Brazil NCM · 8-digit subitem

NCM 8539.39.11 – Backlight tubes up to 500 mm, over 3.5 mg Hg

NCM 8539.39.11 (also written 85393911) is Brazil's code for backlight tubes up to 500 mm, over 3.5 mg Hg. Its first 6 digits are HS code 8539.39.

Official description of NCM 8539.39.11

PortuguêsOfficial
De comprimento não superior a 500 mm e que contenham mais de 3,5 mg de mercúrio
EnglishUnofficial translation

Of a length not exceeding 500 mm and containing more than 3.5 mg of mercury

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

How to read NCM 8539.39.11

85Chapter 39Heading 39Subheading

HS code 8539.39
Same in every country

1Item 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 8539.39 Lamps; discharge, (excluding ultra-violet, excluding fluorescent, hot cathode) Outros
  5. Item 8539.39.1 Cold-cathode or external-electrode fluorescent tubes, for electronic screens Tubos fluorescentes de cátodo frio ou de eletrodo externo, para telas eletrônicas
  6. Subitem 8539.39.11 Of a length not exceeding 500 mm and containing more than 3.5 mg of mercury De comprimento não superior a 500 mm e que contenham mais de 3,5 mg de mercúrio

Other NCM codes under HS 8539.39

8539.39.12 Backlight tubes over 500 to 1,500 mm, over 5 mg HgDe comprimento superior a 500 mm, mas não superior a 1.500 mm e que contenham mais de 5 mg de mercúrio 8539.39.13 Backlight tubes over 1,500 mm, over 13 mg HgDe comprimento superior a 1.500 mm e que contenham mais de 13 mg de mercúrio 8539.39.19 Other screen backlight fluorescent tubesOutros 8539.39.90 Other discharge lamps and tubesOutros

Questions about NCM 8539.39.11

What is NCM 8539.39.11?

NCM 8539.39.11 (85393911) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for backlight tubes up to 500 mm, over 3.5 mg Hg. Its official Portuguese description is “De comprimento não superior a 500 mm e que contenham mais de 3,5 mg de mercúrio”.

What is the HS code for NCM 8539.39.11?

HS 8539.39 (Lamps; discharge, (excluding ultra-violet, excluding 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 8539.39.11?

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.