Brazil NCM · 8-digit subitem

NCM 1404.90.10 – Vegetable materials for brooms and brushes

NCM 1404.90.10 (also written 14049010) is Brazil's code for vegetable materials for brooms and brushes. Its first 6 digits are HS code 1404.90.

Official description of NCM 1404.90.10

PortuguêsOfficial
Matérias vegetais das espécies principalmente utilizadas na fabricação de vassouras, escovas, pincéis e artigos semelhantes (por exemplo, sorgo, piaçaba, raiz de grama (relva), tampico), mesmo em torcidas ou em feixes
EnglishUnofficial translation

Vegetable materials of a kind used primarily in the manufacture of brooms, brushes and similar articles (for example, broomcorn, piassava, couch-grass root, istle), whether or not in hanks or bundles

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

How to read NCM 1404.90.10

14Chapter 04Heading 90Subheading

HS code 1404.90
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 14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included Matérias para entrançar e outros produtos de origem vegetal, não especificados nem compreendidos noutros Capítulos.
  2. Heading 14.04 Vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included Produtos vegetais não especificados nem compreendidos noutras posições.
  3. Subheading 1404.90 Vegetable products; n.e.c. in chapter 14 Outros
  4. Subitem 1404.90.10 Vegetable materials of a kind used primarily in the manufacture of brooms, brushes and similar articles (for example, broomcorn, piassava, couch-grass root, istle), whether or not in hanks or bundles Matérias vegetais das espécies principalmente utilizadas na fabricação de vassouras, escovas, pincéis e artigos semelhantes (por exemplo, sorgo, piaçaba, raiz de grama (relva), tampico), mesmo em torcidas ou em feixes

Other NCM codes under HS 1404.90

1404.90.90 Other vegetable products not elsewhere specifiedOutros

Questions about NCM 1404.90.10

What is NCM 1404.90.10?

NCM 1404.90.10 (14049010) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for vegetable materials for brooms and brushes. Its official Portuguese description is “Matérias vegetais das espécies principalmente utilizadas na fabricação de vassouras, escovas, pincéis e artigos semelhantes (por exemplo, sorgo, piaçaba, raiz de grama (relva), tampico), mesmo em torcidas ou em feixes”.

What is the HS code for NCM 1404.90.10?

HS 1404.90 (Vegetable products; n.e.c. in chapter 14). 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 1404.90.10?

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.