Brazil NCM · 8-digit code

NCM 0302.36.00 – Fresh or chilled southern bluefin tuna

NCM 0302.36.00 (also written 03023600) is Brazil's code for fresh or chilled southern bluefin tuna. Its first 6 digits are HS code 0302.36.

Official description of NCM 0302.36.00

PortuguêsOfficial
Atum-azul do sul (atum) (Thunnus maccoyii)
EnglishUnofficial translation

Fish; fresh or chilled, southern bluefin tunas (Thunnus maccoyii), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99

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

How to read NCM 0302.36.00

03Chapter 02Heading 36Subheading

HS code 0302.36
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 03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates Peixes e crustáceos, moluscos e outros invertebrados aquáticos.
  2. Heading 03.02 Fish; fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304 Peixes frescos ou refrigerados, exceto os filés (filetes) de peixes e outra carne de peixes da posição 03.04.
  3. Group 0302.3 Tunas (of the genus Thunnus), skipjack tuna (stripe-bellied bonito) (Katsuwonus pelamis), excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99 Atuns (do gênero Thunnus), bonito-listrado (gaiado*) (Katsuwonus pelamis), exceto subprodutos comestíveis de peixes das subposições 0302.91 a 0302.99:
  4. Subheading 0302.36 Fish; fresh or chilled, southern bluefin tunas (Thunnus maccoyii), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99
  5. Subitem 0302.36.00 Fish; fresh or chilled, southern bluefin tunas (Thunnus maccoyii), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99 Atum-azul do sul (atum) (Thunnus maccoyii)

Questions about NCM 0302.36.00

What is NCM 0302.36.00?

NCM 0302.36.00 (03023600) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for fresh or chilled southern bluefin tuna. Its official Portuguese description is “Atum-azul do sul (atum) (Thunnus maccoyii)”.

What is the HS code for NCM 0302.36.00?

HS 0302.36 (Fish; fresh or chilled, southern bluefin tunas (Thunnus maccoyii), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99). 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 0302.36.00?

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.