Brazil NCM · 8-digit subitem

NCM 8535.90.90 – Other HV switching and protecting apparatus

NCM 8535.90.90 (also written 85359090) is Brazil's code for other HV switching and protecting apparatus. Its first 6 digits are HS code 8535.90.

Official description of NCM 8535.90.90

PortuguêsOfficial
Outros
EnglishUnofficial translation

Other

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

How to read NCM 8535.90.90

85Chapter 35Heading 90Subheading

HS code 8535.90
Same in every country

9Item 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 85.35 Electrical apparatus for switching, protecting electrical circuits, for making connections to or in electrical circuits; for a voltage exceeding 1000 volts Aparelhos para interrupção, seccionamento, proteção, derivação, ligação ou conexão de circuitos elétricos (por exemplo, interruptores, comutadores, corta-circuitos, para-raios, limitadores de tensão, supressores de picos de tensão (eliminadores de onda), tomadas de corrente e outros conectores, caixas de junção), para uma tensão superior a 1.000 V.
  3. Subheading 8535.90 Electrical apparatus; n.e.c. in heading no. 8535, for switching or protecting electrical circuits, for a voltage exceeding 1000 volts Outros
  4. Subitem 8535.90.90 Other Outros

Other NCM codes under HS 8535.90

8535.90.10 Vacuum change-over switches, 100 A or moreComutadores com ampolas a vácuo, sem interrupção de circulação de corrente durante a comutação, para uma corrente nominal igual ou superior a 100 A

Questions about NCM 8535.90.90

What is NCM 8535.90.90?

NCM 8535.90.90 (85359090) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for other HV switching and protecting apparatus. Its official Portuguese description is “Outros”.

What is the HS code for NCM 8535.90.90?

HS 8535.90 (Electrical apparatus; n.e.c. in heading no. 8535, for switching or protecting electrical circuits, for a voltage exceeding 1000 volts). 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 8535.90.90?

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.