Brazil NCM · 8-digit code

NCM 0604.20.00 – Fresh cut foliage, branches, grasses and mosses

NCM 0604.20.00 (also written 06042000) is Brazil's code for fresh cut foliage, branches, grasses and mosses. Its first 6 digits are HS code 0604.20.

Official description of NCM 0604.20.00

PortuguêsOfficial
Frescos
EnglishUnofficial translation

Foliage, branches and other parts of plants, without flowers or flower buds, and grasses, mosses and lichens; suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh

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

How to read NCM 0604.20.00

06Chapter 04Heading 20Subheading

HS code 0604.20
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 06 Trees and other plants, live; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage Plantas vivas e produtos de floricultura.
  2. Heading 06.04 Foliage, branches and other parts of plants, without flowers or flower buds, and grasses, mosses and lichens; suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh, dried, dyed, bleached, impregnated etc. Folhagem, folhas, ramos e outras partes de plantas, sem flores nem botões de flores, e ervas, musgos e líquenes, para buquês (ramos de flores*) ou para ornamentação, frescos, secos, branqueados, tingidos, impregnados ou preparados de outro modo.
  3. Subheading 0604.20 Foliage, branches and other parts of plants, without flowers or flower buds, and grasses, mosses and lichens; suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh
  4. Subitem 0604.20.00 Foliage, branches and other parts of plants, without flowers or flower buds, and grasses, mosses and lichens; suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh Frescos

Questions about NCM 0604.20.00

What is NCM 0604.20.00?

NCM 0604.20.00 (06042000) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for fresh cut foliage, branches, grasses and mosses. Its official Portuguese description is “Frescos”.

What is the HS code for NCM 0604.20.00?

HS 0604.20 (Foliage, branches and other parts of plants, without flowers or flower buds, and grasses, mosses and lichens; suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh). 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 0604.20.00?

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.