Brazil NCM · 8-digit code

NCM 8549.11.00 – Lead-acid battery waste and scrap

NCM 8549.11.00 (also written 85491100) is Brazil's code for lead-acid battery waste and scrap. Its first 6 digits are HS code 8549.11.

Official description of NCM 8549.11.00

PortuguêsOfficial
Desperdícios e resíduos, e sucata, de acumuladores de chumbo-ácido; acumuladores de chumbo-ácido inservíveis
EnglishUnofficial translation

Waste and scrap of lead-acid accumulators; spent lead-acid accumulators

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

How to read NCM 8549.11.00

85Chapter 49Heading 11Subheading

HS code 8549.11
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 85.49 Electrical and electronic waste and scrap Desperdícios e resíduos, e sucata, elétricos e eletrônicos.
  3. Group 8549.1 Waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators; spent primary cells, spent primary batteries and spent electric accumulators: Desperdícios e resíduos, e sucata, de pilhas, de baterias de pilhas e de acumuladores, elétricos; pilhas, baterias de pilhas e acumuladores, elétricos, inservíveis:
  4. Subheading 8549.11 Waste and scrap of lead-acid accumulators; spent lead-acid accumulators
  5. Subitem 8549.11.00 Waste and scrap of lead-acid accumulators; spent lead-acid accumulators Desperdícios e resíduos, e sucata, de acumuladores de chumbo-ácido; acumuladores de chumbo-ácido inservíveis

Questions about NCM 8549.11.00

What is NCM 8549.11.00?

NCM 8549.11.00 (85491100) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for lead-acid battery waste and scrap. Its official Portuguese description is “Desperdícios e resíduos, e sucata, de acumuladores de chumbo-ácido; acumuladores de chumbo-ácido inservíveis”.

What is the HS code for NCM 8549.11.00?

HS 8549.11 (Waste and scrap of lead-acid accumulators; spent lead-acid accumulators). 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 8549.11.00?

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.