Brazil NCM · 8-digit code

NCM 0508.00.00 – Coral, shells and cuttle-bone, not cut to shape

NCM 0508.00.00 (also written 05080000) is Brazil's code for coral, shells and cuttle-bone, not cut to shape. Its first 6 digits are HS code 0508.00.

Official description of NCM 0508.00.00

PortuguêsOfficial
Coral e matérias semelhantes, em bruto ou simplesmente preparados, mas não trabalhados de outro modo; conchas e carapaças de moluscos, crustáceos ou de equinodermes e ossos de sépias (chocos*) (chocos e chopos*), em bruto ou simplesmente preparados, mas não cortados em forma determinada, seus pós e desperdícios.
EnglishUnofficial translation

Animal products; coral and similar materials, shells of molluscs, crustaceans, echinoderms, cuttle-bone, unworked or simply prepared but not cut to shape, powder and waste thereof

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

How to read NCM 0508.00.00

05Chapter 08Heading 00Subheading

HS code 0508.00
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 05.08 Coral and similar materials, unworked or simply prepared, shells of molluscs, crustaceans or echinoderms and cuttle-bone, not cut to shape powder and waste thereof Coral e matérias semelhantes, em bruto ou simplesmente preparados, mas não trabalhados de outro modo; conchas e carapaças de moluscos, crustáceos ou de equinodermes e ossos de sépias (chocos*) (chocos e chopos*), em bruto ou simplesmente preparados, mas não cortados em forma determinada, seus pós e desperdícios.
  3. Subheading 0508.00 Animal products; coral and similar materials, shells of molluscs, crustaceans, echinoderms, cuttle-bone, unworked or simply prepared but not cut to shape, powder and waste thereof
  4. Subitem 0508.00.00 Animal products; coral and similar materials, shells of molluscs, crustaceans, echinoderms, cuttle-bone, unworked or simply prepared but not cut to shape, powder and waste thereof Coral e matérias semelhantes, em bruto ou simplesmente preparados, mas não trabalhados de outro modo; conchas e carapaças de moluscos, crustáceos ou de equinodermes e ossos de sépias (chocos*) (chocos e chopos*), em bruto ou simplesmente preparados, mas não cortados em forma determinada, seus pós e desperdícios.

Questions about NCM 0508.00.00

What is NCM 0508.00.00?

NCM 0508.00.00 (05080000) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for coral, shells and cuttle-bone, not cut to shape. Its official Portuguese description is “Coral e matérias semelhantes, em bruto ou simplesmente preparados, mas não trabalhados de outro modo; conchas e carapaças de moluscos, crustáceos ou de equinodermes e ossos de sépias (chocos*) (chocos e chopos*), em bruto ou simplesmente preparados, mas não cortados em forma determinada, seus pós e desperdícios.”.

What is the HS code for NCM 0508.00.00?

HS 0508.00 (Animal products; coral and similar materials, shells of molluscs, crustaceans, echinoderms, cuttle-bone, unworked or simply prepared but not cut to shape, powder and waste thereof). 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 0508.00.00?

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.