Brazil NCM · 8-digit code

NCM 1209.23.00 – Fescue seeds for sowing

NCM 1209.23.00 (also written 12092300) is Brazil's code for fescue seeds for sowing. Its first 6 digits are HS code 1209.23.

Official description of NCM 1209.23.00

PortuguêsOfficial
Sementes de festuca
EnglishUnofficial translation

Seeds of forage plants; fescue seeds, of a kind used for sowing

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

How to read NCM 1209.23.00

12Chapter 09Heading 23Subheading

HS code 1209.23
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 12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit, industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder Sementes e frutos oleaginosos; grãos, sementes e frutos diversos; plantas industriais ou medicinais; palhas e forragens.
  2. Heading 12.09 Seeds, fruit and spores; of a kind used for sowing Sementes, frutos e esporos, para semeadura (sementeira).
  3. Group 1209.2 Seeds of forage plants: Sementes de plantas forrageiras:
  4. Subheading 1209.23 Seeds of forage plants; fescue seeds, of a kind used for sowing
  5. Subitem 1209.23.00 Seeds of forage plants; fescue seeds, of a kind used for sowing Sementes de festuca

Questions about NCM 1209.23.00

What is NCM 1209.23.00?

NCM 1209.23.00 (12092300) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for fescue seeds for sowing. Its official Portuguese description is “Sementes de festuca”.

What is the HS code for NCM 1209.23.00?

HS 1209.23 (Seeds of forage plants; fescue seeds, of a kind used for sowing). 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 1209.23.00?

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.