Brazil NCM · 8-digit subitem

NCM 2915.60.12 – Ethyl butanoate

NCM 2915.60.12 (also written 29156012) is Brazil's code for ethyl butanoate. Its first 6 digits are HS code 2915.60.

Official description of NCM 2915.60.12

PortuguêsOfficial
Butanoato de etila
EnglishUnofficial translation

Ethyl butanoate

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

How to read NCM 2915.60.12

29Chapter 15Heading 60Subheading

HS code 2915.60
Same in every country

1Item 2Subitem

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 29 Organic chemicals Produtos químicos orgânicos.
  2. Heading 29.15 Acids; saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives Ácidos monocarboxílicos acíclicos saturados e seus anidridos, halogenetos, peróxidos e peroxiácidos; seus derivados halogenados, sulfonados, nitrados ou nitrosados.
  3. Subheading 2915.60 Acids; saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; butanoic acids, pentanoic acids, their salts and esters Ácidos butanoicos, ácidos pentanoicos, seus sais e seus ésteres
  4. Item 2915.60.1 Butanoic acids, their salts and esters Ácidos butanoicos, seus sais e seus ésteres
  5. Subitem 2915.60.12 Ethyl butanoate Butanoato de etila

Other NCM codes under HS 2915.60

2915.60.11 Butanoic acids and their saltsÁcidos butanoicos e seus sais 2915.60.19 Other butanoic acid estersOutros 2915.60.21 Pivalic acidÁcido piválico 2915.60.29 Other pentanoic acids, salts and estersOutros

Questions about NCM 2915.60.12

What is NCM 2915.60.12?

NCM 2915.60.12 (29156012) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for ethyl butanoate. Its official Portuguese description is “Butanoato de etila”.

What is the HS code for NCM 2915.60.12?

HS 2915.60 (Acids; saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; butanoic acids, pentanoic acids, their salts and esters). 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 2915.60.12?

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.