Brazil NCM · 8-digit subitem
NCM 8539.32.20 – Sodium vapour lamps
NCM 8539.32.20 (also written 85393220) is Brazil's code for sodium vapour lamps. Its first 6 digits are HS code 8539.32.
Official description of NCM 8539.32.20
- PortuguêsOfficial
De vapor de sódio
- EnglishUnofficial translation
Sodium vapour
Nomenclatura Comum do Mercosul (Siscomex). Updated Oct 2026 · In force since Apr 2022 (Res Gecex 272/2021).
How to read NCM 8539.32.20
HS code 8539.32
Same in every country
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
- 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.
- 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).
- Group 8539.3 Discharge lamps and tubes, other than ultra-violet lamps: Lâmpadas e tubos de descarga, exceto de raios ultravioleta:
- Subheading 8539.32 Lamps; discharge, (excluding ultra-violet), mercury or sodium vapour lamps, metal halide lamps Lâmpadas de vapor de mercúrio ou de sódio; lâmpadas de halogeneto metálico
- Subitem 8539.32.20 Sodium vapour De vapor de sódio
Other NCM codes under HS 8539.32
Questions about NCM 8539.32.20
What is NCM 8539.32.20?
NCM 8539.32.20 (85393220) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for sodium vapour lamps. Its official Portuguese description is “De vapor de sódio”.
What is the HS code for NCM 8539.32.20?
HS 8539.32 (Lamps; discharge, (excluding ultra-violet), mercury or sodium vapour lamps, metal halide lamps). 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 8539.32.20?
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.