Brazil NCM · 8-digit code
NCM 8421.23.00 – Fuel or oil filters for combustion engines
NCM 8421.23.00 (also written 84212300) is Brazil's code for fuel or oil filters for combustion engines. Its first 6 digits are HS code 8421.23.
Official description of NCM 8421.23.00
- PortuguêsOfficial
Para filtrar carburantes ou óleos lubrificantes nos motores de ignição por centelha (faísca) ou por compressão
- EnglishUnofficial translation
Machinery; filtering or purifying machinery, oil or petrol filters for internal combustion engines
Nomenclatura Comum do Mercosul (Siscomex). Updated Oct 2026 · In force since Apr 2022 (Res Gecex 272/2021).
How to read NCM 8421.23.00
HS code 8421.23
Same in every country
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
- Chapter 84 Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers, nuclear reactors; parts thereof Reatores nucleares, caldeiras, máquinas, aparelhos e instrumentos mecânicos, e suas partes.
- Heading 84.21 Centrifuges, including centrifugal dryers; filtering or purifying machinery and apparatus for liquids or gases Centrifugadores, incluindo os secadores centrífugos; aparelhos para filtrar ou depurar líquidos ou gases.
- Group 8421.2 Filtering or purifying machinery and apparatus for liquids: Aparelhos para filtrar ou depurar líquidos:
- Subheading 8421.23 Machinery; filtering or purifying machinery, oil or petrol filters for internal combustion engines
- Subitem 8421.23.00 Machinery; filtering or purifying machinery, oil or petrol filters for internal combustion engines Para filtrar carburantes ou óleos lubrificantes nos motores de ignição por centelha (faísca) ou por compressão
Questions about NCM 8421.23.00
What is NCM 8421.23.00?
NCM 8421.23.00 (84212300) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for fuel or oil filters for combustion engines. Its official Portuguese description is “Para filtrar carburantes ou óleos lubrificantes nos motores de ignição por centelha (faísca) ou por compressão”.
What is the HS code for NCM 8421.23.00?
HS 8421.23 (Machinery; filtering or purifying machinery, oil or petrol filters for internal combustion engines). 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 8421.23.00?
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.