Brazil NCM · 8-digit subitem

NCM 8504.40.40 – Uninterruptible power supplies (UPS)

NCM 8504.40.40 (also written 85044040) is Brazil's code for uninterruptible power supplies (UPS). Its first 6 digits are HS code 8504.40.

Official description of NCM 8504.40.40

PortuguêsOfficial
Equipamento de alimentação ininterrupta de energia (UPS ou no break)
EnglishUnofficial translation

Uninterruptible power supply equipment (UPS or no break)

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

How to read NCM 8504.40.40

85Chapter 04Heading 40Subheading

HS code 8504.40
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 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. Subheading 8504.40 Electrical static converters Conversores estáticos
  4. Subitem 8504.40.40 Uninterruptible power supply equipment (UPS or no break) Equipamento de alimentação ininterrupta de energia (UPS ou no break)

Other NCM codes under HS 8504.40

8504.40.10 Accumulator (battery) chargersCarregadores de acumuladores 8504.40.21 Crystal (semiconductor) rectifiersDe cristal (semicondutores) 8504.40.22 Electrolytic rectifiersEletrolíticos 8504.40.29 Other rectifiersOutros 8504.40.30 Direct current (DC) convertersConversores de corrente contínua 8504.40.50 Electronic frequency converters for motor speedConversores eletrônicos de frequência, para variação de velocidade de motores elétricos 8504.40.60 Power supplies for emergency lightingAparelhos eletrônicos de alimentação de energia do tipo utilizado para iluminação de emergência 8504.40.90 Other static convertersOutros

Questions about NCM 8504.40.40

What is NCM 8504.40.40?

NCM 8504.40.40 (85044040) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for uninterruptible power supplies (UPS). Its official Portuguese description is “Equipamento de alimentação ininterrupta de energia (UPS ou no break)”.

What is the HS code for NCM 8504.40.40?

HS 8504.40 (Electrical static converters). 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 8504.40.40?

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.