Brazil NCM · 8-digit subitem

NCM 8468.90.20 – Parts of friction welding machines

NCM 8468.90.20 (also written 84689020) is Brazil's code for parts of friction welding machines. Its first 6 digits are HS code 8468.90.

Official description of NCM 8468.90.20

PortuguêsOfficial
De máquinas ou aparelhos para soldar por fricção
EnglishUnofficial translation

Of machines or apparatus for friction welding

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

How to read NCM 8468.90.20

84Chapter 68Heading 90Subheading

HS code 8468.90
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 84.68 Machinery and apparatus for soldering, brazing, welding, whether or not capable of cutting, other than those of heading no. 8515; gas-operated surface tempering machines and appliances Máquinas e aparelhos para soldar, mesmo de corte, exceto os da posição 85.15; máquinas e aparelhos a gás, para têmpera superficial.
  3. Subheading 8468.90 Machinery and apparatus; parts, soldering, brazing or welding, whether or not capable of cutting, parts thereof Partes
  4. Subitem 8468.90.20 Of machines or apparatus for friction welding De máquinas ou aparelhos para soldar por fricção

Other NCM codes under HS 8468.90

8468.90.10 Parts of hand-held welding blow pipesDe maçaricos de uso manual 8468.90.90 Parts of other welding or gas tempering machineryOutras

Questions about NCM 8468.90.20

What is NCM 8468.90.20?

NCM 8468.90.20 (84689020) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for parts of friction welding machines. Its official Portuguese description is “De máquinas ou aparelhos para soldar por fricção”.

What is the HS code for NCM 8468.90.20?

HS 8468.90 (Machinery and apparatus; parts, soldering, brazing or welding, whether or not capable of cutting, parts thereof). 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 8468.90.20?

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.