Brazil NCM · 8-digit code

NCM 8443.16.00 – Flexographic printing machinery

NCM 8443.16.00 (also written 84431600) is Brazil's code for flexographic printing machinery. Its first 6 digits are HS code 8443.16.

Official description of NCM 8443.16.00

PortuguêsOfficial
Máquinas e aparelhos de impressão, flexográficos
EnglishUnofficial translation

Printing machinery; flexographic

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

How to read NCM 8443.16.00

84Chapter 43Heading 16Subheading

HS code 8443.16
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 84.43 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 8443.16 Printing machinery; flexographic
  5. Subitem 8443.16.00 Printing machinery; flexographic Máquinas e aparelhos de impressão, flexográficos

Questions about NCM 8443.16.00

What is NCM 8443.16.00?

NCM 8443.16.00 (84431600) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for flexographic printing machinery. Its official Portuguese description is “Máquinas e aparelhos de impressão, flexográficos”.

What is the HS code for NCM 8443.16.00?

HS 8443.16 (Printing machinery; flexographic). 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 8443.16.00?

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.