Brazil NCM · 8-digit code

NCM 0305.52.00 – Dried tilapia, catfish, carp, eel, etc. fish

NCM 0305.52.00 (also written 03055200) is Brazil's code for dried tilapia, catfish, carp, eel, etc. fish. Its first 6 digits are HS code 0305.52.

Official description of NCM 0305.52.00

PortuguêsOfficial
Tilápias (Oreochromis spp.), bagres (peixes-gato*) (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carpas (Cyprinus spp., Carassius spp., Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus, Catla catla, Labeo spp., Osteochilus hasselti, Leptobarbus hoeveni, Megalobrama spp.), enguias (Anguilla spp.), perca-do-nilo (Lates niloticus) e peixes cabeça-de-serpente (Channa spp.)
EnglishUnofficial translation

Fish; dried, whether or not salted but not smoked, tilapias, catfish, carp, eels, Nile perch, and snakeheads

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

How to read NCM 0305.52.00

03Chapter 05Heading 52Subheading

HS code 0305.52
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 03.05 Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before, or during the smoking process Peixes secos, salgados ou em salmoura; peixes defumados (fumados), mesmo cozidos antes ou durante a defumação.
  3. Group 0305.5 Dried fish, other than edible fish offal, whether or not salted but not smoked: Peixes secos, exceto subprodutos comestíveis de peixes, mesmo salgados, mas não defumados (fumados):
  4. Subheading 0305.52 Fish; dried, whether or not salted but not smoked, tilapias, catfish, carp, eels, Nile perch, and snakeheads
  5. Subitem 0305.52.00 Fish; dried, whether or not salted but not smoked, tilapias, catfish, carp, eels, Nile perch, and snakeheads Tilápias (Oreochromis spp.), bagres (peixes-gato*) (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carpas (Cyprinus spp., Carassius spp., Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus, Catla catla, Labeo spp., Osteochilus hasselti, Leptobarbus hoeveni, Megalobrama spp.), enguias (Anguilla spp.), perca-do-nilo (Lates niloticus) e peixes cabeça-de-serpente (Channa spp.)

Questions about NCM 0305.52.00

What is NCM 0305.52.00?

NCM 0305.52.00 (03055200) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for dried tilapia, catfish, carp, eel, etc. fish. Its official Portuguese description is “Tilápias (Oreochromis spp.), bagres (peixes-gato*) (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carpas (Cyprinus spp., Carassius spp., Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus, Catla catla, Labeo spp., Osteochilus hasselti, Leptobarbus hoeveni, Megalobrama spp.), enguias (Anguilla spp.), perca-do-nilo (Lates niloticus) e peixes cabeça-de-serpente (Channa spp.)”.

What is the HS code for NCM 0305.52.00?

HS 0305.52 (Fish; dried, whether or not salted but not smoked, tilapias, catfish, carp, eels, Nile perch, and snakeheads). 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 0305.52.00?

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.