Brazil NCM · 8-digit code

NCM 2523.21.00 – White Portland cement

NCM 2523.21.00 (also written 25232100) is Brazil's code for white Portland cement. Its first 6 digits are HS code 2523.21.

Official description of NCM 2523.21.00

PortuguêsOfficial
Cimentos brancos, mesmo corados artificialmente
EnglishUnofficial translation

Cement; portland, white, whether or not artificially coloured

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

How to read NCM 2523.21.00

25Chapter 23Heading 21Subheading

HS code 2523.21
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 25.23 Portland cement, aluminous cement (ciment fondu), slag cement, supersulphate cement and similar hydraulic cements, whether or not coloured or in the form of clinkers Cimentos hidráulicos (incluindo os cimentos não pulverizados, denominados clinkers), mesmo corados.
  3. Group 2523.2 Portland cement: Cimentos Portland:
  4. Subheading 2523.21 Cement; portland, white, whether or not artificially coloured
  5. Subitem 2523.21.00 Cement; portland, white, whether or not artificially coloured Cimentos brancos, mesmo corados artificialmente

Questions about NCM 2523.21.00

What is NCM 2523.21.00?

NCM 2523.21.00 (25232100) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for white Portland cement. Its official Portuguese description is “Cimentos brancos, mesmo corados artificialmente”.

What is the HS code for NCM 2523.21.00?

HS 2523.21 (Cement; portland, white, whether or not artificially coloured). 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 2523.21.00?

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.