Brazil NCM · 8-digit subitem

NCM 8449.00.20 – Nonwoven fabric making machinery

NCM 8449.00.20 (also written 84490020) is Brazil's code for nonwoven fabric making machinery. Its first 6 digits are HS code 8449.00.

Official description of NCM 8449.00.20

PortuguêsOfficial
Máquinas e aparelhos para fabricação de falsos tecidos (tecidos não tecidos)
EnglishUnofficial translation

Machinery for manufacturing nonwovens

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

How to read NCM 8449.00.20

84Chapter 49Heading 00Subheading

HS code 8449.00
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 84.49 Machinery; for manufacture or finishing felt or non-wovens in the piece or in shapes, including machinery for making felt hats, blocks for making hats Máquinas e aparelhos para fabricação ou acabamento de feltro ou de falsos tecidos (tecidos não tecidos), em peça ou em forma determinada, incluindo as máquinas e aparelhos para fabricação de chapéus de feltro; formas para chapelaria.
  3. Subheading 8449.00 Machinery; for manufacture or finishing felt or non-wovens in the piece or in shapes, including machinery for making felt hats, blocks for making hats Máquinas e aparelhos para fabricação ou acabamento de feltro ou de falsos tecidos (tecidos não tecidos), em peça ou em forma determinada, incluindo as máquinas e aparelhos para fabricação de chapéus de feltro; formas para chapelaria.
  4. Subitem 8449.00.20 Machinery for manufacturing nonwovens Máquinas e aparelhos para fabricação de falsos tecidos (tecidos não tecidos)

Other NCM codes under HS 8449.00

8449.00.10 Felt making or finishing machineryMáquinas e aparelhos para fabricação ou acabamento de feltros 8449.00.80 Other felt or nonwoven machinery; hat blocksOutros 8449.00.91 Parts of nonwoven making machineryDe máquinas ou aparelhos para fabricação de falsos tecidos (tecidos não tecidos) 8449.00.99 Other parts of felt or nonwoven machineryOutras

Questions about NCM 8449.00.20

What is NCM 8449.00.20?

NCM 8449.00.20 (84490020) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for nonwoven fabric making machinery. Its official Portuguese description is “Máquinas e aparelhos para fabricação de falsos tecidos (tecidos não tecidos)”.

What is the HS code for NCM 8449.00.20?

HS 8449.00 (Machinery; for manufacture or finishing felt or non-wovens in the piece or in shapes, including machinery for making felt hats, blocks for making hats). 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 8449.00.20?

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.