Brazil NCM · 8-digit subitem

NCM 8545.19.10 – Graphite electrodes, 99.9% carbon or more

NCM 8545.19.10 (also written 85451910) is Brazil's code for graphite electrodes, 99.9% carbon or more. Its first 6 digits are HS code 8545.19.

Official description of NCM 8545.19.10

PortuguêsOfficial
De grafita, com um teor de carbono igual ou superior a 99,9 %, em peso
EnglishUnofficial translation

Of graphite, with a carbon content of 99.9 % or more by weight

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

How to read NCM 8545.19.10

85Chapter 45Heading 19Subheading

HS code 8545.19
Same in every country

1Item 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. 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 85.45 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 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.
  3. Group 8545.1 Electrodes: Eletrodos:
  4. Subheading 8545.19 Carbon electrodes; with or without metal, of a kind used for other than furnaces Outros
  5. Subitem 8545.19.10 Of graphite, with a carbon content of 99.9 % or more by weight De grafita, com um teor de carbono igual ou superior a 99,9 %, em peso

Other NCM codes under HS 8545.19

Questions about NCM 8545.19.10

What is NCM 8545.19.10?

NCM 8545.19.10 (85451910) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for graphite electrodes, 99.9% carbon or more. Its official Portuguese description is “De grafita, com um teor de carbono igual ou superior a 99,9 %, em peso”.

What is the HS code for NCM 8545.19.10?

HS 8545.19 (Carbon electrodes; with or without metal, of a kind used for other than furnaces). 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 8545.19.10?

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.