Brazil NCM · 8-digit subitem

NCM 8523.41.10 – Blank write-once optical discs

NCM 8523.41.10 (also written 85234110) is Brazil's code for blank write-once optical discs. Its first 6 digits are HS code 8523.41.

Official description of NCM 8523.41.10

PortuguêsOfficial
Discos para sistema de leitura por raios laser com possibilidade de serem gravados uma única vez
EnglishUnofficial translation

Discs for laser reading systems, capable of being recorded once only

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

How to read NCM 8523.41.10

85Chapter 23Heading 41Subheading

HS code 8523.41
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 85.23 Discs, tapes, solid-state non-volatile storage devices, smart cards and other media for the recording of sound or of other phenomena, whether or not recorded, including matrices and masters for the production of discs, excluding products of Chapter 37 Discos, fitas, dispositivos de armazenamento de dados não voláteis à base de semicondutores, "cartões inteligentes" e outros suportes para gravação de som ou para gravações semelhantes, mesmo gravados, incluindo as matrizes e moldes galvânicos para fabricação de discos, exceto os produtos do Capítulo 37.
  3. Group 8523.4 Optical media: Suportes ópticos:
  4. Subheading 8523.41 Optical media; unrecorded, excluding products of Chapter 37 Não gravados
  5. Subitem 8523.41.10 Discs for laser reading systems, capable of being recorded once only Discos para sistema de leitura por raios laser com possibilidade de serem gravados uma única vez

Other NCM codes under HS 8523.41

8523.41.90 Other blank optical mediaOutros

Questions about NCM 8523.41.10

What is NCM 8523.41.10?

NCM 8523.41.10 (85234110) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for blank write-once optical discs. Its official Portuguese description is “Discos para sistema de leitura por raios laser com possibilidade de serem gravados uma única vez”.

What is the HS code for NCM 8523.41.10?

HS 8523.41 (Optical media; unrecorded, excluding products of Chapter 37). 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 8523.41.10?

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.