Brazil NCM · 8-digit code

NCM 8462.42.00 – CNC punching, notching or nibbling machines

NCM 8462.42.00 (also written 84624200) is Brazil's code for cNC punching, notching or nibbling machines. Its first 6 digits are HS code 8462.42.

Official description of NCM 8462.42.00

PortuguêsOfficial
De comando numérico
EnglishUnofficial translation

Machine-tools; punching, notching or nibbling machines (excluding presses) for flat products including combined punching and shearing machines, numerically controlled, for working metal

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

How to read NCM 8462.42.00

84Chapter 62Heading 42Subheading

HS code 8462.42
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 84.62 Machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by forging, hammering or die forging (excluding rolling mills); machine-tools (including presses, slitting lines and cut-to-length lines) for working metal by bending, folding, straightening, flattening, Máquinas-ferramentas (incluindo as prensas) para forjar ou estampar, martelos, martelos-pilões e martinetes, para trabalhar metais (excluindo os laminadores); máquinas-ferramentas (incluindo as prensas, as linhas de corte longitudinal e as linhas de corte transversal) para enrolar, arquear, dobrar, endireitar, aplanar, cisalhar, puncionar, chanfrar ou mordiscar metais (excluindo as bancas para estirar); prensas para trabalhar metais ou carbonetos metálicos, não especificadas acima.
  3. Group 8462.4 Punching, notching or nibbling machines (excluding presses) for flat products, including combined punching and shearing machines: Máquinas (excluindo as prensas) para puncionar, chanfrar ou mordiscar, para produtos planos, incluindo as máquinas combinadas de puncionar e cisalhar:
  4. Subheading 8462.42 Machine-tools; punching, notching or nibbling machines (excluding presses) for flat products including combined punching and shearing machines, numerically controlled, for working metal
  5. Subitem 8462.42.00 Machine-tools; punching, notching or nibbling machines (excluding presses) for flat products including combined punching and shearing machines, numerically controlled, for working metal De comando numérico

Questions about NCM 8462.42.00

What is NCM 8462.42.00?

NCM 8462.42.00 (84624200) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for cNC punching, notching or nibbling machines. Its official Portuguese description is “De comando numérico”.

What is the HS code for NCM 8462.42.00?

HS 8462.42 (Machine-tools; punching, notching or nibbling machines (excluding presses) for flat products including combined punching and shearing machines, numerically controlled, for working metal). 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 8462.42.00?

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.