Brazil NCM · 8-digit code

NCM 8609.00.00 – Freight containers for one or more transport modes

NCM 8609.00.00 (also written 86090000) is Brazil's code for freight containers for one or more transport modes. Its first 6 digits are HS code 8609.00.

Official description of NCM 8609.00.00

PortuguêsOfficial
Contêineres (Contentores*), incluindo os de transporte de fluidos, especialmente concebidos e equipados para um ou mais meios de transporte.
EnglishUnofficial translation

Containers; (including containers for transport of fluids) specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transport

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

How to read NCM 8609.00.00

86Chapter 09Heading 00Subheading

HS code 8609.00
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 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 86.09 Containers; (including containers for transport of fluids) specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transport Contêineres (Contentores*), incluindo os de transporte de fluidos, especialmente concebidos e equipados para um ou mais meios de transporte.
  3. Subheading 8609.00 Containers; (including containers for transport of fluids) specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transport
  4. Subitem 8609.00.00 Containers; (including containers for transport of fluids) specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transport Contêineres (Contentores*), incluindo os de transporte de fluidos, especialmente concebidos e equipados para um ou mais meios de transporte.

Questions about NCM 8609.00.00

What is NCM 8609.00.00?

NCM 8609.00.00 (86090000) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for freight containers for one or more transport modes. Its official Portuguese description is “Contêineres (Contentores*), incluindo os de transporte de fluidos, especialmente concebidos e equipados para um ou mais meios de transporte.”.

What is the HS code for NCM 8609.00.00?

HS 8609.00 (Containers; (including containers for transport of fluids) specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transport). 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 8609.00.00?

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.