Brazil NCM · 4-digit heading

NCM 12.09 – Seeds, fruit and spores for sowing

About NCM heading 12.09

Seeds, fruit and spores; of a kind used for sowing

Heading 12.09 of Brazil's NCM has 10 eight-digit codes. Official Portuguese description: Sementes, frutos e esporos, para semeadura (sementeira).

The first four digits, 1209, identify this heading within chapter 12. Its six-digit subheadings follow the international HS system; the final two digits distinguish Mercosur's NCM classifications. Select a code below to read its English translation, official Portuguese text and full classification path.

For product coverage and classification context, read the HS heading 12.09 guide.

NCM codes in heading 12.09 10

  1. 1209.10.00 Sugar beet seeds for sowingSementes de beterraba sacarina
  2. 1209.2 Seeds of forage plants: Sementes de plantas forrageiras:
  3. 1209.21.00 Lucerne (alfalfa) seeds for sowingSementes de alfafa (luzerna)
  4. 1209.22.00 Clover seeds for sowingSementes de trevo (Trifolium spp.)
  5. 1209.23.00 Fescue seeds for sowingSementes de festuca
  6. 1209.24.00 Kentucky bluegrass seeds for sowingSementes de pasto dos prados de Kentucky (Poa pratensis L.)
  7. 1209.25.00 Ryegrass seeds for sowingSementes de azevém (Lolium multiflorum Lam., Lolium perenne L.)
  8. 1209.29.00 Other forage plant seeds for sowingOutras
  9. 1209.30.00 Flower seeds of herbaceous plants for sowingSementes de plantas herbáceas cultivadas especialmente pelas suas flores
  10. 1209.9 Other: Outros:
  11. 1209.91.00 Vegetable seeds for sowingSementes de produtos hortícolas
  12. 1209.99.00 Other seeds, fruit and spores for sowingOutros

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.