Brazil NCM · 8-digit subitem

NCM 1520.00.20 – Glycerol waters and glycerol lyes

NCM 1520.00.20 (also written 15200020) is Brazil's code for glycerol waters and glycerol lyes. Its first 6 digits are HS code 1520.00.

Official description of NCM 1520.00.20

PortuguêsOfficial
Águas e lixívias, glicéricas
EnglishUnofficial translation

Glycerol waters and glycerol lyes

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

How to read NCM 1520.00.20

15Chapter 20Heading 00Subheading

HS code 1520.00
Same in every country

2Item 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 15.20 Glycerol, crude; glycerol waters and glycerol lyes Glicerol em bruto; águas e lixívias, glicéricas.
  3. Subheading 1520.00 Glycerol, crude; glycerol waters and glycerol lyes Glicerol em bruto; águas e lixívias, glicéricas.
  4. Subitem 1520.00.20 Glycerol waters and glycerol lyes Águas e lixívias, glicéricas

Other NCM codes under HS 1520.00

1520.00.10 Crude glycerolGlicerol em bruto

Questions about NCM 1520.00.20

What is NCM 1520.00.20?

NCM 1520.00.20 (15200020) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for glycerol waters and glycerol lyes. Its official Portuguese description is “Águas e lixívias, glicéricas”.

What is the HS code for NCM 1520.00.20?

HS 1520.00 (Glycerol, crude; glycerol waters and glycerol lyes). 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 1520.00.20?

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.