Brazil NCM · 8-digit subitem
NCM 3003.90.16 – High-potency vitamin A/D3 ester drugs, bulk
NCM 3003.90.16 (also written 30039016) is Brazil's code for high-potency vitamin A/D3 ester drugs, bulk. Its first 6 digits are HS code 3003.90.
Official description of NCM 3003.90.16
- PortuguêsOfficial
Ésteres das vitaminas A e D3, em concentração igual ou superior a 1.500.000 UI/g de vitamina A e igual ou superior a 50.000 UI/g de vitamina D3
- EnglishUnofficial translation
Esters of vitamins A and D3, in a concentration of 1,500,000 IU/g or more of vitamin A and of 50,000 IU/g or more of vitamin D3
Nomenclatura Comum do Mercosul (Siscomex). Updated Oct 2026 · In force since Apr 2022 (Res Gecex 272/2021).
How to read NCM 3003.90.16
HS code 3003.90
Same in every country
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
- Chapter 30 Pharmaceutical products Produtos farmacêuticos.
- 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.
- Subheading 3003.90 Medicaments; (not containing antibiotics, hormones, alkaloids or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, (not packaged for retail sale) Outros
- Item 3003.90.1 Containing vitamins or other products of heading 29.36 Que contenham vitaminas ou outros produtos da posição 29.36
- Subitem 3003.90.16 Esters of vitamins A and D3, in a concentration of 1,500,000 IU/g or more of vitamin A and of 50,000 IU/g or more of vitamin D3 Ésteres das vitaminas A e D3, em concentração igual ou superior a 1.500.000 UI/g de vitamina A e igual ou superior a 50.000 UI/g de vitamina D3
Other NCM codes under HS 3003.90
Questions about NCM 3003.90.16
What is NCM 3003.90.16?
NCM 3003.90.16 (30039016) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for high-potency vitamin A/D3 ester drugs, bulk. Its official Portuguese description is “Ésteres das vitaminas A e D₃, em concentração igual ou superior a 1.500.000 UI/g de vitamina A e igual ou superior a 50.000 UI/g de vitamina D₃”.
What is the HS code for NCM 3003.90.16?
HS 3003.90 (Medicaments; (not containing antibiotics, hormones, alkaloids or their derivatives), 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 3003.90.16?
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.