Brazil NCM · 8-digit subitem

NCM 8448.20.30 – Parts of fibre cutting or breaking machines

NCM 8448.20.30 (also written 84482030) is Brazil's code for parts of fibre cutting or breaking machines. Its first 6 digits are HS code 8448.20.

Official description of NCM 8448.20.30

PortuguêsOfficial
De máquinas para corte ou ruptura de fibras
EnglishUnofficial translation

Of machines for cutting or breaking fibres

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

How to read NCM 8448.20.30

84Chapter 48Heading 20Subheading

HS code 8448.20
Same in every country

3Item 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 84.48 Machinery, auxiliary; for use with machines of heading no. 8444 to 8447 (e.g. dobbies, jacquards, automatic stop motions, shuttle changing mechanisms) parts, accessories for machines of heading no. 8444, 8447 Máquinas e aparelhos auxiliares para as máquinas das posições 84.44, 84.45, 84.46 ou 84.47 (por exemplo, ratieras (maquinetas*), mecanismos Jacquard, quebra-urdiduras e quebra-tramas, mecanismos troca-lançadeiras); partes e acessórios reconhecíveis como exclusiva ou principalmente destinados às máquinas da presente posição ou das posições 84.44, 84.45, 84.46 ou 84.47 (por exemplo, fusos, aletas, guarnições de cardas, pentes, barras, fieiras, lançadeiras, liços e quadros de liços, agulhas, platinas, ganchos).
  3. Subheading 8448.20 Machines; parts and accessories of machines or auxiliary machinery of heading no. 8444 Partes e acessórios das máquinas da posição 84.44 ou das suas máquinas e aparelhos auxiliares
  4. Subitem 8448.20.30 Of machines for cutting or breaking fibres De máquinas para corte ou ruptura de fibras

Other NCM codes under HS 8448.20

8448.20.10 Extrusion spinnerets for man-made fibresFieiras para a extrusão 8448.20.20 Other parts of man-made fibre extrudersOutras partes e acessórios de máquinas para a extrusão 8448.20.90 Other parts of man-made textile machinesOutras

Questions about NCM 8448.20.30

What is NCM 8448.20.30?

NCM 8448.20.30 (84482030) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for parts of fibre cutting or breaking machines. Its official Portuguese description is “De máquinas para corte ou ruptura de fibras”.

What is the HS code for NCM 8448.20.30?

HS 8448.20 (Machines; parts and accessories of machines or auxiliary machinery of heading no. 8444). 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 8448.20.30?

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.