Brazil NCM · 8-digit code

NCM 8538.10.00 – Control boards and panels without apparatus

NCM 8538.10.00 (also written 85381000) is Brazil's code for control boards and panels without apparatus. Its first 6 digits are HS code 8538.10.

Official description of NCM 8538.10.00

PortuguêsOfficial
Quadros, painéis, consoles, cabinas, armários e outros suportes, da posição 85.37, desprovidos dos seus aparelhos
EnglishUnofficial translation

Electrical apparatus; parts (e.g. boards, panels, consoles, desks, cabinets, other bases), for goods of heading no. 8537, not equipped with their apparatus

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

How to read NCM 8538.10.00

85Chapter 38Heading 10Subheading

HS code 8538.10
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 85.38 Electrical apparatus; parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading no. 8535, 8536 and 8537 Partes reconhecíveis como exclusiva ou principalmente destinadas aos aparelhos das posições 85.35, 85.36 ou 85.37.
  3. Subheading 8538.10 Electrical apparatus; parts (e.g. boards, panels, consoles, desks, cabinets, other bases), for goods of heading no. 8537, not equipped with their apparatus
  4. Subitem 8538.10.00 Electrical apparatus; parts (e.g. boards, panels, consoles, desks, cabinets, other bases), for goods of heading no. 8537, not equipped with their apparatus Quadros, painéis, consoles, cabinas, armários e outros suportes, da posição 85.37, desprovidos dos seus aparelhos

Questions about NCM 8538.10.00

What is NCM 8538.10.00?

NCM 8538.10.00 (85381000) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for control boards and panels without apparatus. Its official Portuguese description is “Quadros, painéis, consoles, cabinas, armários e outros suportes, da posição 85.37, desprovidos dos seus aparelhos”.

What is the HS code for NCM 8538.10.00?

HS 8538.10 (Electrical apparatus; parts (e.g. boards, panels, consoles, desks, cabinets, other bases), for goods of heading no. 8537, not equipped with their 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 8538.10.00?

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.