Brazil NCM · 8-digit subitem

NCM 8533.40.12 – Varistors for 1,000 V or less

NCM 8533.40.12 (also written 85334012) is Brazil's code for varistors for 1,000 V or less. Its first 6 digits are HS code 8533.40.

Official description of NCM 8533.40.12

PortuguêsOfficial
Varistores para uma tensão inferior ou igual a 1.000 V
EnglishUnofficial translation

Varistors for a voltage of 1,000 V or less

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

How to read NCM 8533.40.12

85Chapter 33Heading 40Subheading

HS code 8533.40
Same in every country

1Item 2Subitem

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 85.33 Electrical resistors (including rheostats and potentiometers), excluding heating resistors Resistências elétricas (incluindo os reostatos e os potenciômetros), exceto de aquecimento.
  3. Subheading 8533.40 Electrical resistors; variable, including rheostats and potentiometers (excluding heating) Outras resistências variáveis (incluindo os reostatos e os potenciômetros)
  4. Item 8533.40.1 Non-linear semiconductor resistors Resistências não lineares semicondutoras
  5. Subitem 8533.40.12 Varistors for a voltage of 1,000 V or less Varistores para uma tensão inferior ou igual a 1.000 V

Other NCM codes under HS 8533.40

8533.40.11 ThermistorsTermistores 8533.40.13 Other varistors, over 1,000 VOutros varistores 8533.40.19 Other non-linear semiconductor resistorsOutras 8533.40.91 Carbon throttle position potentiometersPotenciômetro de carvão, do tipo utilizado para determinar o ângulo de abertura da borboleta, em sistemas de injeção de combustível controlados eletronicamente 8533.40.92 Other carbon potentiometersOutros potenciômetros de carvão 8533.40.99 Other variable resistorsOutras

Questions about NCM 8533.40.12

What is NCM 8533.40.12?

NCM 8533.40.12 (85334012) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for varistors for 1,000 V or less. Its official Portuguese description is “Varistores para uma tensão inferior ou igual a 1.000 V”.

What is the HS code for NCM 8533.40.12?

HS 8533.40 (Electrical resistors; variable, including rheostats and potentiometers (excluding heating)). 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 8533.40.12?

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.