Brazil NCM · 8-digit subitem

NCM 8470.90.10 – Postage-franking machines

NCM 8470.90.10 (also written 84709010) is Brazil's code for postage-franking machines. Its first 6 digits are HS code 8470.90.

Official description of NCM 8470.90.10

PortuguêsOfficial
Máquinas de franquear correspondência
EnglishUnofficial translation

Postage-franking machines

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

How to read NCM 8470.90.10

84Chapter 70Heading 90Subheading

HS code 8470.90
Same in every country

1Item 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 84.70 Calculating machines and pocket-size data recording, reproducing and displaying machines with calculating functions; accounting machines, postage-franking machines, ticket-issuing machines and similar, incorporating a calculating device; cash registers Máquinas de calcular e máquinas de bolso que permitam gravar, reproduzir e visualizar informações, com função de cálculo incorporada; máquinas de contabilidade, máquinas de franquear, de emitir bilhetes e máquinas semelhantes, com dispositivo de cálculo incorporado; caixas registradoras.
  3. Subheading 8470.90 Machines incorporating a calculating device; n.e.c. in heading no. 8470 Outras
  4. Subitem 8470.90.10 Postage-franking machines Máquinas de franquear correspondência

Other NCM codes under HS 8470.90

8470.90.90 Accounting, ticket-issuing and similar machinesOutras

Questions about NCM 8470.90.10

What is NCM 8470.90.10?

NCM 8470.90.10 (84709010) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for postage-franking machines. Its official Portuguese description is “Máquinas de franquear correspondência”.

What is the HS code for NCM 8470.90.10?

HS 8470.90 (Machines incorporating a calculating device; n.e.c. in heading no. 8470). 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 8470.90.10?

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.