Brazil NCM · 8-digit code

NCM 2517.30.00 – Tarred macadam

NCM 2517.30.00 (also written 25173000) is Brazil's code for tarred macadam. Its first 6 digits are HS code 2517.30.

Official description of NCM 2517.30.00

PortuguêsOfficial
Tarmacadame
EnglishUnofficial translation

Tarred macadam

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

How to read NCM 2517.30.00

25Chapter 17Heading 30Subheading

HS code 2517.30
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 25.17 Pebbles, gravel, crushed stone for concrete aggregates for road or railway ballast, shingle or flint; macadam of slag, dross etc tarred granules, chippings, powder of stones of heading no. 2515 and 2516 Calhaus, cascalho, pedras britadas, do tipo normalmente utilizado em concreto (betão) ou para empedramento de estradas, de vias férreas ou outros balastros, seixos rolados e sílex, mesmo tratados termicamente; macadame de escórias de altos-fornos, de outras escórias ou de resíduos industriais semelhantes, mesmo que contenham matérias incluídas na primeira parte do texto desta posição; tarmacadame; grânulos, lascas e pós, das pedras das posições 25.15 ou 25.16, mesmo tratados termicamente.
  3. Subheading 2517.30 Tarred macadam
  4. Subitem 2517.30.00 Tarred macadam Tarmacadame

Questions about NCM 2517.30.00

What is NCM 2517.30.00?

NCM 2517.30.00 (25173000) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for tarred macadam. Its official Portuguese description is “Tarmacadame”.

What is the HS code for NCM 2517.30.00?

HS 2517.30 (Tarred macadam). 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 2517.30.00?

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.