Brazil NCM · 8-digit code

NCM 8203.30.00 – Metal cutting shears and similar tools

NCM 8203.30.00 (also written 82033000) is Brazil's code for metal cutting shears and similar tools. Its first 6 digits are HS code 8203.30.

Official description of NCM 8203.30.00

PortuguêsOfficial
Cisalhas para metais e ferramentas semelhantes
EnglishUnofficial translation

Tools, hand; metal cutting shears and similar tools

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

How to read NCM 8203.30.00

82Chapter 03Heading 30Subheading

HS code 8203.30
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 82.03 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 8203.30 Tools, hand; metal cutting shears and similar tools
  4. Subitem 8203.30.00 Tools, hand; metal cutting shears and similar tools Cisalhas para metais e ferramentas semelhantes

Questions about NCM 8203.30.00

What is NCM 8203.30.00?

NCM 8203.30.00 (82033000) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for metal cutting shears and similar tools. Its official Portuguese description is “Cisalhas para metais e ferramentas semelhantes”.

What is the HS code for NCM 8203.30.00?

HS 8203.30 (Tools, hand; metal cutting shears 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 8203.30.00?

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.