Brazil NCM · 8-digit code

NCM 8311.20.00 – Cored wire for electric arc-welding

NCM 8311.20.00 (also written 83112000) is Brazil's code for cored wire for electric arc-welding. Its first 6 digits are HS code 8311.20.

Official description of NCM 8311.20.00

PortuguêsOfficial
Fios revestidos interiormente para soldar a arco, de metais comuns
EnglishUnofficial translation

Wire; cored, of base metal, for electric arc-welding

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

How to read NCM 8311.20.00

83Chapter 11Heading 20Subheading

HS code 8311.20
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 83 Metal; miscellaneous products of base metal Obras diversas de metais comuns.
  2. Heading 83.11 Wires, rods, tubes, plates, electrodes of base metal or metal carbides; of a kind used for soldering, brazing, welding; wires and rods for metal spraying Fios, varetas, tubos, chapas, eletrodos e artigos semelhantes, de metais comuns ou de carbonetos metálicos, revestidos interior ou exteriormente de decapantes ou de fundentes, para soldadura ou depósito de metal ou de carbonetos metálicos; fios e varetas, de pós de metais comuns aglomerados, para metalização por projeção.
  3. Subheading 8311.20 Wire; cored, of base metal, for electric arc-welding
  4. Subitem 8311.20.00 Wire; cored, of base metal, for electric arc-welding Fios revestidos interiormente para soldar a arco, de metais comuns

Questions about NCM 8311.20.00

What is NCM 8311.20.00?

NCM 8311.20.00 (83112000) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for cored wire for electric arc-welding. Its official Portuguese description is “Fios revestidos interiormente para soldar a arco, de metais comuns”.

What is the HS code for NCM 8311.20.00?

HS 8311.20 (Wire; cored, of base metal, for electric arc-welding). 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 8311.20.00?

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.