça de outra matéria, exceto cobre.
  3. Subheading 7317.00 Iron or steel; nails, tacks, drawing pins, corrugated nails, staples (not those of heading no. 8305) and the like, with heads of other material or not, but excluding articles with heads of copper Tachas, pregos, percevejos, escápulas (pregos para tacos), grampos ondulados ou biselados e artigos semelhantes, de ferro fundido, ferro ou aço, mesmo com a cabeça de outra matéria, exceto cobre.
  4. Subitem 7317.00.20 Bent-wire staples Grampos de fio curvado

Other NCM codes under HS 7317.00

7317.00.10 Iron or steel tacksTachas 7317.00.30 Points or teeth for textile machinesPontas ou dentes para máquinas têxteis 7317.00.90 Other iron or steel nails and the likeOutros

Questions about NCM 7317.00.20

What is NCM 7317.00.20?

NCM 7317.00.20 (73170020) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for iron or steel bent-wire staples. Its official Portuguese description is “Grampos de fio curvado”.

What is the HS code for NCM 7317.00.20?

HS 7317.00 (Iron or steel; nails, tacks, drawing pins, corrugated nails, staples (not those of heading no. 8305) and the like, with heads of other material or not, but excluding articles with heads of copper). 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 7317.00.20?

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.