Brazil NCM · 8-digit subitem

NCM 2918.19.43 – Esters of benzilic acid

NCM 2918.19.43 (also written 29181943) is Brazil's code for esters of benzilic acid. Its first 6 digits are HS code 2918.19.

Official description of NCM 2918.19.43

PortuguêsOfficial
Ésteres
EnglishUnofficial translation

Esters

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

How to read NCM 2918.19.43

29Chapter 18Heading 19Subheading

HS code 2918.19
Same in every country

4Item 3Subitem

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 29.18 Acids; carboxylic acid with additional oxygen function and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives Ácidos carboxílicos que contenham funções oxigenadas suplementares e seus anidridos, halogenetos, peróxidos e peroxiácidos; seus derivados halogenados, sulfonados, nitrados ou nitrosados.
  3. Group 2918.1 Carboxylic acids with alcohol function but without other oxygen function, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids and their derivatives: Ácidos carboxílicos de função álcool, mas sem outra função oxigenada, seus anidridos, halogenetos, peróxidos, peroxiácidos e seus derivados:
  4. Subheading 2918.19 Acids; carboxylic acids, (with alcohol function but without other oxygen function), other than lactic, tartaric, citric, and gluconic acids and their salts and esters Outros
  5. Item 2918.19.4 Salts and esters of 2,2-diphenyl-2-hydroxyacetic acid (benzilic acid) Sais e ésteres do ácido 2,2-difenil-2-hidroxiacético (ácido benzílico)
  6. Subitem 2918.19.43 Esters Ésteres

Other NCM codes under HS 2918.19

2918.19.10 BromopropylateBromopropilato 2918.19.21 Ursodiol (ursodeoxycholic acid)Ursodiol (ácido ursodeoxicólico) 2918.19.22 Chenodeoxycholic acidÁcido quenodeoxicólico 2918.19.29 Other bile acids, salts, esters and derivativesOutros 2918.19.30 12-Hydroxystearic acidÁcido 12-hidroxiesteárico 2918.19.42 Salts of benzilic acidSais 2918.19.90 Other alcohol-function carboxylic acidsOutros

Questions about NCM 2918.19.43

What is NCM 2918.19.43?

NCM 2918.19.43 (29181943) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for esters of benzilic acid. Its official Portuguese description is “Ésteres”.

What is the HS code for NCM 2918.19.43?

HS 2918.19 (Acids; carboxylic acids, (with alcohol function but without other oxygen function), other than lactic, tartaric, citric, and gluconic acids and 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 2918.19.43?

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.