Brazil NCM · 8-digit code

NCM 8516.32.00 – Other electro-thermic hair-dressing apparatus

NCM 8516.32.00 (also written 85163200) is Brazil's code for other electro-thermic hair-dressing apparatus. Its first 6 digits are HS code 8516.32.

Official description of NCM 8516.32.00

PortuguêsOfficial
Outros aparelhos para arranjos do cabelo
EnglishUnofficial translation

Hair-dressing apparatus; electro-thermic, other than hair dryers

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

How to read NCM 8516.32.00

85Chapter 16Heading 32Subheading

HS code 8516.32
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 85.16 Electric water, space, soil heaters; electro-thermic hair-dressing apparatus; hand dryers, irons; electro-thermic appliances for domestic purposes; electro heating resistors, not of heading no. 8545 Aquecedores elétricos de água, incluindo os de imersão; aparelhos elétricos para aquecimento de ambientes, do solo ou para usos semelhantes; aparelhos eletrotérmicos para arranjos do cabelo (por exemplo, secadores de cabelo, frisadores, aquecedores de ferros de frisar) ou para secar as mãos; ferros elétricos de passar; outros aparelhos eletrotérmicos de uso doméstico; resistências de aquecimento, exceto as da posição 85.45.
  3. Group 8516.3 Electro-thermic hair-dressing or hand-drying apparatus: Aparelhos eletrotérmicos para arranjos do cabelo ou para secar as mãos:
  4. Subheading 8516.32 Hair-dressing apparatus; electro-thermic, other than hair dryers
  5. Subitem 8516.32.00 Hair-dressing apparatus; electro-thermic, other than hair dryers Outros aparelhos para arranjos do cabelo

Questions about NCM 8516.32.00

What is NCM 8516.32.00?

NCM 8516.32.00 (85163200) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for other electro-thermic hair-dressing apparatus. Its official Portuguese description is “Outros aparelhos para arranjos do cabelo”.

What is the HS code for NCM 8516.32.00?

HS 8516.32 (Hair-dressing apparatus; electro-thermic, other than hair dryers). 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 8516.32.00?

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.