Brazil NCM · 8-digit code

NCM 3213.90.00 – Other artists', students' or signboard colours

NCM 3213.90.00 (also written 32139000) is Brazil's code for other artists', students' or signboard colours. Its first 6 digits are HS code 3213.90.

Official description of NCM 3213.90.00

PortuguêsOfficial
Outras
EnglishUnofficial translation

Colours; (other than in sets), of a kind used by artists, students or signboard painters

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

How to read NCM 3213.90.00

32Chapter 13Heading 90Subheading

HS code 3213.90
Same in every country

0Item 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. The last two digits are 00 because Brazil does not split this HS code further. The full 8-digit code is used on import declarations (DUIMP), invoices (NF-e) and tax filings.

Full classification path

  1. Chapter 32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints, varnishes; putty, other mastics; inks Extratos tanantes e tintoriais; taninos e seus derivados; pigmentos e outras matérias corantes; tintas e vernizes; mástiques; tintas de escrever.
  2. Heading 32.13 Colours; artists, students, or signboard painters, modifying tints, amusement colours and the like; in tablets, tubes, jars, bottles, pan or in similar forms or packings Cores para pintura artística, atividades educativas, pintura de tabuletas, modificação de tonalidades, recreação e cores semelhantes, em pastilhas, tubos, potes, frascos, godês ou acondicionamentos semelhantes.
  3. Subheading 3213.90 Colours; (other than in sets), of a kind used by artists, students or signboard painters
  4. Subitem 3213.90.00 Colours; (other than in sets), of a kind used by artists, students or signboard painters Outras

Questions about NCM 3213.90.00

What is NCM 3213.90.00?

NCM 3213.90.00 (32139000) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for other artists', students' or signboard colours. Its official Portuguese description is “Outras”.

What is the HS code for NCM 3213.90.00?

HS 3213.90 (Colours; (other than in sets), of a kind used by artists, students or signboard painters). 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 3213.90.00?

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.