INMETRO's new Siscomex fields: update the product catalogue before the deadline

Brazilian importers of selected electrical, refrigeration and agricultural-heating equipment need to update their Siscomex Product Catalogue records now. New INMETRO attributes became available for optional completion on 19 August 2026 and turn mandatory in two stages: 31 August for five NCM codes and 14 September for one. Where a newly linked mandatory field is still empty on the applicable date, Siscomex will deactivate that product record. The goods are not automatically prohibited, but an inactive catalogue entry cannot support a normal import workflow until it is corrected.

The 31 August group covers NCM 84151090, 84186920, 84186991, 84362100 and 84362900. The official worksheet describes air conditioners, air coolers and dehumidifiers; milk and water coolers; and electric heating appliances used in animal rearing. NCM 85044010 follows on 14 September and includes certain safety extra-low-voltage battery chargers. These are tariff-code and attribute rules, not a dependable product-name checklist: the Brazilian importer should match each SKU to its exact NCM and confirm the live treatment in the Siscomex Import Administrative Treatment Simulator.

The practical change is that the catalogue data now drives the control. Depending on the values selected for ‘Detail’ and ‘INMETRO licensing reference’, the operation may be marked ‘Requires LPCO’ and routed to INMETRO for consent. For NCM 85044010, two similarly named licensing-reference attributes coexist during the transition. On 14 September the new ATT_13241 becomes mandatory and replaces ATT_13200, extending the options beyond products subject to registration to products under compulsory certification without registration as well.

Not every change in the notice has the same consequence. A revised description inside an existing attribute overwrites the old value and does not by itself deactivate an existing product; the importer only generates a new version if the catalogue record no longer fits. Deactivation applies to records missing a newly linked mandatory attribute. The sensible pre-shipment check is therefore SKU by SKU: confirm the NCM, complete the new fields, generate a new version where the description has changed, run the simulator and identify the correct LPCO model before cargo leaves Europe.

This is administrative plumbing, but it can stop an otherwise compliant shipment at the wrong moment. European manufacturers should give their Brazilian importer the technical descriptions and certification references early enough to update the catalogue rather than discover the missing field during clearance. If you are not sure whether your equipment sits in one of the affected codes or which INMETRO route the selected attributes trigger, an Opportunity Scan can map the product, the local importer and the licensing sequence before the deadline becomes a logistics problem.