Brazil NCM · 8-digit code

NCM 9015.40.00 – Photogrammetric surveying instruments

NCM 9015.40.00 (also written 90154000) is Brazil's code for photogrammetric surveying instruments. Its first 6 digits are HS code 9015.40.

Official description of NCM 9015.40.00

PortuguêsOfficial
Instrumentos e aparelhos de fotogrametria
EnglishUnofficial translation

Surveying equipment; photogrammetrical surveying instruments and appliances

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

How to read NCM 9015.40.00

90Chapter 15Heading 40Subheading

HS code 9015.40
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 90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories Instrumentos e aparelhos de óptica, de fotografia, de cinematografia, de medida, de controle ou de precisão; instrumentos e aparelhos médico-cirúrgicos; suas partes e acessórios.
  2. Heading 90.15 Surveying (including photogrammetrical surveying), hydrographic, oceanographic, hydrological, meteorological or geophysical instruments and appliances, excluding compasses, rangefinders Instrumentos e aparelhos de geodésia, topografia, agrimensura, nivelamento, fotogrametria, hidrografia, oceanografia, hidrologia, meteorologia ou de geofísica, exceto bússolas; telêmetros.
  3. Subheading 9015.40 Surveying equipment; photogrammetrical surveying instruments and appliances
  4. Subitem 9015.40.00 Surveying equipment; photogrammetrical surveying instruments and appliances Instrumentos e aparelhos de fotogrametria

Questions about NCM 9015.40.00

What is NCM 9015.40.00?

NCM 9015.40.00 (90154000) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for photogrammetric surveying instruments. Its official Portuguese description is “Instrumentos e aparelhos de fotogrametria”.

What is the HS code for NCM 9015.40.00?

HS 9015.40 (Surveying equipment; photogrammetrical surveying instruments and appliances). 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 9015.40.00?

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.