Brazil NCM · 8-digit code

NCM 0506.90.00 – Other bones and horn-cores, powder and waste

NCM 0506.90.00 (also written 05069000) is Brazil's code for other bones and horn-cores, powder and waste. Its first 6 digits are HS code 0506.90.

Official description of NCM 0506.90.00

PortuguêsOfficial
Outros
EnglishUnofficial translation

Animal products; bones and horn-cores and powder or waste of such, unworked, defatted, simply prepared (not cut to shape), or treated with acid or degelatinised, n.e.c. in heading no. 0506

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

How to read NCM 0506.90.00

05Chapter 06Heading 90Subheading

HS code 0506.90
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 05 Animal originated products; not elsewhere specified or included Outros produtos de origem animal, não especificados nem compreendidos noutros Capítulos.
  2. Heading 05.06 Bones and horn-cores, unworked, defatted, simply prepared (but not cut to shape), treated with acid or degelatinised; powder and waste of these products Ossos e núcleos córneos, em bruto, desengordurados ou simplesmente preparados (mas não cortados em forma determinada), acidulados ou degelatinados; pós e desperdícios destas matérias.
  3. Subheading 0506.90 Animal products; bones and horn-cores and powder or waste of such, unworked, defatted, simply prepared (not cut to shape), or treated with acid or degelatinised, n.e.c. in heading no. 0506
  4. Subitem 0506.90.00 Animal products; bones and horn-cores and powder or waste of such, unworked, defatted, simply prepared (not cut to shape), or treated with acid or degelatinised, n.e.c. in heading no. 0506 Outros

Questions about NCM 0506.90.00

What is NCM 0506.90.00?

NCM 0506.90.00 (05069000) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for other bones and horn-cores, powder and waste. Its official Portuguese description is “Outros”.

What is the HS code for NCM 0506.90.00?

HS 0506.90 (Animal products; bones and horn-cores and powder or waste of such, unworked, defatted, simply prepared (not cut to shape), or treated with acid or degelatinised, n.e.c. in heading no. 0506). 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 0506.90.00?

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.