Brazil NCM · 8-digit subitem

NCM 8464.20.21 – Ceramic tile polishers, eight or more heads

NCM 8464.20.21 (also written 84642021) is Brazil's code for ceramic tile polishers, eight or more heads. Its first 6 digits are HS code 8464.20.

Official description of NCM 8464.20.21

PortuguêsOfficial
De polir placas, para pavimentação ou revestimento, com oito ou mais cabeças
EnglishUnofficial translation

For polishing paving or facing slabs, with eight or more heads

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

How to read NCM 8464.20.21

84Chapter 64Heading 20Subheading

HS code 8464.20
Same in every country

2Item 1Subitem

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 84.64 Machine-tools; for working stone, ceramics, concrete, asbestos-cement or like mineral materials or for cold working glass Máquinas-ferramentas para trabalhar pedra, produtos cerâmicos, concreto (betão), fibrocimento ou matérias minerais semelhantes, ou para o trabalho a frio do vidro.
  3. Subheading 8464.20 Machine-tools; grinding or polishing machines, for working stone, ceramics, concrete, asbestos-cement or like mineral materials or for cold working glass Máquinas para esmerilar ou polir
  4. Item 8464.20.2 For ceramics Para cerâmica
  5. Subitem 8464.20.21 For polishing paving or facing slabs, with eight or more heads De polir placas, para pavimentação ou revestimento, com oito ou mais cabeças

Other NCM codes under HS 8464.20

8464.20.10 Glass grinding or polishing machinesPara vidro 8464.20.29 Other ceramic grinding or polishing machinesOutras 8464.20.90 Stone or concrete grinding or polishing machinesOutras

Questions about NCM 8464.20.21

What is NCM 8464.20.21?

NCM 8464.20.21 (84642021) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for ceramic tile polishers, eight or more heads. Its official Portuguese description is “De polir placas, para pavimentação ou revestimento, com oito ou mais cabeças”.

What is the HS code for NCM 8464.20.21?

HS 8464.20 (Machine-tools; grinding or polishing machines, for working stone, ceramics, concrete, asbestos-cement or like mineral materials or for cold working glass). 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 8464.20.21?

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.