Brazil NCM · 8-digit subitem

NCM 8445.90.20 – Heald and reed drawing-in machines

NCM 8445.90.20 (also written 84459020) is Brazil's code for heald and reed drawing-in machines. Its first 6 digits are HS code 8445.90.

Official description of NCM 8445.90.20

PortuguêsOfficial
Passadeiras para liço e pente
EnglishUnofficial translation

Drawing-in machines for healds and reeds

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

How to read NCM 8445.90.20

84Chapter 45Heading 90Subheading

HS code 8445.90
Same in every country

2Item 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. 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 84.45 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. Subheading 8445.90 Textile machinery; involved in textile fibre or textile yarn preparation and n.e.c. in heading no. 8445 Outras
  4. Subitem 8445.90.20 Drawing-in machines for healds and reeds Passadeiras para liço e pente

Other NCM codes under HS 8445.90

8445.90.10 Warping machinesUrdideiras 8445.90.30 Warp tying machinesPara amarrar urdideiras 8445.90.40 Automatic drop wire inserting machinesAutomáticas, para colocar lamelas 8445.90.90 Other textile yarn preparation machinesOutras

Questions about NCM 8445.90.20

What is NCM 8445.90.20?

NCM 8445.90.20 (84459020) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for heald and reed drawing-in machines. Its official Portuguese description is “Passadeiras para liço e pente”.

What is the HS code for NCM 8445.90.20?

HS 8445.90 (Textile machinery; involved in textile fibre or textile yarn preparation and n.e.c. in heading no. 8445). 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 8445.90.20?

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.