Brazil NCM · 8-digit subitem

NCM 1302.39.10 – Carrageenan (Irish moss)

NCM 1302.39.10 (also written 13023910) is Brazil's code for carrageenan (Irish moss). Its first 6 digits are HS code 1302.39.

Official description of NCM 1302.39.10

PortuguêsOfficial
Carragenina (musgo-de-irlanda)
EnglishUnofficial translation

Carrageenan (Irish moss)

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

How to read NCM 1302.39.10

13Chapter 02Heading 39Subheading

HS code 1302.39
Same in every country

1Item 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 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 1302.39 Mucilages and thickeners; whether or not modified, derived from vegetable products, n.e.c. in item no. 1302.3 Outros
  5. Subitem 1302.39.10 Carrageenan (Irish moss) Carragenina (musgo-de-irlanda)

Other NCM codes under HS 1302.39

1302.39.90 Other vegetable mucilages and thickenersOutros

Questions about NCM 1302.39.10

What is NCM 1302.39.10?

NCM 1302.39.10 (13023910) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for carrageenan (Irish moss). Its official Portuguese description is “Carragenina (musgo-de-irlanda)”.

What is the HS code for NCM 1302.39.10?

HS 1302.39 (Mucilages and thickeners; whether or not modified, derived from vegetable products, n.e.c. in item no. 1302.3). 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 1302.39.10?

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.