Brazil NCM · 8-digit code

NCM 8201.40.00 – Axes, bill hooks and similar hewing tools

NCM 8201.40.00 (also written 82014000) is Brazil's code for axes, bill hooks and similar hewing tools. Its first 6 digits are HS code 8201.40.

Official description of NCM 8201.40.00

PortuguêsOfficial
Machados, podões e ferramentas semelhantes com gume
EnglishUnofficial translation

Tools, hand; axes, bill hooks and similar hewing tools, of a kind used in agriculture, horticulture or forestry

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

How to read NCM 8201.40.00

82Chapter 01Heading 40Subheading

HS code 8201.40
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 82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof, of base metal Ferramentas, artigos de cutelaria e talheres, e suas partes, de metais comuns.
  2. Heading 82.01 Tools, hand; spades, shovels, mattocks, picks, hoes, forks, rakes; axes, bill hooks etc; secateurs and pruners of any kind; scythes, sickles, hay knives, hedge shears, timber wedges and other tools used in agriculture, horticulture, forestry Pás, alviões, picaretas, enxadas, sachos, forcados, forquilhas, ancinhos e raspadeiras; machados, podões e ferramentas semelhantes com gume; tesouras de podar de qualquer tipo; foices e foicinhas, facas para feno ou para palha, tesouras para sebes, cunhas e outras ferramentas manuais para agricultura, horticultura ou silvicultura.
  3. Subheading 8201.40 Tools, hand; axes, bill hooks and similar hewing tools, of a kind used in agriculture, horticulture or forestry
  4. Subitem 8201.40.00 Tools, hand; axes, bill hooks and similar hewing tools, of a kind used in agriculture, horticulture or forestry Machados, podões e ferramentas semelhantes com gume

Questions about NCM 8201.40.00

What is NCM 8201.40.00?

NCM 8201.40.00 (82014000) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for axes, bill hooks and similar hewing tools. Its official Portuguese description is “Machados, podões e ferramentas semelhantes com gume”.

What is the HS code for NCM 8201.40.00?

HS 8201.40 (Tools, hand; axes, bill hooks and similar hewing tools, of a kind used in agriculture, horticulture or forestry). 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 8201.40.00?

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.