Brazil NCM · 8-digit code

NCM 8460.31.00 – CNC tool or cutter sharpening machines

NCM 8460.31.00 (also written 84603100) is Brazil's code for cNC tool or cutter sharpening machines. Its first 6 digits are HS code 8460.31.

Official description of NCM 8460.31.00

PortuguêsOfficial
De comando numérico
EnglishUnofficial translation

Machine-tools; sharpening (tool or cutter grinding) machines, numerically controlled

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

How to read NCM 8460.31.00

84Chapter 60Heading 31Subheading

HS code 8460.31
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 84.60 Machine-tools; for deburring, sharpening, grinding, honing, lapping, polishing or otherwise finishing metal, sintered metal carbides or cermets by means of grinding stones, abrasives or polishing products Máquinas-ferramentas para rebarbar, afiar, amolar, retificar, brunir, polir ou realizar outras operações de acabamento em metais ou cermets por meio de mós, de abrasivos ou de produtos polidores, exceto as máquinas de cortar ou acabar engrenagens da posição 84.61.
  3. Group 8460.3 Sharpening (tool or cutter grinding) machines: Máquinas para afiar:
  4. Subheading 8460.31 Machine-tools; sharpening (tool or cutter grinding) machines, numerically controlled
  5. Subitem 8460.31.00 Machine-tools; sharpening (tool or cutter grinding) machines, numerically controlled De comando numérico

Questions about NCM 8460.31.00

What is NCM 8460.31.00?

NCM 8460.31.00 (84603100) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for cNC tool or cutter sharpening machines. Its official Portuguese description is “De comando numérico”.

What is the HS code for NCM 8460.31.00?

HS 8460.31 (Machine-tools; sharpening (tool or cutter grinding) machines, numerically controlled). 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 8460.31.00?

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.