Brazil NCM · 8-digit subitem

NCM 0302.89.38 – Fresh or chilled weakfish

NCM 0302.89.38 (also written 03028938) is Brazil's code for fresh or chilled weakfish. Its first 6 digits are HS code 0302.89.

Official description of NCM 0302.89.38

PortuguêsOfficial
Pescadas (Cynoscion spp.)
EnglishUnofficial translation

Weakfish (Cynoscion spp.)

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

How to read NCM 0302.89.38

03Chapter 02Heading 89Subheading

HS code 0302.89
Same in every country

3Item 8Subitem

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 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 0302.8 Other fish, excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99 Outros peixes, exceto subprodutos comestíveis de peixes das subposições 0302.91 a 0302.99:
  4. Subheading 0302.89 Fish; fresh or chilled, n.e.c. in heading 0302, excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99 Outros
  5. Item 0302.89.3 Prochilods (Prochilodus spp.), tilapias (Tilapia spp., Sarotherodon spp., Danakilia spp.; their hybrids), shovelnose catfish (Pseudoplatystoma spp.), trahira (Hoplias malabaricus & H. cf. lacerdae), headstanders (Leporinus spp.), mullets (Mugil spp.), arapaima (Arapaima gigas) and weakfish (Cynoscion spp.) Curimatãs (Prochilodus spp.), tilápias (Tilapia spp., Sarotherodon spp., Danakilia spp.; seus híbridos), surubins (Pseudoplatystoma spp.), traíra (Hoplias malabaricus & H. cf. lacerdae), piaus (Leporinus spp.), tainhas (Mugil spp.), pirarucu (Arapaima gigas) e pescadas (Cynoscion spp.)
  6. Subitem 0302.89.38 Weakfish (Cynoscion spp.) Pescadas (Cynoscion spp.)

Other NCM codes under HS 0302.89

0302.89.10 Fresh or chilled southern red snapperPargo (Lutjanus purpureus) 0302.89.21 Fresh or chilled wreckfishCherne-poveiro (Polyprion americanus) 0302.89.22 Fresh or chilled groupers (Acanthistius)Garoupas (Acanthistius spp.) 0302.89.23 Fresh or chilled Siberian sturgeonEsturjão (Acipenser baerii) 0302.89.24 Fresh or chilled sand smeltsPeixes-rei (Atherina spp.) 0302.89.31 Fresh or chilled prochilodsCurimatãs (Prochilodus spp.) 0302.89.32 Fresh or chilled tilapia (not Oreochromis)Tilápias (Tilapia spp., Sarotherodon spp., Danakilia spp.; seus híbridos) 0302.89.33 Fresh or chilled shovelnose catfishSurubins (Pseudoplatystoma spp.) 0302.89.34 Fresh or chilled trahiraTraíra (Hoplias malabaricus & H. cf. lacerdae) 0302.89.35 Fresh or chilled headstanders (Leporinus)Piaus (Leporinus spp.) 0302.89.36 Fresh or chilled mulletsTainhas (Mugil spp.) 0302.89.37 Fresh or chilled arapaimaPirarucu (Arapaima gigas) 0302.89.41 Fresh or chilled laulao catfish (piramutaba)Piramutaba (Brachyplatystoma vaillantii) 0302.89.42 Fresh or chilled gilded catfishDourada (Brachyplatystoma flavicans) 0302.89.43 Fresh or chilled pacuPacu (Piaractus mesopotamicus) 0302.89.44 Fresh or chilled tambaquiTambaqui (Colossoma macropomum) 0302.89.45 Fresh or chilled tambacu (tambaqui-pacu hybrid)Tambacu (híbrido de tambaqui e pacu) 0302.89.90 Other fresh or chilled fishOutros

Questions about NCM 0302.89.38

What is NCM 0302.89.38?

NCM 0302.89.38 (03028938) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for fresh or chilled weakfish. Its official Portuguese description is “Pescadas (Cynoscion spp.)”.

What is the HS code for NCM 0302.89.38?

HS 0302.89 (Fish; fresh or chilled, n.e.c. in heading 0302, 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 0302.89.38?

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.