NCM 8549.21.00 – Precious-metal e-scrap with hazardous components

Official description of NCM 8549.21.00

PortuguêsOfficial

Que contenham pilhas, baterias de pilhas ou acumuladores, elétricos, interruptores de mercúrio, vidro de tubos catódicos ou outros vidros ativados, ou componentes elétricos ou eletrônicos que contenham cádmio, mercúrio, chumbo ou policlorobifenilas (PCB)

EnglishUnofficial translation

Electrical and electronic waste and scrap; of a kind used principally for the recovery of precious metal, containing primary cells and batteries, electric accumulators, mercury-switches, glass from cathode ray tubes or other activated glass, or electrical

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

How to read NCM 8549.21.00

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 8549.2 Of a kind used principally for the recovery of precious metal: Do tipo utilizado principalmente para a recuperação de metais preciosos:
4. Subheading 8549.21 Electrical and electronic waste and scrap; of a kind used principally for the recovery of precious metal, containing primary cells and batteries, electric accumulators, mercury-switches, glass from cathode ray tubes or other activated glass, or electrical
5. Subitem 8549.21.00 Electrical and electronic waste and scrap; of a kind used principally for the recovery of precious metal, containing primary cells and batteries, electric accumulators, mercury-switches, glass from cathode ray tubes or other activated glass, or electrical Que contenham pilhas, baterias de pilhas ou acumuladores, elétricos, interruptores de mercúrio, vidro de tubos catódicos ou outros vidros ativados, ou componentes elétricos ou eletrônicos que contenham cádmio, mercúrio, chumbo ou policlorobifenilas (PCB)

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