Brazil NCM · 8-digit code

NCM 8439.20.00 – Paper or paperboard making machinery

NCM 8439.20.00 (also written 84392000) is Brazil's code for paper or paperboard making machinery. Its first 6 digits are HS code 8439.20.

Official description of NCM 8439.20.00

PortuguêsOfficial
Máquinas e aparelhos para fabricação de papel ou cartão
EnglishUnofficial translation

Machinery; for making paper or paperboard

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

How to read NCM 8439.20.00

84Chapter 39Heading 20Subheading

HS code 8439.20
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 84.39 Machinery; for making pulp of fibrous cellulosic material, or for making or finishing paper or paperboard Máquinas e aparelhos para fabricação de pasta de matérias fibrosas celulósicas ou para fabricação ou acabamento de papel ou cartão.
  3. Subheading 8439.20 Machinery; for making paper or paperboard
  4. Subitem 8439.20.00 Machinery; for making paper or paperboard Máquinas e aparelhos para fabricação de papel ou cartão

Questions about NCM 8439.20.00

What is NCM 8439.20.00?

NCM 8439.20.00 (84392000) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for paper or paperboard making machinery. Its official Portuguese description is “Máquinas e aparelhos para fabricação de papel ou cartão”.

What is the HS code for NCM 8439.20.00?

HS 8439.20 (Machinery; for making paper or paperboard). 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 8439.20.00?

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.