Brazil NCM · 8-digit code

NCM 8540.12.00 – Monochrome CRT television picture tubes

NCM 8540.12.00 (also written 85401200) is Brazil's code for monochrome CRT television picture tubes. Its first 6 digits are HS code 8540.12.

Official description of NCM 8540.12.00

PortuguêsOfficial
A preto e branco ou outros monocromos
EnglishUnofficial translation

Tubes; cathode-ray television picture tubes, including video monitor cathode-ray tubes, monochrome

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

How to read NCM 8540.12.00

85Chapter 40Heading 12Subheading

HS code 8540.12
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 85.40 Thermionic, cold cathode or photo-cathode valves and tubes (e.g. vacuum, vapour, gas filled valves and tubes, mercury arc rectifying valves and tubes, cathode-ray and television camera tubes) Lâmpadas, tubos e válvulas, eletrônicos, de cátodo quente, cátodo frio ou fotocátodo (por exemplo, lâmpadas, tubos e válvulas, de vácuo, de vapor ou de gás, ampolas retificadoras de vapor de mercúrio, tubos catódicos, tubos e válvulas para câmeras de televisão), exceto os da posição 85.39.
  3. Group 8540.1 Cathode-ray television picture tubes, including video monitor cathode-ray tubes: Tubos catódicos para receptores de televisão, incluindo os tubos para monitores de vídeo:
  4. Subheading 8540.12 Tubes; cathode-ray television picture tubes, including video monitor cathode-ray tubes, monochrome
  5. Subitem 8540.12.00 Tubes; cathode-ray television picture tubes, including video monitor cathode-ray tubes, monochrome A preto e branco ou outros monocromos

Questions about NCM 8540.12.00

What is NCM 8540.12.00?

NCM 8540.12.00 (85401200) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for monochrome CRT television picture tubes. Its official Portuguese description is “A preto e branco ou outros monocromos”.

What is the HS code for NCM 8540.12.00?

HS 8540.12 (Tubes; cathode-ray television picture tubes, including video monitor cathode-ray tubes, monochrome). 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 8540.12.00?

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.