Brazilian Tariff (NCM/TEC) · NCM code · HS 8608.00

8608.00.12

8608.00.12: Aparelhos mecânicos: eletromecânicos

✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: Brazilian Tariff (NCM/TEC), in force from 24 October 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026

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  1. 8608.00 Material fixo de vias férreas ou semelhantes; aparelhos mecânicos (incluindo os eletromecânicos) de sinalização, de segurança, de controle ou de comando para vias férreas ou semelhantes, rodoviárias ou fluviais, para áreas ou parques de estacionamento, instalações portuárias ou para aeródromos; suas partes.
  2. 8608.00.1 Aparelhos mecânicos (incluindo os eletromecânicos) de sinalização, de segurança, de controle ou de comando para vias férreas ou semelhantes, rodoviárias ou fluviais, para áreas ou parques de estacionamento, instalações portuárias ou para aeródromos
  3. 8608.00.12 Eletromecânicos

What you pay

Importing into Brazil

Customs duty 20% standard rate depends on the country of origin

Customs duty only: import VAT, other taxes and trade defence duties of this country are not covered here, and the duty calculator works only with the EU, Türkiye, US and UK tariffs.

Same subheading in other tariffs

8608.00 Railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings; mechanical (including electromechanical) signalling, safety or traffic control equipment for railways, tramways, roads, inland waterways, parking facilities, port installations or airfields; parts of the foregoing

UK specific or compound duty Third-country duty 1 tariff line EU 1.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 1.7% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines USA 3.8% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Canada Free – 6.5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 3.3% Mexico Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines Argentina 12.6% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line New Zealand Free – 5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 2.5% Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Taiwan 2.5% – 5% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 3.1% GCC 5% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line North Macedonia 2% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Nigeria 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line

Brazil lines: 8608.00

Binding rulings for similar goods

Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.

  • N303180 U.S. CBP 18 March 2019 · 8608.00.00.00

    The tariff classification of railway switch parts from China.

  • 600014185 HMRC 10 December 2025 – 9 December 2028 · 8608 00 00 00

    The heavy duty assisted lift trunnion is a device designed for use in the railway environment, used to hold signalling equipment for Railways. It forms the support structure for a signal once it is erected. It folds up and down and uses twin reactive springs. These are controlled by a fulcrum…

Legal notes

Notes

1. This chapter does not cover:

  1. (a) railway or tramway sleepers of wood or of concrete, or concrete guide-track sections for hovertrains (heading 4406 or 6810);

  2. (b) railway or tramway track construction material of iron or steel of heading 7302; or

  3. (c) electrical signalling, safety or traffic control equipment of heading 8530.

2. Heading 8607 applies, inter alia, to:

  1. (a) axles, wheels, wheel sets (running gear), metal tyres, hoops and hubs and other parts of wheels;

  2. (b) frames, underframes, bogies and bissel-bogies;

  3. (c) axle-boxes; brake gear;

  4. (d) buffers for rolling-stock; hooks and other coupling gear and corridor connections;

  5. (e) coachwork.

3. Subject to the provisions of note 1 above, heading 8608 applies, inter alia, to:

  1. (a) assembled track, turntables, platform buffers, loading gauges;

  2. (b) semaphores, mechanical signal discs, level-crossing control gear, signal and point controls, and other mechanical (including electro-mechanical) signalling, safety or traffic control equipment, whether or not fitted for electric lighting, for railways, tramways, roads, inland waterways, parking facilities, port installations or airfields.

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In the Brazilian Tariff (NCM/TEC), 8608.00.12 is one of 3 lines under subheading 8608.00, railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings.

The TEC rate is 20%.

For the same subheading, the EU duty is 1.7%, the Türkiye duty is 1.7%, the US duty is 3.8%, the Canada duty is 0%–6.5%, the Mexico duty is free, the Argentina duty is 12.6%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is 0%–5%, the Japan duty is free, the Taiwan duty is 2.5%–5%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 2% and the Nigeria duty is 5%.

Brazil imported goods of subheading 8608.00 worth US$30m in 2024; the largest supplier was South Korea.

Questions and answers

What is the Brazil import duty for NCM code 8608.00.12?

The TEC rate in the Brazilian Tariff (NCM/TEC) is 20%. This page shows the rate as published by the national source and, where the source publishes them, preferential rates: choose the country of origin to see them. Trade defence duties and VAT are not covered.

Where does Brazil import these goods from?

For subheading 8608.00 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was South Korea (US$10m), followed by China.

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