Brazil NCM · 4-digit heading

NCM 29.40 – Pure sugars; sugar ethers, acetals and esters

About NCM heading 29.40

Sugars, chemically pure, other than sucrose, lactose, maltose, glucose and fructose; sugar ethers, sugar acetals and sugar esters, and their salts, other than the products of heading 29.37, 29.38, or 29.39

Heading 29.40 of Brazil's NCM has 12 eight-digit codes. Official Portuguese description: Açúcares quimicamente puros, exceto sacarose, lactose, maltose, glicose e frutose (levulose); éteres, acetais e ésteres de açúcares, e seus sais, exceto os produtos das posições 29.37, 29.38 ou 29.39.

The first four digits, 2940, identify this heading within chapter 29. Its six-digit subheadings follow the international HS system; the final two digits distinguish Mercosur's NCM classifications. Select a code below to read its English translation, official Portuguese text and full classification path.

For product coverage and classification context, read the HS heading 29.40 guide.

NCM codes in heading 29.40 12

  1. 2940.00 Sugars, chemically pure, other than sucrose, lactose, maltose, glucose and fructose; sugar ethers, sugar acetals and sugar esters, and their salts, other than the products of heading 29.37, 29.38, or 29.39Açúcares quimicamente puros, exceto sacarose, lactose, maltose, glicose e frutose (levulose); éteres, acetais e ésteres de açúcares, e seus sais, exceto os produtos das posições 29.37, 29.38 ou 29.39. HS code
  2. 2940.00.1 Chemically pure sugars Açúcares quimicamente puros
  3. 2940.00.11 GalactoseGalactose
  4. 2940.00.12 ArabinoseArabinose
  5. 2940.00.13 RhamnoseRamnose
  6. 2940.00.19 Other chemically pure sugarsOutros
  7. 2940.00.2 Lactobionic acid, its salts and its esters; halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives thereof Ácido lactobiônico, seus sais e seus ésteres; derivados halogenados, sulfonados, nitrados ou nitrosados destes produtos
  8. 2940.00.21 Lactobionic acidÁcido lactobiônico
  9. 2940.00.22 Calcium lactobionateLactobionato de cálcio
  10. 2940.00.23 Calcium bromolactobionateBromolactobionato de cálcio
  11. 2940.00.29 Other lactobionic acid salts and derivativesOutros
  12. 2940.00.9 Other Outros
  13. 2940.00.92 Calcium or sodium fructose-1,6-diphosphateFrutose-1,6-difosfato de cálcio ou de sódio
  14. 2940.00.93 MaltitolMaltitol
  15. 2940.00.94 Calcium lactogluconateLactogluconato de cálcio
  16. 2940.00.99 Other sugar ethers, acetals and estersOutros

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.