Brazil NCM · 8-digit subitem

NCM 0712.90.20 – Dried garlic

NCM 0712.90.20 (also written 07129020) is Brazil's code for dried garlic. Its first 6 digits are HS code 0712.90.

Official description of NCM 0712.90.20

PortuguêsOfficial
Alho
EnglishUnofficial translation

Garlic

Nomenclatura Comum do Mercosul (Siscomex). Updated Oct 2026 · In force since Jan 2025 (Res Camex 641/2024).

How to read NCM 0712.90.20

07Chapter 12Heading 90Subheading

HS code 0712.90
Same in every country

2Item 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. Digits 7 and 8 are Brazil's own split of that HS code. 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 07.12 Vegetables, dried; whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared Produtos hortícolas secos, mesmo cortados em pedaços ou fatias, ou ainda triturados ou em pó, mas sem qualquer outro preparo.
  3. Subheading 0712.90 Vegetables; mixtures of vegetables n.e.c. in heading no. 0712, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder but not further prepared, dried Outros produtos hortícolas; misturas de produtos hortícolas
  4. Subitem 0712.90.20 Garlic Alho

Other NCM codes under HS 0712.90

0712.90.90 Other dried vegetables and mixturesOutros

Questions about NCM 0712.90.20

What is NCM 0712.90.20?

NCM 0712.90.20 (07129020) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for dried garlic. Its official Portuguese description is “Alho”.

What is the HS code for NCM 0712.90.20?

HS 0712.90 (Vegetables; mixtures of vegetables n.e.c. in heading no. 0712, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder but not further prepared, dried). 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 0712.90.20?

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.