Brazil NCM · 8-digit code

NCM 8527.13.00 – Self-powered radios with recording or playback

NCM 8527.13.00 (also written 85271300) is Brazil's code for self-powered radios with recording or playback. Its first 6 digits are HS code 8527.13.

Official description of NCM 8527.13.00

PortuguêsOfficial
Outros aparelhos combinados com um aparelho de gravação ou de reprodução de som
EnglishUnofficial translation

Radio broadcast receivers capable of operating without an external power source; apparatus (other than pocket-size radio cassette-players), combined with sound recording or reproducing apparatus

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

How to read NCM 8527.13.00

85Chapter 27Heading 13Subheading

HS code 8527.13
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 8527.13 Radio broadcast receivers capable of operating without an external power source; apparatus (other than pocket-size radio cassette-players), combined with sound recording or reproducing apparatus
  5. Subitem 8527.13.00 Radio broadcast receivers capable of operating without an external power source; apparatus (other than pocket-size radio cassette-players), combined with sound recording or reproducing apparatus Outros aparelhos combinados com um aparelho de gravação ou de reprodução de som

Questions about NCM 8527.13.00

What is NCM 8527.13.00?

NCM 8527.13.00 (85271300) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for self-powered radios with recording or playback. Its official Portuguese description is “Outros aparelhos combinados com um aparelho de gravação ou de reprodução de som”.

What is the HS code for NCM 8527.13.00?

HS 8527.13 (Radio broadcast receivers capable of operating without an external power source; apparatus (other than pocket-size radio cassette-players), combined with sound recording or reproducing apparatus). 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 8527.13.00?

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.