Brazil NCM · 8-digit code

NCM 8504.22.00 – Liquid-filled transformers, over 650 to 10,000 kVA

NCM 8504.22.00 (also written 85042200) is Brazil's code for liquid-filled transformers, over 650 to 10,000 kVA. Its first 6 digits are HS code 8504.22.

Official description of NCM 8504.22.00

PortuguêsOfficial
De potência superior a 650 kVA, mas não superior a 10.000 kVA
EnglishUnofficial translation

Electrical transformers; liquid dielectric, having a power handling capacity exceeding 650kVA but not exceeding 10,000kVA

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

How to read NCM 8504.22.00

85Chapter 04Heading 22Subheading

HS code 8504.22
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 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 85.04 Electric transformers, static converters (e.g. rectifiers) and inductors Transformadores elétricos, conversores elétricos estáticos (retificadores, por exemplo), bobinas de reatância e de autoindução.
  3. Group 8504.2 Liquid dielectric transformers: Transformadores de dielétrico líquido:
  4. Subheading 8504.22 Electrical transformers; liquid dielectric, having a power handling capacity exceeding 650kVA but not exceeding 10,000kVA
  5. Subitem 8504.22.00 Electrical transformers; liquid dielectric, having a power handling capacity exceeding 650kVA but not exceeding 10,000kVA De potência superior a 650 kVA, mas não superior a 10.000 kVA

Questions about NCM 8504.22.00

What is NCM 8504.22.00?

NCM 8504.22.00 (85042200) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for liquid-filled transformers, over 650 to 10,000 kVA. Its official Portuguese description is “De potência superior a 650 kVA, mas não superior a 10.000 kVA”.

What is the HS code for NCM 8504.22.00?

HS 8504.22 (Electrical transformers; liquid dielectric, having a power handling capacity exceeding 650kVA but not exceeding 10,000kVA). 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 8504.22.00?

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.