Brazil NCM · 8-digit code

NCM 8445.12.00 – Textile fibre combing machines

NCM 8445.12.00 (also written 84451200) is Brazil's code for textile fibre combing machines. Its first 6 digits are HS code 8445.12.

Official description of NCM 8445.12.00

PortuguêsOfficial
Penteadoras
EnglishUnofficial translation

Textile machinery; combing machines for preparing textile fibres

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

How to read NCM 8445.12.00

84Chapter 45Heading 12Subheading

HS code 8445.12
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 84.45 Textile machinery; spinning, doubling, twisting machines, textile reeling or winding machines and machines for preparing textile yarns for use on machines of heading no. 8446 and 8447 Máquinas para preparação de matérias têxteis; máquinas para fiação, dobragem ou torção, de matérias têxteis e outras máquinas e aparelhos para fabricação de fios têxteis; máquinas de bobinar (incluindo as bobinadoras de trama) ou de dobar matérias têxteis e máquinas para preparação de fios têxteis para a sua utilização nas máquinas das posições 84.46 ou 84.47.
  3. Group 8445.1 Machines for preparing textile fibres: Máquinas para preparação de matérias têxteis:
  4. Subheading 8445.12 Textile machinery; combing machines for preparing textile fibres
  5. Subitem 8445.12.00 Textile machinery; combing machines for preparing textile fibres Penteadoras

Questions about NCM 8445.12.00

What is NCM 8445.12.00?

NCM 8445.12.00 (84451200) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for textile fibre combing machines. Its official Portuguese description is “Penteadoras”.

What is the HS code for NCM 8445.12.00?

HS 8445.12 (Textile machinery; combing machines for preparing textile fibres). 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 8445.12.00?

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.