Brazil NCM · 8-digit code

NCM 8512.10.00 – Bicycle lighting or visual signalling equipment

NCM 8512.10.00 (also written 85121000) is Brazil's code for bicycle lighting or visual signalling equipment. Its first 6 digits are HS code 8512.10.

Official description of NCM 8512.10.00

PortuguêsOfficial
Aparelhos de iluminação ou de sinalização visual do tipo utilizado em bicicletas
EnglishUnofficial translation

Lighting or visual signalling equipment; electrical, of a kind used on bicycles, excluding articles of heading no. 8539

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

How to read NCM 8512.10.00

85Chapter 12Heading 10Subheading

HS code 8512.10
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 85.12 Lighting or visual signalling equipment (excluding articles of heading no. 8539), windscreen wipers, defrosters and demisters; electrical, of a kind used for cycles or motor vehicles Aparelhos elétricos de iluminação ou de sinalização (exceto os da posição 85.39), limpadores de para-brisas, degeladores e desembaçadores elétricos, do tipo utilizado em ciclos ou automóveis.
  3. Subheading 8512.10 Lighting or visual signalling equipment; electrical, of a kind used on bicycles, excluding articles of heading no. 8539
  4. Subitem 8512.10.00 Lighting or visual signalling equipment; electrical, of a kind used on bicycles, excluding articles of heading no. 8539 Aparelhos de iluminação ou de sinalização visual do tipo utilizado em bicicletas

Questions about NCM 8512.10.00

What is NCM 8512.10.00?

NCM 8512.10.00 (85121000) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for bicycle lighting or visual signalling equipment. Its official Portuguese description is “Aparelhos de iluminação ou de sinalização visual do tipo utilizado em bicicletas”.

What is the HS code for NCM 8512.10.00?

HS 8512.10 (Lighting or visual signalling equipment; electrical, of a kind used on bicycles, excluding articles of heading no. 8539). 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 8512.10.00?

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.