Brazil NCM · 8-digit subitem

NCM 3006.10.20 – Stainless steel surgical suture materials

NCM 3006.10.20 (also written 30061020) is Brazil's code for stainless steel surgical suture materials. Its first 6 digits are HS code 3006.10.

Official description of NCM 3006.10.20

PortuguêsOfficial
Materiais para suturas cirúrgicas, de aço inoxidável
EnglishUnofficial translation

Surgical suture materials, of stainless steel

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

How to read NCM 3006.10.20

30Chapter 06Heading 10Subheading

HS code 3006.10
Same in every country

2Item 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 30 Pharmaceutical products Produtos farmacêuticos.
  2. Heading 30.06 Pharmaceutical goods Preparações e artigos farmacêuticos indicados na Nota 4 deste Capítulo.
  3. Subheading 3006.10 Pharmaceutical goods; sterile surgical catgut, suture materials, tissue adhesives, laminaria, laminaria tents, absorbable surgical or dental haemostatics, and surgical or dental adhesion barriers Categutes esterilizados, materiais esterilizados semelhantes para suturas cirúrgicas (incluindo os fios absorvíveis esterilizados para cirurgia ou odontologia) e adesivos esterilizados para tecidos orgânicos, utilizados em cirurgia para fechar ferimentos; laminárias esterilizadas; hemostáticos absorvíveis esterilizados para cirurgia ou odontologia; barreiras antiaderentes esterilizadas para cirurgia ou odontologia, absorvíveis ou não
  4. Subitem 3006.10.20 Surgical suture materials, of stainless steel Materiais para suturas cirúrgicas, de aço inoxidável

Other NCM codes under HS 3006.10

3006.10.10 Polydioxanone surgical suture materialsMateriais para suturas cirúrgicas, de polidioxanona 3006.10.90 Other sterile sutures, haemostatics and similarOutros

Questions about NCM 3006.10.20

What is NCM 3006.10.20?

NCM 3006.10.20 (30061020) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for stainless steel surgical suture materials. Its official Portuguese description is “Materiais para suturas cirúrgicas, de aço inoxidável”.

What is the HS code for NCM 3006.10.20?

HS 3006.10 (Pharmaceutical goods; sterile surgical catgut, suture materials, tissue adhesives, laminaria, laminaria tents, absorbable surgical or dental haemostatics, and surgical or dental adhesion barriers). 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 3006.10.20?

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.