Brazil NCM · 8-digit code

NCM 2515.20.00 – Ecaussine, calcareous building stone, alabaster

NCM 2515.20.00 (also written 25152000) is Brazil's code for ecaussine, calcareous building stone, alabaster. Its first 6 digits are HS code 2515.20.

Official description of NCM 2515.20.00

PortuguêsOfficial
Granitos belgas e outras pedras calcárias de cantaria ou de construção; alabastro
EnglishUnofficial translation

Ecaussine and other calcareous monumental or building stone; alabaster, having a specific gravity of 2.5 or more

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

How to read NCM 2515.20.00

25Chapter 15Heading 20Subheading

HS code 2515.20
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 25 Salt; sulphur; earths, stone; plastering materials, lime and cement Sal; enxofre; terras e pedras; gesso, cal e cimento.
  2. Heading 25.15 Marble, travertine, ecaussine and other calcareous stone; of an apparent specific gravity of less than 2.5, alabaster, whether cut by sawing etc, into blocks, slabs of a rectangular (square) shape Mármores, travertinos, granitos belgas e outras pedras calcárias de cantaria ou de construção, de densidade aparente igual ou superior a 2,5, e alabastro, mesmo desbastados ou simplesmente cortados à serra ou por outro meio, em blocos ou placas de forma quadrada ou retangular.
  3. Subheading 2515.20 Ecaussine and other calcareous monumental or building stone; alabaster, having a specific gravity of 2.5 or more
  4. Subitem 2515.20.00 Ecaussine and other calcareous monumental or building stone; alabaster, having a specific gravity of 2.5 or more Granitos belgas e outras pedras calcárias de cantaria ou de construção; alabastro

Questions about NCM 2515.20.00

What is NCM 2515.20.00?

NCM 2515.20.00 (25152000) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for ecaussine, calcareous building stone, alabaster. Its official Portuguese description is “Granitos belgas e outras pedras calcárias de cantaria ou de construção; alabastro”.

What is the HS code for NCM 2515.20.00?

HS 2515.20 (Ecaussine and other calcareous monumental or building stone; alabaster, having a specific gravity of 2.5 or more). 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 2515.20.00?

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.