Brazil NCM · 8-digit code

NCM 8442.50.00 – Printing plates, cylinders, lithographic stones

NCM 8442.50.00 (also written 84425000) is Brazil's code for printing plates, cylinders, lithographic stones. Its first 6 digits are HS code 8442.50.

Official description of NCM 8442.50.00

PortuguêsOfficial
Clichês, placas, cilindros e outros elementos de impressão; pedras litográficas, placas e cilindros, preparados para impressão (por exemplo, aplainados, granulados ou polidos)
EnglishUnofficial translation

Plates, cylinders and other printing components; lithographic stones prepared for printing purposes (for example, planed, grained or polished)

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

How to read NCM 8442.50.00

84Chapter 42Heading 50Subheading

HS code 8442.50
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 84.42 Machinery, apparatus and equipment (excluding machines of headings 8456 to 8465) for preparing or making printing components; plates, cylinders and other printing components; lithographic stones prepared for printing purposes Máquinas, aparelhos e equipamentos (exceto as máquinas das posições 84.56 a 84.65), para preparação ou fabricação de clichês, placas, cilindros ou outros elementos de impressão; clichês, placas, cilindros e outros elementos de impressão; pedras litográficas, placas e cilindros, preparados para impressão (por exemplo, aplainados, granulados ou polidos).
  3. Subheading 8442.50 Plates, cylinders and other printing components; lithographic stones prepared for printing purposes (for example, planed, grained or polished)
  4. Subitem 8442.50.00 Plates, cylinders and other printing components; lithographic stones prepared for printing purposes (for example, planed, grained or polished) Clichês, placas, cilindros e outros elementos de impressão; pedras litográficas, placas e cilindros, preparados para impressão (por exemplo, aplainados, granulados ou polidos)

Questions about NCM 8442.50.00

What is NCM 8442.50.00?

NCM 8442.50.00 (84425000) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for printing plates, cylinders, lithographic stones. Its official Portuguese description is “Clichês, placas, cilindros e outros elementos de impressão; pedras litográficas, placas e cilindros, preparados para impressão (por exemplo, aplainados, granulados ou polidos)”.

What is the HS code for NCM 8442.50.00?

HS 8442.50 (Plates, cylinders and other printing components; lithographic stones prepared for printing purposes (for example, planed, grained or polished)). 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 8442.50.00?

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.