Brazil NCM · 8-digit subitem

NCM 8440.10.11 – Automatic-feed book-sewing machines

NCM 8440.10.11 (also written 84401011) is Brazil's code for automatic-feed book-sewing machines. Its first 6 digits are HS code 8440.10.

Official description of NCM 8440.10.11

PortuguêsOfficial
Com alimentação automática
EnglishUnofficial translation

With automatic feed

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

How to read NCM 8440.10.11

84Chapter 40Heading 10Subheading

HS code 8440.10
Same in every country

1Item 1Subitem

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. Digits 7 and 8 are Brazil's own split of that HS code. 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 84.40 Book-binding machinery; including book-sewing machines Máquinas e aparelhos para brochura ou encadernação, incluindo as máquinas de costurar cadernos.
  3. Subheading 8440.10 Book-binding machinery; including book-sewing machines Máquinas e aparelhos
  4. Item 8440.10.1 Book-sewing machines De costurar cadernos
  5. Subitem 8440.10.11 With automatic feed Com alimentação automática

Other NCM codes under HS 8440.10

8440.10.19 Other book-sewing machinesOutros 8440.10.20 Book cover makers, over 60 a minuteMáquinas para fabricar capas de papelão, com dispositivo de colagem e capacidade de produção superior a 60 unidades por minuto 8440.10.90 Other book-binding machineryOutros

Questions about NCM 8440.10.11

What is NCM 8440.10.11?

NCM 8440.10.11 (84401011) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for automatic-feed book-sewing machines. Its official Portuguese description is “Com alimentação automática”.

What is the HS code for NCM 8440.10.11?

HS 8440.10 (Book-binding machinery; including book-sewing machines). 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 8440.10.11?

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.