Brazil NCM · 8-digit code

NCM 8549.12.00 – Other battery scrap with lead, cadmium or mercury

NCM 8549.12.00 (also written 85491200) is Brazil's code for other battery scrap with lead, cadmium or mercury. Its first 6 digits are HS code 8549.12.

Official description of NCM 8549.12.00

PortuguêsOfficial
Outros, que contenham chumbo, cádmio ou mercúrio
EnglishUnofficial translation

Waste and scrap; of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators, spent or not, containing lead, cadmium or mercury, other than lead-acid accumulators

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

How to read NCM 8549.12.00

85Chapter 49Heading 12Subheading

HS code 8549.12
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 85.49 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 8549.12 Waste and scrap; of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators, spent or not, containing lead, cadmium or mercury, other than lead-acid accumulators
  5. Subitem 8549.12.00 Waste and scrap; of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators, spent or not, containing lead, cadmium or mercury, other than lead-acid accumulators Outros, que contenham chumbo, cádmio ou mercúrio

Questions about NCM 8549.12.00

What is NCM 8549.12.00?

NCM 8549.12.00 (85491200) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for other battery scrap with lead, cadmium or mercury. Its official Portuguese description is “Outros, que contenham chumbo, cádmio ou mercúrio”.

What is the HS code for NCM 8549.12.00?

HS 8549.12 (Waste and scrap; of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators, spent or not, containing lead, cadmium or mercury, other than 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 8549.12.00?

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.