Brazil NCM · 8-digit code

NCM 0303.56.00 – Frozen cobia

NCM 0303.56.00 (also written 03035600) is Brazil's code for frozen cobia. Its first 6 digits are HS code 0303.56.

Official description of NCM 0303.56.00

PortuguêsOfficial
Bijupirá (Cobia*) (Rachycentron canadum)
EnglishUnofficial translation

Fish; frozen, cobia (Rachycentron canadum), 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 0303.56.00

03Chapter 03Heading 56Subheading

HS code 0303.56
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 0303.5 Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), anchovies (Engraulis spp.), sardines (Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp.), sardinella (Sardinella spp.), brisling or sprats (Sprattus sprattus), mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus), Indian mackerels (Rastrelliger spp.), seerfishes (Scomberomorus spp.), jack and horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.), jacks, crevalles (Caranx spp.), cobia (Rachycentron canadum), silver pomfrets (Pampus spp.), Pacific saury (Cololabis saira), scads (Decapterus spp.), capelin (Mallotus villosus), swordfish (Xiphias gladius), kawakawa (Euthynnus affinis), bonitos (Sarda spp.), spearfish, marlins, sailfishes (Istiophoridae), excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 Arenques (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), anchovas (biqueirões*) (Engraulis spp.), sardinhas (Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp., Sardinella spp.) (sardinha (Sardina pilchardus) e sardinelas (Sardinops spp., Sardinella spp.)*), anchoveta (espadilha*) (Sprattus sprattus), cavalinhas (sardas e cavalas*) (Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus), cavalas-do-índico (Rastrelliger spp.), serras (Scomberomorus spp.), carapaus (Trachurus spp.), xaréus (Caranx spp.), bijupirá (cobia*) (Rachycentron canadum), pampos-prateado (Pampus spp.), agulhão-do-japão (Cololabis saira), charros (Decapterus spp.), capelim (Mallotus villosus), espadarte (Xiphias gladius), merma-oriental (Euthynnus affinis), bonitos (Sarda spp.), espadins, marlins, veleiros (Istiophoridae), exceto subprodutos comestíveis de peixes das subposições 0303.91 a 0303.99:
  4. Subheading 0303.56 Fish; frozen, cobia (Rachycentron canadum), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99
  5. Subitem 0303.56.00 Fish; frozen, cobia (Rachycentron canadum), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 Bijupirá (Cobia*) (Rachycentron canadum)

Questions about NCM 0303.56.00

What is NCM 0303.56.00?

NCM 0303.56.00 (03035600) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for frozen cobia. Its official Portuguese description is “Bijupirá (Cobia*) (Rachycentron canadum)”.

What is the HS code for NCM 0303.56.00?

HS 0303.56 (Fish; frozen, cobia (Rachycentron canadum), 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 0303.56.00?

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.