Brazil NCM · 8-digit code

NCM 8536.20.00 – Automatic circuit breakers, up to 1,000 V

NCM 8536.20.00 (also written 85362000) is Brazil's code for automatic circuit breakers, up to 1,000 V. Its first 6 digits are HS code 8536.20.

Official description of NCM 8536.20.00

PortuguêsOfficial
Disjuntores
EnglishUnofficial translation

Electrical apparatus; automatic circuit breakers, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts

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

How to read NCM 8536.20.00

85Chapter 36Heading 20Subheading

HS code 8536.20
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 85.36 Electrical apparatus for switching, protecting electrical circuits, for making connections to or in electrical circuits, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts; connectors for optical fibres, optical fibre bundles or cables Aparelhos para interrupção, seccionamento, proteção, derivação, ligação ou conexão de circuitos elétricos (por exemplo, interruptores, comutadores, relés, corta-circuitos, supressores de picos de tensão (eliminadores de onda), plugues (fichas*) e tomadas de corrente, suportes para lâmpadas e outros conectores, caixas de junção), para uma tensão não superior a 1.000 V; conectores para fibras ópticas, feixes ou cabos de fibras ópticas.
  3. Subheading 8536.20 Electrical apparatus; automatic circuit breakers, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts
  4. Subitem 8536.20.00 Electrical apparatus; automatic circuit breakers, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts Disjuntores

Questions about NCM 8536.20.00

What is NCM 8536.20.00?

NCM 8536.20.00 (85362000) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for automatic circuit breakers, up to 1,000 V. Its official Portuguese description is “Disjuntores”.

What is the HS code for NCM 8536.20.00?

HS 8536.20 (Electrical apparatus; automatic circuit breakers, for a voltage not 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 8536.20.00?

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.