Brazil NCM · 8-digit code

NCM 8518.40.00 – Audio-frequency electric amplifiers

NCM 8518.40.00 (also written 85184000) is Brazil's code for audio-frequency electric amplifiers. Its first 6 digits are HS code 8518.40.

Official description of NCM 8518.40.00

PortuguêsOfficial
Amplificadores elétricos de audiofrequência
EnglishUnofficial translation

Amplifiers; audio-frequency electric

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

How to read NCM 8518.40.00

85Chapter 18Heading 40Subheading

HS code 8518.40
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 85.18 Microphones and their stands; loudspeakers, mounted or not in their enclosures; headphones and earphones, combined or not with a microphone, and sets of a microphone and one or more loudspeakers; audio-frequency and electric sound amplifiers and sets Microfones e seus suportes; alto-falantes (altifalantes), mesmo montados nas suas caixas (colunas); fones de ouvido (auscultadores e auriculares*), mesmo combinados com um microfone, e conjuntos ou sortidos constituídos por um microfone e um ou mais alto-falantes (altifalantes); amplificadores elétricos de audiofrequência; aparelhos elétricos de amplificação de som.
  3. Subheading 8518.40 Amplifiers; audio-frequency electric
  4. Subitem 8518.40.00 Amplifiers; audio-frequency electric Amplificadores elétricos de audiofrequência

Questions about NCM 8518.40.00

What is NCM 8518.40.00?

NCM 8518.40.00 (85184000) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for audio-frequency electric amplifiers. Its official Portuguese description is “Amplificadores elétricos de audiofrequência”.

What is the HS code for NCM 8518.40.00?

HS 8518.40 (Amplifiers; audio-frequency electric). 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 8518.40.00?

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.