Brazil NCM · 8-digit code

NCM 8527.12.00 – Pocket-size radio cassette players

NCM 8527.12.00 (also written 85271200) is Brazil's code for pocket-size radio cassette players. Its first 6 digits are HS code 8527.12.

Official description of NCM 8527.12.00

PortuguêsOfficial
Rádios toca-fitas (Rádios-leitores de cassetes*) de bolso
EnglishUnofficial translation

Radio broadcast receivers capable of operating without an external power source; pocket-size radio cassette-players

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

How to read NCM 8527.12.00

85Chapter 27Heading 12Subheading

HS code 8527.12
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 85.27 Reception apparatus for radio-broadcasting, whether or not combined, in the same housing, with sound recording or reproducing apparatus or a clock. Aparelhos receptores para radiodifusão, mesmo combinados num mesmo invólucro, com um aparelho de gravação ou de reprodução de som, ou com um relógio.
  3. Group 8527.1 Radio-broadcast receivers capable of operating without an external source of power: Aparelhos receptores de radiodifusão suscetíveis de funcionarem sem fonte externa de energia:
  4. Subheading 8527.12 Radio broadcast receivers capable of operating without an external power source; pocket-size radio cassette-players
  5. Subitem 8527.12.00 Radio broadcast receivers capable of operating without an external power source; pocket-size radio cassette-players Rádios toca-fitas (Rádios-leitores de cassetes*) de bolso

Questions about NCM 8527.12.00

What is NCM 8527.12.00?

NCM 8527.12.00 (85271200) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for pocket-size radio cassette players. Its official Portuguese description is “Rádios toca-fitas (Rádios-leitores de cassetes*) de bolso”.

What is the HS code for NCM 8527.12.00?

HS 8527.12 (Radio broadcast receivers capable of operating without an external power source; pocket-size radio cassette-players). 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 8527.12.00?

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.