Brazil NCM · 8-digit subitem

NCM 8501.53.30 – Three-phase motors over 30,000 kW to 50,000 kW

NCM 8501.53.30 (also written 85015330) is Brazil's code for three-phase motors over 30,000 kW to 50,000 kW. Its first 6 digits are HS code 8501.53.

Official description of NCM 8501.53.30

PortuguêsOfficial
Trifásicos, de potência superior a 30.000 kW, mas não superior a 50.000 kW
EnglishUnofficial translation

Three-phase, of an output exceeding 30,000 kW but not exceeding 50,000 kW

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

How to read NCM 8501.53.30

85Chapter 01Heading 53Subheading

HS code 8501.53
Same in every country

3Item 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 85 Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories of such articles Máquinas, aparelhos e materiais elétricos, e suas partes; aparelhos de gravação ou de reprodução de som, aparelhos de gravação ou de reprodução de imagens e de som em televisão, e suas partes e acessórios.
  2. Heading 85.01 Electric motors and generators (excluding generating sets) Motores e geradores, elétricos, exceto os grupos eletrogêneos.
  3. Group 8501.5 Other alternating current motors, multi-phase: Outros motores de corrente alternada, polifásicos:
  4. Subheading 8501.53 Electric motors; AC motors, multi-phase, of an output exceeding 75kW De potência superior a 75 kW
  5. Subitem 8501.53.30 Three-phase, of an output exceeding 30,000 kW but not exceeding 50,000 kW Trifásicos, de potência superior a 30.000 kW, mas não superior a 50.000 kW

Other NCM codes under HS 8501.53

8501.53.10 Three-phase motors over 75 kW up to 7,500 kWTrifásicos, de potência não superior a 7.500 kW 8501.53.20 Three-phase motors over 7,500 kW to 30,000 kWTrifásicos, de potência superior a 7.500 kW, mas não superior a 30.000 kW 8501.53.90 Other multi-phase AC motors over 75 kWOutros

Questions about NCM 8501.53.30

What is NCM 8501.53.30?

NCM 8501.53.30 (85015330) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for three-phase motors over 30,000 kW to 50,000 kW. Its official Portuguese description is “Trifásicos, de potência superior a 30.000 kW, mas não superior a 50.000 kW”.

What is the HS code for NCM 8501.53.30?

HS 8501.53 (Electric motors; AC motors, multi-phase, of an output exceeding 75kW). 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 8501.53.30?

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.