Brazil NCM · 8-digit subitem

NCM 8512.40.20 – Vehicle defrosters and demisters

NCM 8512.40.20 (also written 85124020) is Brazil's code for vehicle defrosters and demisters. Its first 6 digits are HS code 8512.40.

Official description of NCM 8512.40.20

PortuguêsOfficial
Degeladores e desembaçadores
EnglishUnofficial translation

Defrosters and demisters

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

How to read NCM 8512.40.20

85Chapter 12Heading 40Subheading

HS code 8512.40
Same in every country

2Item 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 85.12 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 8512.40 Windscreen wipers, defrosters and demisters; electrical, of kinds used for cycles or motor vehicles Limpadores de para-brisas, degeladores e desembaçadores
  4. Subitem 8512.40.20 Defrosters and demisters Degeladores e desembaçadores

Other NCM codes under HS 8512.40

8512.40.10 Vehicle windscreen wipersLimpadores de para-brisas

Questions about NCM 8512.40.20

What is NCM 8512.40.20?

NCM 8512.40.20 (85124020) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for vehicle defrosters and demisters. Its official Portuguese description is “Degeladores e desembaçadores”.

What is the HS code for NCM 8512.40.20?

HS 8512.40 (Windscreen wipers, defrosters and demisters; electrical, of kinds used for cycles or motor vehicles). 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 8512.40.20?

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.