Brazil NCM · 8-digit subitem

NCM 8418.69.40 – Compression refrigerating units, max 30,000 frig/h

NCM 8418.69.40 (also written 84186940) is Brazil's code for compression refrigerating units, max 30,000 frig/h. Its first 6 digits are HS code 8418.69.

Official description of NCM 8418.69.40

PortuguêsOfficial
Grupos frigoríficos de compressão com capacidade inferior ou igual a 30.000 frigorias/hora
EnglishUnofficial translation

Compression-type refrigerating units with a capacity of 30,000 frigories/hour or less

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

How to read NCM 8418.69.40

84Chapter 18Heading 69Subheading

HS code 8418.69
Same in every country

4Item 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 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 8418.6 Other refrigerating or freezing equipment; heat pumps: Outros materiais, máquinas e aparelhos, para a produção de frio; bombas de calor:
  4. Subheading 8418.69 Refrigerating or freezing equipment; n.e.c. in heading no. 8418 Outros
  5. Subitem 8418.69.40 Compression-type refrigerating units with a capacity of 30,000 frigories/hour or less Grupos frigoríficos de compressão com capacidade inferior ou igual a 30.000 frigorias/hora

Other NCM codes under HS 8418.69

8418.69.10 Non-domestic ice cream making machinesMáquinas não domésticas para preparação de sorvetes 8418.69.20 Milk coolersResfriadores de leite 8418.69.31 Refrigerated water or juice dispensersDe água ou sucos 8418.69.32 Refrigerated carbonated drink dispensersDe bebidas carbonatadas 8418.69.91 Lithium bromide absorption water chillersResfriadores de água, de absorção por brometo de lítio 8418.69.99 Other refrigerating or freezing equipmentOutros

Questions about NCM 8418.69.40

What is NCM 8418.69.40?

NCM 8418.69.40 (84186940) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for compression refrigerating units, max 30,000 frig/h. Its official Portuguese description is “Grupos frigoríficos de compressão com capacidade inferior ou igual a 30.000 frigorias/hora”.

What is the HS code for NCM 8418.69.40?

HS 8418.69 (Refrigerating or freezing equipment; n.e.c. in heading no. 8418). 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 8418.69.40?

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.