Brazil NCM · 8-digit code

NCM 8402.20.00 – Super-heated water boilers

NCM 8402.20.00 (also written 84022000) is Brazil's code for super-heated water boilers. Its first 6 digits are HS code 8402.20.

Official description of NCM 8402.20.00

PortuguêsOfficial
Caldeiras denominadas "de água superaquecida"
EnglishUnofficial translation

Boilers; super-heated water boilers

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

How to read NCM 8402.20.00

84Chapter 02Heading 20Subheading

HS code 8402.20
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 84 Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers, nuclear reactors; parts thereof Reatores nucleares, caldeiras, máquinas, aparelhos e instrumentos mecânicos, e suas partes.
  2. Heading 84.02 Boilers; steam or other vapour generating (other than central heating hot water boilers, capable also of producing low pressure steam), super heated water boilers Caldeiras de vapor (geradores de vapor), excluindo as caldeiras para aquecimento central concebidas para produção de água quente e vapor de baixa pressão; caldeiras denominadas "de água superaquecida".
  3. Subheading 8402.20 Boilers; super-heated water boilers
  4. Subitem 8402.20.00 Boilers; super-heated water boilers Caldeiras denominadas "de água superaquecida"

Questions about NCM 8402.20.00

What is NCM 8402.20.00?

NCM 8402.20.00 (84022000) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for super-heated water boilers. Its official Portuguese description is “Caldeiras denominadas "de água superaquecida"”.

What is the HS code for NCM 8402.20.00?

HS 8402.20 (Boilers; super-heated water boilers). 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 8402.20.00?

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.