Brazil NCM · 8-digit code

NCM 0708.20.00 – Fresh or chilled beans

NCM 0708.20.00 (also written 07082000) is Brazil's code for fresh or chilled beans. Its first 6 digits are HS code 0708.20.

Official description of NCM 0708.20.00

PortuguêsOfficial
Feijões (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.)
EnglishUnofficial translation

Vegetables, leguminous; beans (vigna spp., phaseolus spp.), shelled or unshelled, fresh or chilled

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

How to read NCM 0708.20.00

07Chapter 08Heading 20Subheading

HS code 0708.20
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 07 Vegetables and certain roots and tubers; edible Produtos hortícolas, plantas, raízes e tubérculos, comestíveis.
  2. Heading 07.08 Leguminous vegetables; shelled or unshelled, fresh or chilled Legumes de vagem, mesmo com vagem, frescos ou refrigerados.
  3. Subheading 0708.20 Vegetables, leguminous; beans (vigna spp., phaseolus spp.), shelled or unshelled, fresh or chilled
  4. Subitem 0708.20.00 Vegetables, leguminous; beans (vigna spp., phaseolus spp.), shelled or unshelled, fresh or chilled Feijões (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.)

Questions about NCM 0708.20.00

What is NCM 0708.20.00?

NCM 0708.20.00 (07082000) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for fresh or chilled beans. Its official Portuguese description is “Feijões (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.)”.

What is the HS code for NCM 0708.20.00?

HS 0708.20 (Vegetables, leguminous; beans (vigna spp., phaseolus spp.), shelled or unshelled, fresh or chilled). 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 0708.20.00?

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.