Brazil NCM · 8-digit subitem

NCM 8515.31.10 – CNC MIG/MAG arc welding robots

NCM 8515.31.10 (also written 85153110) is Brazil's code for cNC MIG/MAG arc welding robots. Its first 6 digits are HS code 8515.31.

Official description of NCM 8515.31.10

PortuguêsOfficial
Robôs para soldar, por arco, em atmosfera inerte (MIG - Metal Inert Gas) ou atmosfera ativa (MAG - Metal Active Gas), de comando numérico
EnglishUnofficial translation

Numerically controlled welding robots, for arc welding in an inert atmosphere (MIG - Metal Inert Gas) or an active atmosphere (MAG - Metal Active Gas)

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

How to read NCM 8515.31.10

85Chapter 15Heading 31Subheading

HS code 8515.31
Same in every country

1Item 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 85.15 Electric (electrically heated gas) soldering, brazing, welding machines and apparatus, capable or not of cutting, electric machines and apparatus for hot spraying of metals or sintered carbides Máquinas e aparelhos para soldar (mesmo de corte) elétricos (incluindo os a gás aquecido eletricamente), a laser ou outros feixes de luz ou de fótons, a ultrassom, a feixes de elétrons, a impulsos magnéticos ou a jato de plasma; máquinas e aparelhos elétricos para projeção a quente de metais ou de cermets.
  3. Group 8515.3 Machines and apparatus for arc or plasma arc welding of metals: Máquinas e aparelhos para soldar metais por arco ou jato de plasma:
  4. Subheading 8515.31 Welding machines and apparatus; for arc (including plasma arc) welding of metals, fully or partly automatic, whether or not capable of cutting Inteira ou parcialmente automáticos
  5. Subitem 8515.31.10 Numerically controlled welding robots, for arc welding in an inert atmosphere (MIG - Metal Inert Gas) or an active atmosphere (MAG - Metal Active Gas) Robôs para soldar, por arco, em atmosfera inerte (MIG - Metal Inert Gas) ou atmosfera ativa (MAG - Metal Active Gas), de comando numérico

Other NCM codes under HS 8515.31

8515.31.90 Other automatic arc welding machinesOutros

Questions about NCM 8515.31.10

What is NCM 8515.31.10?

NCM 8515.31.10 (85153110) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for cNC MIG/MAG arc welding robots. Its official Portuguese description is “Robôs para soldar, por arco, em atmosfera inerte (MIG - Metal Inert Gas) ou atmosfera ativa (MAG - Metal Active Gas), de comando numérico”.

What is the HS code for NCM 8515.31.10?

HS 8515.31 (Welding machines and apparatus; for arc (including plasma arc) welding of metals, fully or partly automatic, whether or not capable of cutting). 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 8515.31.10?

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.