Brazil NCM · 8-digit subitem

NCM 1512.11.10 – Crude sunflower-seed oil

NCM 1512.11.10 (also written 15121110) is Brazil's code for crude sunflower-seed oil. Its first 6 digits are HS code 1512.11.

Official description of NCM 1512.11.10

PortuguêsOfficial
De girassol
EnglishUnofficial translation

Of sunflower seed

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

How to read NCM 1512.11.10

15Chapter 12Heading 11Subheading

HS code 1512.11
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 15 Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes Gorduras e óleos animais, vegetais ou de origem microbiana e produtos da sua dissociação; gorduras alimentícias elaboradas; ceras de origem animal ou vegetal.
  2. Heading 15.12 Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified Óleos de girassol, de cártamo ou de algodão, e respectivas frações, mesmo refinados, mas não quimicamente modificados.
  3. Group 1512.1 Sunflower-seed or safflower oil and fractions thereof: Óleos de girassol ou de cártamo e respectivas frações:
  4. Subheading 1512.11 Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified Óleos em bruto
  5. Subitem 1512.11.10 Of sunflower seed De girassol

Other NCM codes under HS 1512.11

1512.11.20 Crude safflower oilDe cártamo

Questions about NCM 1512.11.10

What is NCM 1512.11.10?

NCM 1512.11.10 (15121110) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for crude sunflower-seed oil. Its official Portuguese description is “De girassol”.

What is the HS code for NCM 1512.11.10?

HS 1512.11 (Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified). 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 1512.11.10?

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.