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
HS code 8201.60
Same in every country
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
- 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.
- 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.
- Subheading 8201.60 Tools, hand; hedge shears, two-handed pruning shears and similar two-handed shears
- 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.