Brazil NCM · 8-digit code

NCM 0904.12.00 – Pepper (Piper), crushed or ground

NCM 0904.12.00 (also written 09041200) is Brazil's code for pepper (Piper), crushed or ground. Its first 6 digits are HS code 0904.12.

Official description of NCM 0904.12.00

PortuguêsOfficial
Triturada ou em pó
EnglishUnofficial translation

Spices; pepper (of the genus piper), crushed or ground

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

How to read NCM 0904.12.00

09Chapter 04Heading 12Subheading

HS code 0904.12
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 09 Coffee, tea, mate and spices Café, chá, mate e especiarias.
  2. Heading 09.04 Pepper of the genus piper; dried or crushed or ground fruits of the genus capsicum or of the genus pimenta Pimenta do gênero Piper; pimentões (pimentos) e pimentas do gênero Capsicum ou do gênero Pimenta, secos ou triturados ou em pó.
  3. Group 0904.1 Pepper of the genus Piper: Pimenta do gênero Piper:
  4. Subheading 0904.12 Spices; pepper (of the genus piper), crushed or ground
  5. Subitem 0904.12.00 Spices; pepper (of the genus piper), crushed or ground Triturada ou em pó

Questions about NCM 0904.12.00

What is NCM 0904.12.00?

NCM 0904.12.00 (09041200) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for pepper (Piper), crushed or ground. Its official Portuguese description is “Triturada ou em pó”.

What is the HS code for NCM 0904.12.00?

HS 0904.12 (Spices; pepper (of the genus piper), crushed or ground). 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 0904.12.00?

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.