Brazil NCM · 8-digit subitem

NCM 1512.29.10 – Refined cotton-seed oil

NCM 1512.29.10 (also written 15122910) is Brazil's code for refined cotton-seed oil. Its first 6 digits are HS code 1512.29.

Official description of NCM 1512.29.10

PortuguêsOfficial
Refinado
EnglishUnofficial translation

Refined

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

How to read NCM 1512.29.10

15Chapter 12Heading 29Subheading

HS code 1512.29
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 1512.2 Cotton-seed oil and its fractions: Óleo de algodão e respectivas frações:
  4. Subheading 1512.29 Vegetable oils; cotton-seed oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified Outros
  5. Subitem 1512.29.10 Refined Refinado

Other NCM codes under HS 1512.29

1512.29.90 Other non-crude cotton-seed oilOutros

Questions about NCM 1512.29.10

What is NCM 1512.29.10?

NCM 1512.29.10 (15122910) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for refined cotton-seed oil. Its official Portuguese description is “Refinado”.

What is the HS code for NCM 1512.29.10?

HS 1512.29 (Vegetable oils; cotton-seed oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but 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 1512.29.10?

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.