Brazil NCM · 8-digit code

NCM 1302.31.00 – Agar-agar

NCM 1302.31.00 (also written 13023100) is Brazil's code for agar-agar. Its first 6 digits are HS code 1302.31.

Official description of NCM 1302.31.00

PortuguêsOfficial
Ágar-ágar
EnglishUnofficial translation

Mucilages and thickeners; agar-agar, whether or not modified, derived from vegetable products

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

How to read NCM 1302.31.00

13Chapter 02Heading 31Subheading

HS code 1302.31
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 13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts Gomas, resinas e outros sucos e extratos vegetais.
  2. Heading 13.02 Vegetable saps and extracts; pectic substances, pectinates and pectates; agar-agar and other mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from vegetable products Sucos e extratos vegetais; matérias pécticas, pectinatos e pectatos; ágar-ágar e outros produtos mucilaginosos e espessantes, derivados dos vegetais, mesmo modificados.
  3. Group 1302.3 Mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from vegetable products: Produtos mucilaginosos e espessantes, derivados dos vegetais, mesmo modificados:
  4. Subheading 1302.31 Mucilages and thickeners; agar-agar, whether or not modified, derived from vegetable products
  5. Subitem 1302.31.00 Mucilages and thickeners; agar-agar, whether or not modified, derived from vegetable products Ágar-ágar

Questions about NCM 1302.31.00

What is NCM 1302.31.00?

NCM 1302.31.00 (13023100) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for agar-agar. Its official Portuguese description is “Ágar-ágar”.

What is the HS code for NCM 1302.31.00?

HS 1302.31 (Mucilages and thickeners; agar-agar, whether or not modified, derived from vegetable products). 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 1302.31.00?

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.