Brazil NCM · 8-digit code

NCM 8418.21.00 – Household refrigerators, compression-type

NCM 8418.21.00 (also written 84182100) is Brazil's code for household refrigerators, compression-type. Its first 6 digits are HS code 8418.21.

Official description of NCM 8418.21.00

PortuguêsOfficial
De compressão
EnglishUnofficial translation

Refrigerators; for household use, compression-type, electric or other

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

How to read NCM 8418.21.00

84Chapter 18Heading 21Subheading

HS code 8418.21
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 84.18 Refrigerators, freezers and other refrigerating or freezing equipment, electric or other; heat pumps other than air conditioning machines of heading no. 8415 Refrigeradores, congeladores (freezers) e outros materiais, máquinas e aparelhos, para a produção de frio, com equipamento elétrico ou outro; bombas de calor, exceto as máquinas e aparelhos de ar-condicionado da posição 84.15.
  3. Group 8418.2 Household-type refrigerators: Refrigeradores do tipo doméstico:
  4. Subheading 8418.21 Refrigerators; for household use, compression-type, electric or other
  5. Subitem 8418.21.00 Refrigerators; for household use, compression-type, electric or other De compressão

Questions about NCM 8418.21.00

What is NCM 8418.21.00?

NCM 8418.21.00 (84182100) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for household refrigerators, compression-type. Its official Portuguese description is “De compressão”.

What is the HS code for NCM 8418.21.00?

HS 8418.21 (Refrigerators; for household use, compression-type, electric or other). 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 8418.21.00?

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.