Brazil NCM · 8-digit subitem

NCM 1905.90.20 – Unsweetened crackers and biscuits

NCM 1905.90.20 (also written 19059020) is Brazil's code for unsweetened crackers and biscuits. Its first 6 digits are HS code 1905.90.

Official description of NCM 1905.90.20

PortuguêsOfficial
Bolachas e biscoitos
EnglishUnofficial translation

Crackers and biscuits

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

How to read NCM 1905.90.20

19Chapter 05Heading 90Subheading

HS code 1905.90
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 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. Subheading 1905.90 Food preparations; bakers' wares n.e.c. in heading no. 1605, whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers, empty cachets suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice papers and similar products Outros
  4. Subitem 1905.90.20 Crackers and biscuits Bolachas e biscoitos

Other NCM codes under HS 1905.90

1905.90.10 Tin loaf (sandwich) breadPão de forma 1905.90.90 Other bread, pastry and bakers' waresOutros

Questions about NCM 1905.90.20

What is NCM 1905.90.20?

NCM 1905.90.20 (19059020) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for unsweetened crackers and biscuits. Its official Portuguese description is “Bolachas e biscoitos”.

What is the HS code for NCM 1905.90.20?

HS 1905.90 (Food preparations; bakers' wares n.e.c. in heading no. 1605, whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers, empty cachets suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice papers and similar 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 1905.90.20?

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.