Brazil NCM · 8-digit code

NCM 1905.31.00 – Sweet biscuits

NCM 1905.31.00 (also written 19053100) is Brazil's code for sweet biscuits. Its first 6 digits are HS code 1905.31.

Official description of NCM 1905.31.00

PortuguêsOfficial
Bolachas e biscoitos, adicionados de edulcorantes
EnglishUnofficial translation

Food preparations; sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoa

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

How to read NCM 1905.31.00

19Chapter 05Heading 31Subheading

HS code 1905.31
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 19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products Preparações à base de cereais, farinhas, amidos, féculas ou leite; produtos de pastelaria.
  2. Heading 19.05 Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits, other bakers' wares, whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers, empty cachets suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice paper and similar products Produtos de padaria, pastelaria ou da indústria de bolachas e biscoitos, mesmo adicionados de cacau; hóstias, cápsulas vazias para medicamentos, obreias, pastas secas de farinha, amido ou fécula, em folhas, e produtos semelhantes.
  3. Group 1905.3 Sweet biscuits; waffles and wafers: Bolachas e biscoitos, adicionados de edulcorantes; waffles e wafers:
  4. Subheading 1905.31 Food preparations; sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoa
  5. Subitem 1905.31.00 Food preparations; sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoa Bolachas e biscoitos, adicionados de edulcorantes

Questions about NCM 1905.31.00

What is NCM 1905.31.00?

NCM 1905.31.00 (19053100) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for sweet biscuits. Its official Portuguese description is “Bolachas e biscoitos, adicionados de edulcorantes”.

What is the HS code for NCM 1905.31.00?

HS 1905.31 (Food preparations; sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoa). 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 1905.31.00?

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.