Brazil NCM · 8-digit subitem

NCM 8604.00.10 – Self-propelled ballast tampers and track liners

NCM 8604.00.10 (also written 86040010) is Brazil's code for self-propelled ballast tampers and track liners. Its first 6 digits are HS code 8604.00.

Official description of NCM 8604.00.10

PortuguêsOfficial
Autopropulsados, equipados com batedores de balastro e alinhadores de vias férreas
EnglishUnofficial translation

Self-propelled, equipped with ballast tampers and track liners

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

How to read NCM 8604.00.10

86Chapter 04Heading 00Subheading

HS code 8604.00
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 86 Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds Veículos e material para vias férreas ou semelhantes, e suas partes; aparelhos mecânicos (incluindo os eletromecânicos) de sinalização para vias de comunicação.
  2. Heading 86.04 Railway or tramway maintenance or service vehicles; whether or not self-propelled (e.g. workshops, cranes, ballast tampers, trackliners, testing coaches and track inspection vehicles) Veículos para inspeção e manutenção de vias férreas ou semelhantes, mesmo autopropulsados (por exemplo, vagões-oficinas, vagões-guindastes, vagões equipados com batedores de balastro, alinhadores de vias, viaturas para testes e dresinas).
  3. Subheading 8604.00 Railway or tramway maintenance or service vehicles; whether or not self-propelled (e.g. workshops, cranes, ballast tampers, trackliners, testing coaches and track inspection vehicles) Veículos para inspeção e manutenção de vias férreas ou semelhantes, mesmo autopropulsados (por exemplo, vagões-oficinas, vagões-guindastes, vagões equipados com batedores de balastro, alinhadores de vias, viaturas para testes e dresinas).
  4. Subitem 8604.00.10 Self-propelled, equipped with ballast tampers and track liners Autopropulsados, equipados com batedores de balastro e alinhadores de vias férreas

Other NCM codes under HS 8604.00

8604.00.90 Other railway maintenance and service vehiclesOutros

Questions about NCM 8604.00.10

What is NCM 8604.00.10?

NCM 8604.00.10 (86040010) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for self-propelled ballast tampers and track liners. Its official Portuguese description is “Autopropulsados, equipados com batedores de balastro e alinhadores de vias férreas”.

What is the HS code for NCM 8604.00.10?

HS 8604.00 (Railway or tramway maintenance or service vehicles; whether or not self-propelled (e.g. workshops, cranes, ballast tampers, trackliners, testing coaches and track inspection vehicles)). 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 8604.00.10?

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.