Brazil NCM · 8-digit subitem

NCM 2102.10.90 – Other active (live) yeasts

NCM 2102.10.90 (also written 21021090) is Brazil's code for other active (live) yeasts. Its first 6 digits are HS code 2102.10.

Official description of NCM 2102.10.90

PortuguêsOfficial
Outras
EnglishUnofficial translation

Other

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

How to read NCM 2102.10.90

21Chapter 02Heading 10Subheading

HS code 2102.10
Same in every country

9Item 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 21 Miscellaneous edible preparations Preparações alimentícias diversas.
  2. Heading 21.02 Yeasts (active or inactive); other single-cell micro-organisms, dead (but not including vaccines of heading no. 3002); prepared baking powders Leveduras (vivas ou mortas); outros microrganismos monocelulares mortos (exceto as vacinas da posição 30.02); pós para levedar, preparados.
  3. Subheading 2102.10 Yeasts; active Leveduras vivas
  4. Subitem 2102.10.90 Other Outras

Other NCM codes under HS 2102.10

2102.10.10 Live Saccharomyces boulardii yeastSaccharomyces boulardii

Questions about NCM 2102.10.90

What is NCM 2102.10.90?

NCM 2102.10.90 (21021090) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for other active (live) yeasts. Its official Portuguese description is “Outras”.

What is the HS code for NCM 2102.10.90?

HS 2102.10 (Yeasts; active). 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 2102.10.90?

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.