Brazil NCM · 8-digit subitem

NCM 0201.20.10 – Bone-in beef forequarters, fresh or chilled

NCM 0201.20.10 (also written 02012010) is Brazil's code for bone-in beef forequarters, fresh or chilled. Its first 6 digits are HS code 0201.20.

Official description of NCM 0201.20.10

PortuguêsOfficial
Quartos dianteiros
EnglishUnofficial translation

Forequarters

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

How to read NCM 0201.20.10

02Chapter 01Heading 20Subheading

HS code 0201.20
Same in every country

1Item 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. Digits 7 and 8 are Brazil's own split of that HS code. The full 8-digit code is used on import declarations (DUIMP), invoices (NF-e) and tax filings.

Full classification path

  1. Chapter 02 Meat and edible meat offal Carnes e miudezas, comestíveis.
  2. Heading 02.01 Meat of bovine animals; fresh or chilled Carnes de animais da espécie bovina, frescas ou refrigeradas.
  3. Subheading 0201.20 Meat; of bovine animals, cuts with bone in (excluding carcasses and half-carcasses), fresh or chilled Outras peças não desossadas
  4. Subitem 0201.20.10 Forequarters Quartos dianteiros

Other NCM codes under HS 0201.20

0201.20.20 Bone-in beef hindquarters, fresh or chilledQuartos traseiros 0201.20.90 Other bone-in beef cuts, fresh or chilledOutras

Questions about NCM 0201.20.10

What is NCM 0201.20.10?

NCM 0201.20.10 (02012010) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for bone-in beef forequarters, fresh or chilled. Its official Portuguese description is “Quartos dianteiros”.

What is the HS code for NCM 0201.20.10?

HS 0201.20 (Meat; of bovine animals, cuts with bone in (excluding carcasses and half-carcasses), fresh or chilled). 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 0201.20.10?

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.