Brazil NCM · 8-digit subitem

NCM 8472.30.20 – Automatic mail sorters with postcode reading

NCM 8472.30.20 (also written 84723020) is Brazil's code for automatic mail sorters with postcode reading. Its first 6 digits are HS code 8472.30.

Official description of NCM 8472.30.20

PortuguêsOfficial
Máquinas automáticas para seleção de correspondência por formato e classificação e distribuição da mesma por leitura óptica do código postal
EnglishUnofficial translation

Automatic machines for sorting mail by format and for classifying and distributing it by optical reading of the postal code

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

How to read NCM 8472.30.20

84Chapter 72Heading 30Subheading

HS code 8472.30
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 84.72 Office machines; not elsewhere classified Outras máquinas e aparelhos de escritório (por exemplo, duplicadores hectográficos ou a estêncil, máquinas para imprimir endereços, distribuidores automáticos de notas (papéis-moeda), máquinas para selecionar, contar ou empacotar moedas, máquinas apontadoras de lápis (apara-lápis), perfuradores ou grampeadores (agrafadores*)).
  3. Subheading 8472.30 Office machines; for sorting or folding mail or for inserting mail in envelopes or bands, machines for opening, closing or sealing mail and machines for affixing or cancelling postage stamps Máquinas para selecionar, dobrar, envelopar ou cintar correspondência, máquinas para abrir, fechar ou lacrar correspondência e máquinas para colar ou obliterar selos
  4. Subitem 8472.30.20 Automatic machines for sorting mail by format and for classifying and distributing it by optical reading of the postal code Máquinas automáticas para seleção de correspondência por formato e classificação e distribuição da mesma por leitura óptica do código postal

Other NCM codes under HS 8472.30

8472.30.10 Automatic postage stamp cancelling machinesMáquinas automáticas para obliterar selos postais 8472.30.30 Automatic parcel sorters with postcode readingMáquinas automáticas para seleção e distribuição de encomendas, por leitura óptica do código postal 8472.30.90 Other mail handling machinesOutras

Questions about NCM 8472.30.20

What is NCM 8472.30.20?

NCM 8472.30.20 (84723020) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for automatic mail sorters with postcode reading. Its official Portuguese description is “Máquinas automáticas para seleção de correspondência por formato e classificação e distribuição da mesma por leitura óptica do código postal”.

What is the HS code for NCM 8472.30.20?

HS 8472.30 (Office machines; for sorting or folding mail or for inserting mail in envelopes or bands, machines for opening, closing or sealing mail and machines for affixing or cancelling postage stamps). 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 8472.30.20?

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.