Brazil NCM · 8-digit subitem

NCM 8515.80.10 – Laser welding machines

NCM 8515.80.10 (also written 85158010) is Brazil's code for laser welding machines. Its first 6 digits are HS code 8515.80.

Official description of NCM 8515.80.10

PortuguêsOfficial
Para soldar a laser
EnglishUnofficial translation

For laser welding

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

How to read NCM 8515.80.10

85Chapter 15Heading 80Subheading

HS code 8515.80
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. Subheading 8515.80 Welding machines and apparatus; n.e.c. in heading no. 8515, whether or not capable of cutting Outras máquinas e aparelhos
  4. Subitem 8515.80.10 For laser welding Para soldar a laser

Other NCM codes under HS 8515.80

8515.80.90 Other welding and hot-spraying machinesOutros

Questions about NCM 8515.80.10

What is NCM 8515.80.10?

NCM 8515.80.10 (85158010) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for laser welding machines. Its official Portuguese description is “Para soldar a laser”.

What is the HS code for NCM 8515.80.10?

HS 8515.80 (Welding machines and apparatus; n.e.c. in heading no. 8515, 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 8515.80.10?

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.