Brazil NCM · 8-digit code

NCM 8428.31.00 – Continuous conveyors for underground use

NCM 8428.31.00 (also written 84283100) is Brazil's code for continuous conveyors for underground use. Its first 6 digits are HS code 8428.31.

Official description of NCM 8428.31.00

PortuguêsOfficial
Especialmente concebidos para uso subterrâneo
EnglishUnofficial translation

Elevators and conveyors; continuous-action, for goods and materials, specially designed for underground use, n.e.c. in item no. 8428.20

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

How to read NCM 8428.31.00

84Chapter 28Heading 31Subheading

HS code 8428.31
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 84.28 Lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery; n.e.c. in heading no. 8425, 8426 or 8427 (e.g. lifts, escalators, conveyors, teleferics) Outras máquinas e aparelhos de elevação, de carga, de descarga ou de movimentação (por exemplo, elevadores, escadas rolantes, transportadores, teleféricos).
  3. Group 8428.3 Other continuous-action elevators and conveyors, for goods or materials: Outros aparelhos elevadores ou transportadores, de ação contínua, para mercadorias:
  4. Subheading 8428.31 Elevators and conveyors; continuous-action, for goods and materials, specially designed for underground use, n.e.c. in item no. 8428.20
  5. Subitem 8428.31.00 Elevators and conveyors; continuous-action, for goods and materials, specially designed for underground use, n.e.c. in item no. 8428.20 Especialmente concebidos para uso subterrâneo

Questions about NCM 8428.31.00

What is NCM 8428.31.00?

NCM 8428.31.00 (84283100) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for continuous conveyors for underground use. Its official Portuguese description is “Especialmente concebidos para uso subterrâneo”.

What is the HS code for NCM 8428.31.00?

HS 8428.31 (Elevators and conveyors; continuous-action, for goods and materials, specially designed for underground use, n.e.c. in item no. 8428.20). 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 8428.31.00?

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.