Brazil NCM · 8-digit subitem

NCM 9021.39.40 – Non-implantable breast prostheses

NCM 9021.39.40 (also written 90213940) is Brazil's code for non-implantable breast prostheses. Its first 6 digits are HS code 9021.39.

Official description of NCM 9021.39.40

PortuguêsOfficial
Próteses mamárias não implantáveis
EnglishUnofficial translation

Non-implantable breast prostheses

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

How to read NCM 9021.39.40

90Chapter 21Heading 39Subheading

HS code 9021.39
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 90.21 Orthopaedic appliances; including crutches, surgical belts and trusses; splints and other fracture appliances; artificial parts of the body; hearing aids and other which are worn, carried or implanted in the body to compensate for a defect or disability Artigos e aparelhos ortopédicos, incluindo as cintas e fundas médico-cirúrgicas e as muletas; talas, goteiras e outros artigos e aparelhos para fraturas; artigos e aparelhos de prótese; aparelhos para facilitar a audição dos surdos e outros aparelhos para compensar uma deficiência ou uma incapacidade, destinados a serem transportados à mão ou sobre as pessoas ou a serem implantados no organismo.
  3. Group 9021.3 Other artificial parts of the body: Outros artigos e aparelhos de prótese:
  4. Subheading 9021.39 Artificial parts of the body; excluding artificial joints Outros
  5. Subitem 9021.39.40 Non-implantable breast prostheses Próteses mamárias não implantáveis

Other NCM codes under HS 9021.39

9021.39.11 Mechanical heart valvesMecânicas 9021.39.19 Other heart valvesOutras 9021.39.20 Intraocular lensesLentes intraoculares 9021.39.30 Coated vascular artery prosthesesPróteses de artérias vasculares revestidas 9021.39.80 Other artificial parts of the bodyOutros 9021.39.91 Parts of modular limb prosthesesPartes de próteses modulares que substituem membros superiores ou inferiores 9021.39.99 Other parts and accessories of prosthesesOutros

Questions about NCM 9021.39.40

What is NCM 9021.39.40?

NCM 9021.39.40 (90213940) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for non-implantable breast prostheses. Its official Portuguese description is “Próteses mamárias não implantáveis”.

What is the HS code for NCM 9021.39.40?

HS 9021.39 (Artificial parts of the body; excluding artificial joints). 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 9021.39.40?

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.