Brazil NCM · 4-digit heading

NCM 85.45 – Carbon electrodes, brushes and graphite articles

About NCM heading 85.45

Carbon electrodes, carbon brushes, lamp carbons, battery carbons and other articles of graphite or other carbon; with or without metal, of a kind used for electrical purposes

Heading 85.45 of Brazil's NCM has 9 eight-digit codes. Official Portuguese description: Eletrodos de carvão, escovas de carvão, carvões para lâmpadas ou para pilhas e outros artigos de grafita ou de outro carvão, mesmo com metal, para usos elétricos.

The first four digits, 8545, identify this heading within chapter 85. Its six-digit subheadings follow the international HS system; the final two digits distinguish Mercosur's NCM classifications. Select a code below to read its English translation, official Portuguese text and full classification path.

For product coverage and classification context, read the HS heading 85.45 guide.

NCM codes in heading 85.45 9

  1. 8545.1 Electrodes: Eletrodos:
  2. 8545.11.00 Carbon electrodes for furnacesDo tipo utilizado em fornos
  3. 8545.19 Carbon electrodes; with or without metal, of a kind used for other than furnacesOutros HS code
  4. 8545.19.10 Graphite electrodes, 99.9% carbon or moreDe grafita, com um teor de carbono igual ou superior a 99,9 %, em peso
  5. 8545.19.20 Graphite cathode blocks for electrolytic cellsBlocos de grafite, do tipo utilizado como cátodos em cubas eletrolíticas
  6. 8545.19.90 Other carbon electrodes, not for furnacesOutros
  7. 8545.20.00 Carbon brushesEscovas
  8. 8545.90 Carbon; lamp carbons, battery carbons and other articles of graphite or other carbon, with or without metal, of a kind used for electrical purposesOutros HS code
  9. 8545.90.10 Battery carbonsCarvões para pilhas elétricas
  10. 8545.90.20 Bare carbon heating resistors without terminalsResistências aquecedoras desprovidas de revestimento e de terminais
  11. 8545.90.30 Carbon electrode connecting nipplesSuportes de conexão (nipples), para eletrodos
  12. 8545.90.90 Other carbon or graphite electrical articlesOutros

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.