Brazil NCM · 8-digit subitem

NCM 9019.20.40 – Automatic respirators (iron lungs)

NCM 9019.20.40 (also written 90192040) is Brazil's code for automatic respirators (iron lungs). Its first 6 digits are HS code 9019.20.

Official description of NCM 9019.20.40

PortuguêsOfficial
Respiradores automáticos (pulmões de aço)
EnglishUnofficial translation

Automatic respirators (iron lungs)

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

How to read NCM 9019.20.40

90Chapter 19Heading 20Subheading

HS code 9019.20
Same in every country

4Item 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 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 90.19 Mechano-therapy, massage appliances; psychological aptitude testing apparatus; ozone, oxygen, aerosol therapy, artificial respiration or other therapeutic respiration apparatus Aparelhos de mecanoterapia; aparelhos de massagem; aparelhos de psicotécnica; aparelhos de ozonoterapia, de oxigenoterapia, de aerossolterapia, aparelhos respiratórios de reanimação e outros aparelhos de terapia respiratória.
  3. Subheading 9019.20 Therapeutic respiration apparatus; ozone, oxygen, aerosol therapy apparatus; artificial respiration or other therapeutic respiration apparatus Aparelhos de ozonoterapia, de oxigenoterapia, de aerossolterapia, aparelhos respiratórios de reanimação e outros aparelhos de terapia respiratória
  4. Subitem 9019.20.40 Automatic respirators (iron lungs) Respiradores automáticos (pulmões de aço)

Other NCM codes under HS 9019.20

9019.20.10 Oxygen therapy apparatusDe oxigenoterapia 9019.20.20 Aerosol therapy apparatusDe aerossolterapia 9019.20.30 Resuscitation breathing apparatusRespiratórios de reanimação 9019.20.90 Other therapeutic respiration apparatusOutros

Questions about NCM 9019.20.40

What is NCM 9019.20.40?

NCM 9019.20.40 (90192040) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for automatic respirators (iron lungs). Its official Portuguese description is “Respiradores automáticos (pulmões de aço)”.

What is the HS code for NCM 9019.20.40?

HS 9019.20 (Therapeutic respiration apparatus; ozone, oxygen, aerosol therapy apparatus; artificial respiration or other therapeutic respiration apparatus). 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 9019.20.40?

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.