Brazil NCM · 8-digit subitem

NCM 8419.40.20 – Stills for alcohols, volatile fluids, hydrocarbons

NCM 8419.40.20 (also written 84194020) is Brazil's code for stills for alcohols, volatile fluids, hydrocarbons. Its first 6 digits are HS code 8419.40.

Official description of NCM 8419.40.20

PortuguêsOfficial
De destilação ou retificação de álcoois e outros fluidos voláteis ou de hidrocarbonetos
EnglishUnofficial translation

For distilling or rectifying alcohols and other volatile fluids or hydrocarbons

Nomenclatura Comum do Mercosul (Siscomex). Updated Oct 2026 · In force since Nov 2023 (Res Gecex 499/2023).

How to read NCM 8419.40.20

84Chapter 19Heading 40Subheading

HS code 8419.40
Same in every country

2Item 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 84.19 Machinery, plant (not domestic), or laboratory equipment; electrically heated or not, (excluding items in 85.14) for the treatment of materials by a process involving change of temperature; including instantaneous or non electric storage water heaters Aparelhos, dispositivos ou equipamentos de laboratório, mesmo aquecidos eletricamente (exceto os fornos e outros aparelhos da posição 85.14), para tratamento de matérias por meio de operações que impliquem mudança de temperatura, tais como aquecimento, cozimento, torrefação, destilação, retificação, esterilização, pasteurização, estufagem, secagem, evaporação, vaporização, condensação ou arrefecimento, exceto os de uso doméstico; aquecedores de água não elétricos, de aquecimento instantâneo ou de acumulação.
  3. Subheading 8419.40 Distilling or rectifying plant; not used for domestic purposes Aparelhos de destilação ou de retificação
  4. Subitem 8419.40.20 For distilling or rectifying alcohols and other volatile fluids or hydrocarbons De destilação ou retificação de álcoois e outros fluidos voláteis ou de hidrocarbonetos

Other NCM codes under HS 8419.40

8419.40.10 Water distilling plantDe destilação de água 8419.40.90 Other distilling or rectifying plantOutros

Questions about NCM 8419.40.20

What is NCM 8419.40.20?

NCM 8419.40.20 (84194020) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for stills for alcohols, volatile fluids, hydrocarbons. Its official Portuguese description is “De destilação ou retificação de álcoois e outros fluidos voláteis ou de hidrocarbonetos”.

What is the HS code for NCM 8419.40.20?

HS 8419.40 (Distilling or rectifying plant; not used for domestic purposes). 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 8419.40.20?

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.