Brazil NCM · 8-digit code

NCM 8428.40.00 – Escalators and moving walkways

NCM 8428.40.00 (also written 84284000) is Brazil's code for escalators and moving walkways. Its first 6 digits are HS code 8428.40.

Official description of NCM 8428.40.00

PortuguêsOfficial
Escadas e tapetes, rolantes
EnglishUnofficial translation

Escalators and moving walkways

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

How to read NCM 8428.40.00

84Chapter 28Heading 40Subheading

HS code 8428.40
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. Subheading 8428.40 Escalators and moving walkways
  4. Subitem 8428.40.00 Escalators and moving walkways Escadas e tapetes, rolantes

Questions about NCM 8428.40.00

What is NCM 8428.40.00?

NCM 8428.40.00 (84284000) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for escalators and moving walkways. Its official Portuguese description is “Escadas e tapetes, rolantes”.

What is the HS code for NCM 8428.40.00?

HS 8428.40 (Escalators and moving walkways). 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 8428.40.00?

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.