Brazil NCM · 8-digit code

NCM 1602.41.00 – Prepared pork hams and cuts thereof

NCM 1602.41.00 (also written 16024100) is Brazil's code for prepared pork hams and cuts thereof. Its first 6 digits are HS code 1602.41.

Official description of NCM 1602.41.00

PortuguêsOfficial
Pernas e respectivos pedaços
EnglishUnofficial translation

Meat preparations; of swine, hams and cuts thereof, prepared or preserved (excluding homogenised preparations)

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

How to read NCM 1602.41.00

16Chapter 02Heading 41Subheading

HS code 1602.41
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 16.02 Prepared or preserved meat, meat offal, blood or insects Outras preparações e conservas de carne, miudezas, sangue ou de insetos.
  3. Group 1602.4 Of swine: Da espécie suína:
  4. Subheading 1602.41 Meat preparations; of swine, hams and cuts thereof, prepared or preserved (excluding homogenised preparations)
  5. Subitem 1602.41.00 Meat preparations; of swine, hams and cuts thereof, prepared or preserved (excluding homogenised preparations) Pernas e respectivos pedaços

Questions about NCM 1602.41.00

What is NCM 1602.41.00?

NCM 1602.41.00 (16024100) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for prepared pork hams and cuts thereof. Its official Portuguese description is “Pernas e respectivos pedaços”.

What is the HS code for NCM 1602.41.00?

HS 1602.41 (Meat preparations; of swine, hams and cuts thereof, prepared or preserved (excluding homogenised preparations)). 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 1602.41.00?

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.