Brazil NCM · 8-digit code

NCM 8453.20.00 – Footwear making or repairing machinery

NCM 8453.20.00 (also written 84532000) is Brazil's code for footwear making or repairing machinery. Its first 6 digits are HS code 8453.20.

Official description of NCM 8453.20.00

PortuguêsOfficial
Máquinas e aparelhos para fabricar ou consertar calçado
EnglishUnofficial translation

Machinery; for making or repairing footwear, other than sewing machines

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

How to read NCM 8453.20.00

84Chapter 53Heading 20Subheading

HS code 8453.20
Same in every country

0Item 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. The last two digits are 00 because Brazil does not split this HS code further. 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 84.53 Machinery for preparing, tanning or working hides, skins or leather or for making or repairing footwear or other articles of hides, skins or leather, other than sewing machines Máquinas e aparelhos para preparar, curtir ou trabalhar couros ou peles, ou para fabricar ou consertar calçado e outras obras de couro ou de pele, exceto máquinas de costura.
  3. Subheading 8453.20 Machinery; for making or repairing footwear, other than sewing machines
  4. Subitem 8453.20.00 Machinery; for making or repairing footwear, other than sewing machines Máquinas e aparelhos para fabricar ou consertar calçado

Questions about NCM 8453.20.00

What is NCM 8453.20.00?

NCM 8453.20.00 (84532000) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for footwear making or repairing machinery. Its official Portuguese description is “Máquinas e aparelhos para fabricar ou consertar calçado”.

What is the HS code for NCM 8453.20.00?

HS 8453.20 (Machinery; for making or repairing footwear, other than sewing 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 8453.20.00?

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.