Brazil NCM · 8-digit code

NCM 8475.21.00 – Machines for making optical fibres and preforms

NCM 8475.21.00 (also written 84752100) is Brazil's code for machines for making optical fibres and preforms. Its first 6 digits are HS code 8475.21.

Official description of NCM 8475.21.00

PortuguêsOfficial
Máquinas para fabricação de fibras ópticas e de seus esboços
EnglishUnofficial translation

Machines; for manufacturing or hot working glass or glassware, for making optical fibres and preforms thereof

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

How to read NCM 8475.21.00

84Chapter 75Heading 21Subheading

HS code 8475.21
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 84.75 Machines; for assembling electric or electronic lamps, tubes, valves, flashbulbs, in glass envelopes, machines for manufacturing or hot working glass or glassware Máquinas para montagem de lâmpadas, tubos ou válvulas, elétricos ou eletrônicos, ou de lâmpadas de luz relâmpago (flash), que tenham invólucro de vidro; máquinas para fabricação ou trabalho a quente do vidro ou das suas obras.
  3. Group 8475.2 Machines for manufacturing or hot working glass or glassware: Máquinas para fabricação ou trabalho a quente do vidro ou das suas obras:
  4. Subheading 8475.21 Machines; for manufacturing or hot working glass or glassware, for making optical fibres and preforms thereof
  5. Subitem 8475.21.00 Machines; for manufacturing or hot working glass or glassware, for making optical fibres and preforms thereof Máquinas para fabricação de fibras ópticas e de seus esboços

Questions about NCM 8475.21.00

What is NCM 8475.21.00?

NCM 8475.21.00 (84752100) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for machines for making optical fibres and preforms. Its official Portuguese description is “Máquinas para fabricação de fibras ópticas e de seus esboços”.

What is the HS code for NCM 8475.21.00?

HS 8475.21 (Machines; for manufacturing or hot working glass or glassware, for making optical fibres and preforms 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 8475.21.00?

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.