Brazil NCM · 8-digit subitem

NCM 2939.11.70 – Nicomorphine and its salts

NCM 2939.11.70 (also written 29391170) is Brazil's code for nicomorphine and its salts. Its first 6 digits are HS code 2939.11.

Official description of NCM 2939.11.70

PortuguêsOfficial
Nicomorfina e seus sais
EnglishUnofficial translation

Nicomorphine and its salts

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

How to read NCM 2939.11.70

29Chapter 39Heading 11Subheading

HS code 2939.11
Same in every country

7Item 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 29.39 Alkaloids; natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives Alcaloides, naturais ou reproduzidos por síntese, seus sais, éteres, ésteres e outros derivados.
  3. Group 2939.1 Alkaloids of opium and their derivatives; salts thereof: Alcaloides do ópio e seus derivados; sais destes produtos:
  4. Subheading 2939.11 Alkaloids; of opium and their derivatives; salts thereof Concentrados de palha de dormideira (papoula); buprenorfina (DCI), codeína, di-hidrocodeína (DCI), etilmorfina, etorfina (DCI), folcodina (DCI), heroína, hidrocodona (DCI), hidromorfona (DCI), morfina, nicomorfina (DCI), oxicodona (DCI), oximorfona (DCI), tebacona (DCI) e tebaína; sais destes produtos
  5. Subitem 2939.11.70 Nicomorphine and its salts Nicomorfina e seus sais

Other NCM codes under HS 2939.11

2939.11.10 Concentrates of poppy strawConcentrados de palha de dormideira ou papoula 2939.11.21 Buprenorphine and its saltsBuprenorfina e seus sais 2939.11.22 Codeine and its saltsCodeína e seus sais 2939.11.23 Dihydrocodeine and its saltsDi-hidrocodeína e seus sais 2939.11.31 Ethylmorphine and its saltsEtilmorfina e seus sais 2939.11.32 Etorphine and its saltsEtorfina e seus sais 2939.11.40 Pholcodine and its saltsFolcodina e seus sais 2939.11.51 Heroin and its saltsHeroína e seus sais 2939.11.52 Hydrocodone and its saltsHidrocodona e seus sais 2939.11.53 Hydromorphone and its saltsHidromorfona e seus sais 2939.11.61 MorphineMorfina 2939.11.62 Morphine hydrochloride and sulphateCloridrato e sulfato de morfina 2939.11.69 Other morphine saltsOutros 2939.11.81 Oxycodone and its saltsOxicodona e seus sais 2939.11.82 Oxymorphone and its saltsOximorfona e seus sais 2939.11.91 Thebacon and its saltsTebacona e seus sais 2939.11.92 Thebaine and its saltsTebaína e seus sais

Questions about NCM 2939.11.70

What is NCM 2939.11.70?

NCM 2939.11.70 (29391170) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for nicomorphine and its salts. Its official Portuguese description is “Nicomorfina e seus sais”.

What is the HS code for NCM 2939.11.70?

HS 2939.11 (Alkaloids; of opium and their derivatives; 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 2939.11.70?

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.