Brazil NCM · 8-digit code

NCM 8601.20.00 – Battery-powered rail locomotives

NCM 8601.20.00 (also written 86012000) is Brazil's code for battery-powered rail locomotives. Its first 6 digits are HS code 8601.20.

Official description of NCM 8601.20.00

PortuguêsOfficial
De acumuladores elétricos
EnglishUnofficial translation

Rail locomotives; powered by electric accumulators

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

How to read NCM 8601.20.00

86Chapter 01Heading 20Subheading

HS code 8601.20
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 86 Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds Veículos e material para vias férreas ou semelhantes, e suas partes; aparelhos mecânicos (incluindo os eletromecânicos) de sinalização para vias de comunicação.
  2. Heading 86.01 Rail locomotives; powered from an external source of electricity or by electric accumulators Locomotivas e locotratores, de fonte externa de eletricidade ou de acumuladores elétricos.
  3. Subheading 8601.20 Rail locomotives; powered by electric accumulators
  4. Subitem 8601.20.00 Rail locomotives; powered by electric accumulators De acumuladores elétricos

Questions about NCM 8601.20.00

What is NCM 8601.20.00?

NCM 8601.20.00 (86012000) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for battery-powered rail locomotives. Its official Portuguese description is “De acumuladores elétricos”.

What is the HS code for NCM 8601.20.00?

HS 8601.20 (Rail locomotives; powered by electric 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 8601.20.00?

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.