Brazil NCM · 8-digit subitem

NCM 2922.42.20 – Glutamic acid salts (e.g. monosodium glutamate)

NCM 2922.42.20 (also written 29224220) is Brazil's code for glutamic acid salts (e.g. monosodium glutamate). Its first 6 digits are HS code 2922.42.

Official description of NCM 2922.42.20

PortuguêsOfficial
Sais
EnglishUnofficial translation

Salts

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

How to read NCM 2922.42.20

29Chapter 22Heading 42Subheading

HS code 2922.42
Same in every country

2Item 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. 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 29.22 Oxygen-function amino-compounds Compostos aminados de funções oxigenadas.
  3. Group 2922.4 Amino-acids, other than those containing more than one kind of oxygen function, and their esters; salts thereof: Aminoácidos, exceto os que contenham mais de um tipo de função oxigenada, e seus ésteres; sais destes produtos:
  4. Subheading 2922.42 Amino-acids, other than those containing more than one kind of oxygen function, and their esters; glutamic acid and its esters; salts thereof Ácido glutâmico e seus sais
  5. Subitem 2922.42.20 Salts Sais

Other NCM codes under HS 2922.42

2922.42.10 Glutamic acidÁcido glutâmico

Questions about NCM 2922.42.20

What is NCM 2922.42.20?

NCM 2922.42.20 (29224220) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for glutamic acid salts (e.g. monosodium glutamate). Its official Portuguese description is “Sais”.

What is the HS code for NCM 2922.42.20?

HS 2922.42 (Amino-acids, other than those containing more than one kind of oxygen function, and their esters; glutamic acid and its esters; salts thereof). 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 2922.42.20?

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.