Brazil NCM · 8-digit code

NCM 8905.20.00 – Floating/submersible drilling or production rigs

NCM 8905.20.00 (also written 89052000) is Brazil's code for floating/submersible drilling or production rigs. Its first 6 digits are HS code 8905.20.

Official description of NCM 8905.20.00

PortuguêsOfficial
Plataformas de perfuração ou de exploração, flutuantes ou submersíveis
EnglishUnofficial translation

Floating or submersible drilling or production platforms

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

How to read NCM 8905.20.00

89Chapter 05Heading 20Subheading

HS code 8905.20
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 89 Ships, boats and floating structures Embarcações e estruturas flutuantes.
  2. Heading 89.05 Light-vessels, fire-floats, dredgers, floating cranes, other vessels; the navigability of which is subsidiary to main function; floating docks, floating, submersible drilling, production platforms Barcos-faróis, barcos-bombas, dragas, guindastes flutuantes e outras embarcações em que a navegação é acessória da função principal; docas flutuantes; plataformas de perfuração ou de exploração, flutuantes ou submersíveis.
  3. Subheading 8905.20 Floating or submersible drilling or production platforms
  4. Subitem 8905.20.00 Floating or submersible drilling or production platforms Plataformas de perfuração ou de exploração, flutuantes ou submersíveis

Questions about NCM 8905.20.00

What is NCM 8905.20.00?

NCM 8905.20.00 (89052000) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for floating/submersible drilling or production rigs. Its official Portuguese description is “Plataformas de perfuração ou de exploração, flutuantes ou submersíveis”.

What is the HS code for NCM 8905.20.00?

HS 8905.20 (Floating or submersible drilling or production platforms). 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 8905.20.00?

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.