Brazil NCM · 8-digit subitem

NCM 8451.50.20 – Automatic fabric spreading or cutting machines

NCM 8451.50.20 (also written 84515020) is Brazil's code for automatic fabric spreading or cutting machines. Its first 6 digits are HS code 8451.50.

Official description of NCM 8451.50.20

PortuguêsOfficial
Automáticas, para enfestar ou cortar
EnglishUnofficial translation

Automatic, for spreading or cutting

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

How to read NCM 8451.50.20

84Chapter 51Heading 50Subheading

HS code 8451.50
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 84.51 Machinery (not of heading no. 8450) for washing, cleaning, wringing, drying, ironing, pressing, bleaching, dyeing, dressing, finishing, coating or impregnating textile yarn, fabrics or made up articles Máquinas e aparelhos (exceto as máquinas da posição 84.50) para lavar, limpar, espremer, secar, passar, prensar (incluindo as prensas de transferência térmica ou de fusão), branquear, tingir, para apresto e acabamento, para revestir ou impregnar fios, tecidos ou obras de matérias têxteis e máquinas para revestir tecidos-base ou outros suportes utilizados na fabricação de revestimentos para pisos (pavimentos), tais como linóleo; máquinas para enrolar, desenrolar, dobrar, cortar ou dentear tecidos.
  3. Subheading 8451.50 Machines; for reeling, unreeling, folding, cutting or pinking textile fabrics Máquinas para enrolar, desenrolar, dobrar, cortar ou dentear tecidos
  4. Subitem 8451.50.20 Automatic, for spreading or cutting Automáticas, para enfestar ou cortar

Other NCM codes under HS 8451.50

8451.50.10 Fabric visual inspection machinesPara inspeção visual de tecidos 8451.50.90 Other fabric reeling, folding or cutting machinesOutras

Questions about NCM 8451.50.20

What is NCM 8451.50.20?

NCM 8451.50.20 (84515020) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for automatic fabric spreading or cutting machines. Its official Portuguese description is “Automáticas, para enfestar ou cortar”.

What is the HS code for NCM 8451.50.20?

HS 8451.50 (Machines; for reeling, unreeling, folding, cutting or pinking textile fabrics). 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 8451.50.20?

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.