Brazil NCM · 8-digit code

NCM 0202.10.00 – Frozen beef carcasses and half-carcasses

NCM 0202.10.00 (also written 02021000) is Brazil's code for frozen beef carcasses and half-carcasses. Its first 6 digits are HS code 0202.10.

Official description of NCM 0202.10.00

PortuguêsOfficial
Carcaças e meias-carcaças
EnglishUnofficial translation

Meat; of bovine animals, carcasses and half-carcasses, frozen

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

How to read NCM 0202.10.00

02Chapter 02Heading 10Subheading

HS code 0202.10
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 02 Meat and edible meat offal Carnes e miudezas, comestíveis.
  2. Heading 02.02 Meat of bovine animals; frozen Carnes de animais da espécie bovina, congeladas.
  3. Subheading 0202.10 Meat; of bovine animals, carcasses and half-carcasses, frozen
  4. Subitem 0202.10.00 Meat; of bovine animals, carcasses and half-carcasses, frozen Carcaças e meias-carcaças

Questions about NCM 0202.10.00

What is NCM 0202.10.00?

NCM 0202.10.00 (02021000) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for frozen beef carcasses and half-carcasses. Its official Portuguese description is “Carcaças e meias-carcaças”.

What is the HS code for NCM 0202.10.00?

HS 0202.10 (Meat; of bovine animals, carcasses and half-carcasses, frozen). 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 0202.10.00?

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.