Brazil NCM · 8-digit subitem

NCM 2940.00.12 – Arabinose

NCM 2940.00.12 (also written 29400012) is Brazil's code for arabinose. Its first 6 digits are HS code 2940.00.

Official description of NCM 2940.00.12

PortuguêsOfficial
Arabinose
EnglishUnofficial translation

Arabinose

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

How to read NCM 2940.00.12

29Chapter 40Heading 00Subheading

HS code 2940.00
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 29.40 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 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.
  3. Subheading 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 29.39 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.
  4. Item 2940.00.1 Chemically pure sugars Açúcares quimicamente puros
  5. Subitem 2940.00.12 Arabinose Arabinose

Other NCM codes under HS 2940.00

2940.00.11 GalactoseGalactose 2940.00.13 RhamnoseRamnose 2940.00.19 Other chemically pure sugarsOutros 2940.00.21 Lactobionic acidÁcido lactobiônico 2940.00.22 Calcium lactobionateLactobionato de cálcio 2940.00.23 Calcium bromolactobionateBromolactobionato de cálcio 2940.00.29 Other lactobionic acid salts and derivativesOutros 2940.00.92 Calcium or sodium fructose-1,6-diphosphateFrutose-1,6-difosfato de cálcio ou de sódio 2940.00.93 MaltitolMaltitol 2940.00.94 Calcium lactogluconateLactogluconato de cálcio 2940.00.99 Other sugar ethers, acetals and estersOutros

Questions about NCM 2940.00.12

What is NCM 2940.00.12?

NCM 2940.00.12 (29400012) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for arabinose. Its official Portuguese description is “Arabinose”.

What is the HS code for NCM 2940.00.12?

HS 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 29.39). 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 2940.00.12?

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.