Brazil NCM · 8-digit code

NCM 0303.44.00 – Frozen bigeye tuna

NCM 0303.44.00 (also written 03034400) is Brazil's code for frozen bigeye tuna. Its first 6 digits are HS code 0303.44.

Official description of NCM 0303.44.00

PortuguêsOfficial
Albacora-bandolim (atum) (Thunnus obesus)
EnglishUnofficial translation

Fish; frozen, bigeye tunas (Thunnus obesus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99

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

How to read NCM 0303.44.00

03Chapter 03Heading 44Subheading

HS code 0303.44
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 03.03 Fish; frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304 Peixes congelados, exceto os filés (filetes) de peixes e outra carne de peixes da posição 03.04.
  3. Group 0303.4 Tunas (of the genus Thunnus), skipjack tuna (stripe-bellied bonito) (Katsuwonus pelamis), excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 Atuns (do gênero Thunnus), bonito-listrado (gaiado*) (Katsuwonus pelamis), exceto subprodutos comestíveis de peixes das subposições 0303.91 a 0303.99:
  4. Subheading 0303.44 Fish; frozen, bigeye tunas (Thunnus obesus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99
  5. Subitem 0303.44.00 Fish; frozen, bigeye tunas (Thunnus obesus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 Albacora-bandolim (atum) (Thunnus obesus)

Questions about NCM 0303.44.00

What is NCM 0303.44.00?

NCM 0303.44.00 (03034400) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for frozen bigeye tuna. Its official Portuguese description is “Albacora-bandolim (atum) (Thunnus obesus)”.

What is the HS code for NCM 0303.44.00?

HS 0303.44 (Fish; frozen, bigeye tunas (Thunnus obesus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99). 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 0303.44.00?

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.