Brazil NCM · 8-digit subitem

NCM 8539.31.31 – Triband fluorescent tubes, over 5 mg mercury

NCM 8539.31.31 (also written 85393131) is Brazil's code for triband fluorescent tubes, over 5 mg mercury. Its first 6 digits are HS code 8539.31.

Official description of NCM 8539.31.31

PortuguêsOfficial
Com fósforo tribanda e que contenham mais de 5 mg de mercúrio
EnglishUnofficial translation

With triband phosphor and containing more than 5 mg of mercury

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

How to read NCM 8539.31.31

85Chapter 39Heading 31Subheading

HS code 8539.31
Same in every country

3Item 1Subitem

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 85.39 Lamps; electric filament or discharge lamps, including sealed beam lamp units and ultra-violet or infra-red lamps, arc lamps, light-emitting diode (LED) light sources Lâmpadas e tubos elétricos de incandescência ou de descarga, incluindo os artigos denominados "faróis e projetores, em unidades seladas" e as lâmpadas e tubos de raios ultravioleta ou infravermelhos; lâmpadas de arco; fontes de luz de diodos emissores de luz (LED).
  3. Group 8539.3 Discharge lamps and tubes, other than ultra-violet lamps: Lâmpadas e tubos de descarga, exceto de raios ultravioleta:
  4. Subheading 8539.31 Lamps; discharge, (excluding ultra-violet), fluorescent, hot cathode Fluorescentes, de cátodo quente
  5. Item 8539.31.3 Tubes Tubos
  6. Subitem 8539.31.31 With triband phosphor and containing more than 5 mg of mercury Com fósforo tribanda e que contenham mais de 5 mg de mercúrio

Other NCM codes under HS 8539.31

8539.31.11 Self-ballasted fluorescent lamps, over 5 mg HgQue contenham mais de 5 mg de mercúrio por cada invólucro (tubo) 8539.31.19 Self-ballasted fluorescent lamps, 5 mg Hg or lessOutras 8539.31.20 Other hot-cathode fluorescent lampsOutras lâmpadas 8539.31.32 Halophosphate fluorescent tubes, over 10 mg HgCom fósforo em halofosfato e que contenham mais de 10 mg de mercúrio 8539.31.39 Other hot-cathode fluorescent tubesOutros

Questions about NCM 8539.31.31

What is NCM 8539.31.31?

NCM 8539.31.31 (85393131) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for triband fluorescent tubes, over 5 mg mercury. Its official Portuguese description is “Com fósforo tribanda e que contenham mais de 5 mg de mercúrio”.

What is the HS code for NCM 8539.31.31?

HS 8539.31 (Lamps; discharge, (excluding ultra-violet), fluorescent, hot cathode). 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 8539.31.31?

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.