Brazil NCM · 8-digit subitem

NCM 1518.00.90 – Other modified fats, oils and inedible mixtures

NCM 1518.00.90 (also written 15180090) is Brazil's code for other modified fats, oils and inedible mixtures. Its first 6 digits are HS code 1518.00.

Official description of NCM 1518.00.90

PortuguêsOfficial
Outros
EnglishUnofficial translation

Other

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

How to read NCM 1518.00.90

15Chapter 18Heading 00Subheading

HS code 1518.00
Same in every country

9Item 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 15.18 Animal, vegetable or microbial fats, oils and their fractions; boiled, oxidised, dehydrated or otherwise chemically modified, excluding those of heading no. 1516, inedible mixtures or preparations of fats, oils or their fractions, n.e.c. in chapter 15 Gorduras e óleos animais, vegetais ou de origem microbiana e respectivas frações, cozidos, oxidados, desidratados, sulfurados, aerados (soprados*), estandolizados ou modificados quimicamente por qualquer outro processo, com exclusão dos da posição 15.16; misturas ou preparações não alimentícias, de gorduras ou de óleos animais, vegetais ou de origem microbiana ou de frações de diferentes gorduras ou óleos do presente Capítulo, não especificadas nem compreendidas noutras posições.
  3. Subheading 1518.00 Animal, vegetable or microbial fats, oils and their fractions; boiled, oxidised, dehydrated or otherwise chemically modified, excluding those of heading no. 1516, inedible mixtures or preparations of fats, oils or their fractions, n.e.c. in chapter 15 Gorduras e óleos animais, vegetais ou de origem microbiana e respectivas frações, cozidos, oxidados, desidratados, sulfurados, aerados (soprados*), estandolizados ou modificados quimicamente por qualquer outro processo, com exclusão dos da posição 15.16; misturas ou preparações não alimentícias, de gorduras ou de óleos animais, vegetais ou de origem microbiana ou de frações de diferentes gorduras ou óleos do presente Capítulo, não especificadas nem compreendidas noutras posições.
  4. Subitem 1518.00.90 Other Outros

Other NCM codes under HS 1518.00

1518.00.10 Epoxidised vegetable oilÓleo vegetal epoxidado

Questions about NCM 1518.00.90

What is NCM 1518.00.90?

NCM 1518.00.90 (15180090) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for other modified fats, oils and inedible mixtures. Its official Portuguese description is “Outros”.

What is the HS code for NCM 1518.00.90?

HS 1518.00 (Animal, vegetable or microbial fats, oils and their fractions; boiled, oxidised, dehydrated or otherwise chemically modified, excluding those of heading no. 1516, inedible mixtures or preparations of fats, oils or their fractions, n.e.c. in chapter 15). 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 1518.00.90?

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.