Brazil NCM · 8-digit code

NCM 8201.60.00 – Hedge shears and two-handed pruning shears

NCM 8201.60.00 (also written 82016000) is Brazil's code for hedge shears and two-handed pruning shears. Its first 6 digits are HS code 8201.60.

Official description of NCM 8201.60.00

PortuguêsOfficial
Tesouras para sebes, tesouras de podar e ferramentas semelhantes, manipuladas com as duas mãos
EnglishUnofficial translation

Tools, hand; hedge shears, two-handed pruning shears and similar two-handed shears

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

How to read NCM 8201.60.00

82Chapter 01Heading 60Subheading

HS code 8201.60
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 8201.60 Tools, hand; hedge shears, two-handed pruning shears and similar two-handed shears
  4. Subitem 8201.60.00 Tools, hand; hedge shears, two-handed pruning shears and similar two-handed shears Tesouras para sebes, tesouras de podar e ferramentas semelhantes, manipuladas com as duas mãos

Questions about NCM 8201.60.00

What is NCM 8201.60.00?

NCM 8201.60.00 (82016000) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for hedge shears and two-handed pruning shears. Its official Portuguese description is “Tesouras para sebes, tesouras de podar e ferramentas semelhantes, manipuladas com as duas mãos”.

What is the HS code for NCM 8201.60.00?

HS 8201.60 (Tools, hand; hedge shears, two-handed pruning shears and similar two-handed shears). 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 8201.60.00?

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.