Brazil NCM · 8-digit code

NCM 8429.40.00 – Tamping machines and road rollers

NCM 8429.40.00 (also written 84294000) is Brazil's code for tamping machines and road rollers. Its first 6 digits are HS code 8429.40.

Official description of NCM 8429.40.00

PortuguêsOfficial
Compactadores e rolos ou cilindros compressores
EnglishUnofficial translation

Tamping machines and road rollers; self-propelled

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

How to read NCM 8429.40.00

84Chapter 29Heading 40Subheading

HS code 8429.40
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 84.29 Bulldozers, graders, levellers, scrapers, angledozers, mechanical shovels, excavators, shovel loaders, tamping machines and road rollers, self-propelled Bulldozers, angledozers, niveladores, raspo-transportadores (scrapers), pás mecânicas, escavadores, carregadores e pás carregadoras, compactadores e rolos ou cilindros compressores, autopropulsados.
  3. Subheading 8429.40 Tamping machines and road rollers; self-propelled
  4. Subitem 8429.40.00 Tamping machines and road rollers; self-propelled Compactadores e rolos ou cilindros compressores

Questions about NCM 8429.40.00

What is NCM 8429.40.00?

NCM 8429.40.00 (84294000) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for tamping machines and road rollers. Its official Portuguese description is “Compactadores e rolos ou cilindros compressores”.

What is the HS code for NCM 8429.40.00?

HS 8429.40 (Tamping machines and road rollers; self-propelled). 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 8429.40.00?

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.