Brazil NCM · 8-digit code

NCM 9023.00.00 – Instruments and models solely for demonstration

NCM 9023.00.00 (also written 90230000) is Brazil's code for instruments and models solely for demonstration. Its first 6 digits are HS code 9023.00.

Official description of NCM 9023.00.00

PortuguêsOfficial
Instrumentos, aparelhos e modelos, concebidos para demonstração (por exemplo, no ensino e nas exposições), não suscetíveis de outros usos.
EnglishUnofficial translation

Instruments, apparatus and models; designed for demonstrational purposes (in education or exhibitions), unsuitable for other uses

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

How to read NCM 9023.00.00

90Chapter 23Heading 00Subheading

HS code 9023.00
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 90.23 Instruments, apparatus and models, designed for demonstrational purposes (in education or exhibitions), unsuitable for other uses Instrumentos, aparelhos e modelos, concebidos para demonstração (por exemplo, no ensino e nas exposições), não suscetíveis de outros usos.
  3. Subheading 9023.00 Instruments, apparatus and models; designed for demonstrational purposes (in education or exhibitions), unsuitable for other uses
  4. Subitem 9023.00.00 Instruments, apparatus and models; designed for demonstrational purposes (in education or exhibitions), unsuitable for other uses Instrumentos, aparelhos e modelos, concebidos para demonstração (por exemplo, no ensino e nas exposições), não suscetíveis de outros usos.

Questions about NCM 9023.00.00

What is NCM 9023.00.00?

NCM 9023.00.00 (90230000) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for instruments and models solely for demonstration. Its official Portuguese description is “Instrumentos, aparelhos e modelos, concebidos para demonstração (por exemplo, no ensino e nas exposições), não suscetíveis de outros usos.”.

What is the HS code for NCM 9023.00.00?

HS 9023.00 (Instruments, apparatus and models; designed for demonstrational purposes (in education or exhibitions), unsuitable for other uses). 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 9023.00.00?

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.