Brazil NCM · 4-digit heading

NCM 03.06 – Crustaceans, live, fresh, frozen, cured or cooked

About NCM heading 03.06

Crustaceans; in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking; in shell, steamed or boiled, whether or not chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine

Heading 03.06 of Brazil's NCM has 26 eight-digit codes. Official Portuguese description: Crustáceos, mesmo com casca, vivos, frescos, refrigerados, congelados, secos, salgados ou em salmoura; crustáceos, mesmo com casca, defumados (fumados), mesmo cozidos antes ou durante a defumação; crustáceos com casca, cozidos em água ou vapor, mesmo refrigerados, congelados, secos, salgados ou em salmoura.

The first four digits, 0306, identify this heading within chapter 03. Its six-digit subheadings follow the international HS system; the final two digits distinguish Mercosur's NCM classifications. Select a code below to read its English translation, official Portuguese text and full classification path.

For product coverage and classification context, read the HS heading 03.06 guide.

NCM codes in heading 03.06 26

  1. 0306.1 Frozen: Congelados:
  2. 0306.11 Crustaceans; frozen, rock lobsters and other sea crawfish (Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.), in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking; in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in waterLagostas (Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.) HS code
  3. 0306.11.10 Frozen whole rock lobstersInteiras
  4. 0306.11.90 Frozen rock lobsters, not wholeOutras
  5. 0306.12.00 Frozen lobsters (Homarus)Lavagantes (Homarus spp.)
  6. 0306.14.00 Frozen crabsCaranguejos
  7. 0306.15.00 Frozen Norway lobstersLagosta norueguesa (Lagostim*) (Nephrops norvegicus)
  8. 0306.16 Crustaceans; frozen, cold-water shrimps and prawns (Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon), in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking; in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in waterCamarões de água fria (Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon) HS code
  9. 0306.16.10 Frozen whole cold-water shrimps and prawnsInteiros
  10. 0306.16.90 Frozen cold-water shrimps and prawns, not wholeOutros
  11. 0306.17 Crustaceans; frozen, shrimps and prawns, excluding cold-water varieties, in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking; in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in waterOutros camarões HS code
  12. 0306.17.10 Frozen whole non-cold-water shrimps and prawnsInteiros
  13. 0306.17.90 Frozen non-cold-water shrimps, not wholeOutros
  14. 0306.19 Crustaceans; frozen, n.e.c. in item no. 0306.1, in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking; in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in waterOutros HS code
  15. 0306.19.10 Frozen Antarctic krillKrill (Euphausia superba)
  16. 0306.19.90 Other frozen crustaceansOutros
  17. 0306.3 Live, fresh or chilled: Vivos, frescos ou refrigerados:
  18. 0306.31.00 Live, fresh or chilled rock lobstersLagostas (Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.)
  19. 0306.32.00 Live, fresh or chilled lobsters (Homarus)Lavagantes (Homarus spp.)
  20. 0306.33.00 Live, fresh or chilled crabsCaranguejos
  21. 0306.34.00 Live, fresh or chilled Norway lobstersLagosta norueguesa (Lagostim*) (Nephrops norvegicus)
  22. 0306.35.00 Live, fresh or chilled cold-water shrimpsCamarões de água fria (Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon)
  23. 0306.36.00 Other live, fresh or chilled shrimps and prawnsOutros camarões
  24. 0306.39 Crustaceans; live, fresh or chilled, n.e.c. in item no. 0306.3, in shell or notOutros HS code
  25. 0306.39.10 Live, fresh or chilled freshwater crayfishLagosta de água doce (Cherax quadricarinatus)
  26. 0306.39.90 Other live, fresh or chilled crustaceansOutros
  27. 0306.9 Other: Outros:
  28. 0306.91.00 Cooked, dried, salted or smoked rock lobstersLagostas (Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.)
  29. 0306.92.00 Cooked, dried, salted or smoked lobsters (Homarus)Lavagantes (Homarus spp.)
  30. 0306.93.00 Cooked, dried, salted or smoked crabsCaranguejos
  31. 0306.94.00 Cooked, dried, salted or smoked Norway lobstersLagosta norueguesa (Lagostim*) (Nephrops norvegicus)
  32. 0306.95.00 Cooked, dried, salted or smoked shrimps and prawnsCamarões
  33. 0306.99 Crustaceans; smoked, whole, cooked or not, n.e.c. in item no. 0306.9, in shell or notOutros HS code
  34. 0306.99.10 Cooked, dried, salted or smoked crayfishLagosta de água doce (Cherax quadricarinatus)
  35. 0306.99.90 Other cooked, dried, salted or smoked crustaceansOutros

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.