Brazil NCM · 8-digit subitem

NCM 3003.39.36 – Megestrol acetate, formestane or fulvestrant drugs

NCM 3003.39.36 (also written 30033936) is Brazil's code for megestrol acetate, formestane or fulvestrant drugs. Its first 6 digits are HS code 3003.39.

Official description of NCM 3003.39.36

PortuguêsOfficial
Acetato de megestrol; formestano; fulvestranto
EnglishUnofficial translation

Megestrol acetate; formestane; fulvestrant

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

How to read NCM 3003.39.36

30Chapter 03Heading 39Subheading

HS code 3003.39
Same in every country

3Item 6Subitem

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 30 Pharmaceutical products Produtos farmacêuticos.
  2. Heading 30.03 Medicaments; (not goods of heading no. 3002, 3005 or 3006) of two or more constituents mixed together for therapeutic or prophylactic use not in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale Medicamentos (exceto os produtos das posições 30.02, 30.05 ou 30.06) constituídos por produtos misturados entre si, preparados para fins terapêuticos ou profiláticos, mas não apresentados em doses nem acondicionados para venda a retalho.
  3. Group 3003.3 Other, containing hormones or other products of heading 29.37: Outros, que contenham hormônios ou outros produtos da posição 29.37:
  4. Subheading 3003.39 Medicaments; containing hormones (excluding insulin), (but not containing antibiotics), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, not packaged for retail sale Outros
  5. Item 3003.39.3 Containing oestrogens or progestogens, their derivatives or structural analogues Que contenham estrogênios ou progestogênios, seus derivados ou análogos estruturais
  6. Subitem 3003.39.36 Megestrol acetate; formestane; fulvestrant Acetato de megestrol; formestano; fulvestranto

Other NCM codes under HS 3003.39

3003.39.11 Somatotropin medicaments, bulkSomatotropina 3003.39.12 Chorionic gonadotropin medicaments, bulkGonadotropina coriônica (hCG) 3003.39.13 Menotropin medicaments, bulkMenotropinas 3003.39.14 Corticotropin (ACTH) medicaments, bulkCorticotropina (ACTH) 3003.39.15 Serum gonadotropin medicaments, bulkGonadotropina sérica (PMSG) 3003.39.16 Somatostatin medicaments, bulkSomatostatina ou seus sais 3003.39.17 Buserelin medicaments, bulkBuserelina ou seu acetato 3003.39.18 Triptorelin medicaments, bulkTriptorelina ou seus sais 3003.39.19 Leuprorelin medicaments, bulkLeuprolida ou seu acetato 3003.39.21 Gonadorelin (LH-RH) medicaments, bulkLH-RH (gonadorelina) 3003.39.22 Oxytocin medicaments, bulkOxitocina 3003.39.23 Insulin salt medicaments, bulkSais de insulina 3003.39.24 Thymosin medicaments, bulkTimosinas 3003.39.25 Octreotide medicaments, bulkOctreotida 3003.39.26 Goserelin medicaments, bulkGoserelina ou seu acetato 3003.39.27 Nafarelin medicaments, bulkNafarelina ou seu acetato 3003.39.29 Other peptide hormone medicaments, bulkOutros 3003.39.31 Estradiol hemisuccinate medicaments, bulkHemissuccinato de estradiol 3003.39.32 Estradiol fenpropionate medicaments, bulkFempropionato de estradiol 3003.39.33 Estriol medicaments, bulkEstriol ou seu succinato 3003.39.34 Allylestrenol medicaments, bulkAlilestrenol 3003.39.35 Lynestrenol medicaments, bulkLinestrenol 3003.39.37 Desogestrel medicaments, bulkDesogestrel 3003.39.39 Other oestrogen/progestogen medicaments, bulkOutros 3003.39.81 Levothyroxine sodium medicaments, bulkLevotiroxina sódica 3003.39.82 Liothyronine sodium medicaments, bulkLiotironina sódica 3003.39.91 Cloprostenol sodium/methyl ester drugs, bulkSal sódico ou éster metílico do ácido 9,11,15-triidroxi-16-(3-clorofenoxi)prosta-5,13-dien-1-oico (derivado da prostaglandina F2-alfa) 3003.39.92 Tiratricol (triac) medicaments, bulkTiratricol (triac) ou seu sal sódico 3003.39.94 Spironolactone medicaments, bulkEspironolactona 3003.39.95 Exemestane medicaments, bulkExemestano 3003.39.99 Other hormone medicaments, bulkOutros

Questions about NCM 3003.39.36

What is NCM 3003.39.36?

NCM 3003.39.36 (30033936) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for megestrol acetate, formestane or fulvestrant drugs. Its official Portuguese description is “Acetato de megestrol; formestano; fulvestranto”.

What is the HS code for NCM 3003.39.36?

HS 3003.39 (Medicaments; containing hormones (excluding insulin), (but not containing antibiotics), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, not packaged for retail sale). 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 3003.39.36?

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.