Brazil NCM · 8-digit subitem

NCM 8203.20.10 – Pliers, including cutting pliers

NCM 8203.20.10 (also written 82032010) is Brazil's code for pliers, including cutting pliers. Its first 6 digits are HS code 8203.20.

Official description of NCM 8203.20.10

PortuguêsOfficial
Alicates (mesmo cortantes)
EnglishUnofficial translation

Pliers (including cutting pliers)

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

How to read NCM 8203.20.10

82Chapter 03Heading 20Subheading

HS code 8203.20
Same in every country

1Item 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 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 82.03 Tools, hand; files, rasps, pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers, metal cutting shears, pipe cutters, bolt croppers, perforating punches and similar Limas, grosas, alicates (mesmo cortantes), tenazes, pinças, cisalhas para metais, corta-tubos, corta-pinos, saca-bocados e ferramentas semelhantes, manuais.
  3. Subheading 8203.20 Tools, hand; pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers and similar tools Alicates (mesmo cortantes), tenazes, pinças e ferramentas semelhantes
  4. Subitem 8203.20.10 Pliers (including cutting pliers) Alicates (mesmo cortantes)

Other NCM codes under HS 8203.20

Questions about NCM 8203.20.10

What is NCM 8203.20.10?

NCM 8203.20.10 (82032010) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for pliers, including cutting pliers. Its official Portuguese description is “Alicates (mesmo cortantes)”.

What is the HS code for NCM 8203.20.10?

HS 8203.20 (Tools, hand; pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers and similar tools). 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 8203.20.10?

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.