Brazil NCM · 8-digit code

NCM 8211.95.00 – Knife handles of base metal

NCM 8211.95.00 (also written 82119500) is Brazil's code for knife handles of base metal. Its first 6 digits are HS code 8211.95.

Official description of NCM 8211.95.00

PortuguêsOfficial
Cabos de metais comuns
EnglishUnofficial translation

Knives; with handles of base metal

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

How to read NCM 8211.95.00

82Chapter 11Heading 95Subheading

HS code 8211.95
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 82.11 Knives; with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading no. 8208, and blades therefore Facas (exceto as da posição 82.08) de lâmina cortante ou serrilhada, incluindo as podadeiras de lâmina móvel, e suas lâminas.
  3. Group 8211.9 Other: Outras:
  4. Subheading 8211.95 Knives; with handles of base metal
  5. Subitem 8211.95.00 Knives; with handles of base metal Cabos de metais comuns

Questions about NCM 8211.95.00

What is NCM 8211.95.00?

NCM 8211.95.00 (82119500) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for knife handles of base metal. Its official Portuguese description is “Cabos de metais comuns”.

What is the HS code for NCM 8211.95.00?

HS 8211.95 (Knives; with handles of base metal). 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 8211.95.00?

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.