Brazil NCM · 8-digit code

NCM 1601.00.00 – Sausages, similar products and their preparations

NCM 1601.00.00 (also written 16010000) is Brazil's code for sausages, similar products and their preparations. Its first 6 digits are HS code 1601.00.

Official description of NCM 1601.00.00

PortuguêsOfficial
Enchidos e produtos semelhantes, de carne, miudezas, sangue ou de insetos; preparações alimentícias à base desses produtos.
EnglishUnofficial translation

Meat preparations; sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal, blood or insects, and food preparations based on these products

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

How to read NCM 1601.00.00

16Chapter 01Heading 00Subheading

HS code 1601.00
Same in every country

0Item 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. The last two digits are 00 because Brazil does not split this HS code further. The full 8-digit code is used on import declarations (DUIMP), invoices (NF-e) and tax filings.

Full classification path

  1. Chapter 16 Meat, fish, crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, or insects; preparations thereof Preparações de carne, peixes, crustáceos, moluscos, outros invertebrados aquáticos ou de insetos.
  2. Heading 16.01 Sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal, blood or insects; food preparations based on these products Enchidos e produtos semelhantes, de carne, miudezas, sangue ou de insetos; preparações alimentícias à base desses produtos.
  3. Subheading 1601.00 Meat preparations; sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal, blood or insects, and food preparations based on these products
  4. Subitem 1601.00.00 Meat preparations; sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal, blood or insects, and food preparations based on these products Enchidos e produtos semelhantes, de carne, miudezas, sangue ou de insetos; preparações alimentícias à base desses produtos.

Questions about NCM 1601.00.00

What is NCM 1601.00.00?

NCM 1601.00.00 (16010000) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for sausages, similar products and their preparations. Its official Portuguese description is “Enchidos e produtos semelhantes, de carne, miudezas, sangue ou de insetos; preparações alimentícias à base desses produtos.”.

What is the HS code for NCM 1601.00.00?

HS 1601.00 (Meat preparations; sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal, blood or insects, and food preparations based on these products). 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 1601.00.00?

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.