Brazil NCM · 8-digit subitem

NCM 8447.20.21 – Power warp knitting machines

NCM 8447.20.21 (also written 84472021) is Brazil's code for power warp knitting machines. Its first 6 digits are HS code 8447.20.

Official description of NCM 8447.20.21

PortuguêsOfficial
Para fabricação de malhas de urdidura
EnglishUnofficial translation

For making warp knit fabrics

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

How to read NCM 8447.20.21

84Chapter 47Heading 20Subheading

HS code 8447.20
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 84.47 Knitting machines, stitch-bonding machines and machines for making gimped yarn, tulle, lace, embroidery, trimmings, braid or net and machines for tufting Teares para fabricar malhas, máquinas de costura por entrelaçamento (couture-tricotage), máquinas para fabricar guipuras, tules, rendas, bordados, passamanarias, galões ou redes e máquinas para inserir tufos.
  3. Subheading 8447.20 Knitting machines; flat, stitch-bonding machines Teares retilíneos para malhas; máquinas de costura por entrelaçamento (couture-tricotage)
  4. Item 8447.20.2 Power-driven machines Teares motorizados
  5. Subitem 8447.20.21 For making warp knit fabrics Para fabricação de malhas de urdidura

Other NCM codes under HS 8447.20

8447.20.10 Hand flat knitting machinesTeares manuais 8447.20.29 Other power flat knitting machinesOutros 8447.20.30 Stitch-bonding machinesMáquinas de costura por entrelaçamento (couture-tricotage)

Questions about NCM 8447.20.21

What is NCM 8447.20.21?

NCM 8447.20.21 (84472021) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for power warp knitting machines. Its official Portuguese description is “Para fabricação de malhas de urdidura”.

What is the HS code for NCM 8447.20.21?

HS 8447.20 (Knitting machines; flat, stitch-bonding machines). 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 8447.20.21?

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.