Brazil NCM · 8-digit code

NCM 8703.70.00 – Diesel-electric plug-in hybrid cars

NCM 8703.70.00 (also written 87037000) is Brazil's code for diesel-electric plug-in hybrid cars. Its first 6 digits are HS code 8703.70.

Official description of NCM 8703.70.00

PortuguêsOfficial
Outros veículos, equipados para propulsão, simultaneamente, com motor de pistão de ignição por compressão (diesel ou semidiesel) e motor elétrico, suscetíveis de serem carregados por conexão a uma fonte externa de energia elétrica
EnglishUnofficial translation

Vehicles; with both compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel) and electric motor for propulsion, capable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power

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

How to read NCM 8703.70.00

87Chapter 03Heading 70Subheading

HS code 8703.70
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 87 Vehicles; other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof Veículos automóveis, tratores, ciclos e outros veículos terrestres, suas partes e acessórios.
  2. Heading 87.03 Motor cars and other motor vehicles; principally designed for the transport of persons (other than those of heading no. 8702), including station wagons and racing cars Automóveis de passageiros e outros veículos automóveis principalmente concebidos para transporte de pessoas (exceto os da posição 87.02), incluindo os veículos de uso misto (station wagons) e os automóveis de corrida.
  3. Subheading 8703.70 Vehicles; with both compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel) and electric motor for propulsion, capable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power
  4. Subitem 8703.70.00 Vehicles; with both compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel) and electric motor for propulsion, capable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power Outros veículos, equipados para propulsão, simultaneamente, com motor de pistão de ignição por compressão (diesel ou semidiesel) e motor elétrico, suscetíveis de serem carregados por conexão a uma fonte externa de energia elétrica

Questions about NCM 8703.70.00

What is NCM 8703.70.00?

NCM 8703.70.00 (87037000) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for diesel-electric plug-in hybrid cars. Its official Portuguese description is “Outros veículos, equipados para propulsão, simultaneamente, com motor de pistão de ignição por compressão (diesel ou semidiesel) e motor elétrico, suscetíveis de serem carregados por conexão a uma fonte externa de energia elétrica”.

What is the HS code for NCM 8703.70.00?

HS 8703.70 (Vehicles; with both compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel) and electric motor for propulsion, capable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power). 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 8703.70.00?

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.