Brazil NCM · 8-digit subitem

NCM 8443.13.21 – Small sheet-fed offset presses, 12,000+ sheets/h

NCM 8443.13.21 (also written 84431321) is Brazil's code for small sheet-fed offset presses, 12,000+ sheets/h. Its first 6 digits are HS code 8443.13.

Official description of NCM 8443.13.21

PortuguêsOfficial
Com velocidade de impressão igual ou superior a 12.000 folhas por hora
EnglishUnofficial translation

With a printing speed of 12,000 sheets per hour or more

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

How to read NCM 8443.13.21

84Chapter 43Heading 13Subheading

HS code 8443.13
Same in every country

2Item 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 84.43 Printing machinery; used for printing by means of plates, cylinders and other printing components of heading 84.42; other printers, copying machines and facsimile machines, whether or not combined; parts and accessories thereof Máquinas e aparelhos de impressão por meio de placas, cilindros e outros elementos de impressão da posição 84.42; outras impressoras, aparelhos de copiar e aparelhos de telecopiar (fax), mesmo combinados entre si; partes e acessórios.
  3. Group 8443.1 Printing machinery used for printing by means of plates, cylinders and other printing components of heading 84.42: Máquinas e aparelhos de impressão por meio de placas, cilindros e outros elementos de impressão da posição 84.42:
  4. Subheading 8443.13 Printing machinery; offset, n.e.c. in item no. 8443.1 Outras máquinas e aparelhos de impressão, por ofsete
  5. Item 8443.13.2 Sheet-fed, with a sheet size of 37.5 cm x 51 cm or less Alimentados por folhas de formato inferior ou igual a 37,5 cm x 51 cm
  6. Subitem 8443.13.21 With a printing speed of 12,000 sheets per hour or more Com velocidade de impressão igual ou superior a 12.000 folhas por hora

Other NCM codes under HS 8443.13

8443.13.10 Multicolour offset presses for plastic containersPara impressão multicolor de recipientes de matérias plásticas, cilíndricos, cônicos ou de faces planas 8443.13.29 Other small-format sheet-fed offset pressesOutros 8443.13.90 Other offset printing machineryOutros

Questions about NCM 8443.13.21

What is NCM 8443.13.21?

NCM 8443.13.21 (84431321) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for small sheet-fed offset presses, 12,000+ sheets/h. Its official Portuguese description is “Com velocidade de impressão igual ou superior a 12.000 folhas por hora”.

What is the HS code for NCM 8443.13.21?

HS 8443.13 (Printing machinery; offset, n.e.c. in item no. 8443.1). 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 8443.13.21?

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.