Brazil NCM · 8-digit subitem

NCM 3402.39.20 – Sodium N-methyl-N-oleyltaurate

NCM 3402.39.20 (also written 34023920) is Brazil's code for sodium N-methyl-N-oleyltaurate. Its first 6 digits are HS code 3402.39.

Official description of NCM 3402.39.20

PortuguêsOfficial
N-Metil-N-oleiltaurato de sódio
EnglishUnofficial translation

Sodium N-methyl-N-oleyltaurate

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

How to read NCM 3402.39.20

34Chapter 02Heading 39Subheading

HS code 3402.39
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 34 Soap, organic surface-active agents; washing, lubricating, polishing or scouring preparations; artificial or prepared waxes, candles and similar articles, modelling pastes, dental waxes and dental preparations with a basis of plaster Sabões, agentes orgânicos de superfície, preparações para lavagem, preparações lubrificantes, ceras artificiais, ceras preparadas, produtos de conservação e limpeza, velas e artigos semelhantes, massas ou pastas para modelar, "ceras para odontologia" e composições para odontologia à base de gesso.
  2. Heading 34.02 Organic surface-active agents (not soap); surface-active, washing (including auxiliary washing) and cleaning preparations, containing soap or not, excluding those of heading no. 3401 Agentes orgânicos de superfície (exceto sabões); preparações tensoativas, preparações para lavagem (incluindo as preparações auxiliares para lavagem) e preparações para limpeza, mesmo que contenham sabão, exceto as da posição 34.01.
  3. Group 3402.3 Anionic organic surface-active agents, whether or not put up for retail sale: Agentes orgânicos de superfície aniônicos, mesmo acondicionados para venda a retalho:
  4. Subheading 3402.39 Anionic organic surface-active agents (other than soap); other than linear alkylbenzene sulphonic acids and their salts, whether or not put up for retail sale Outros
  5. Subitem 3402.39.20 Sodium N-methyl-N-oleyltaurate N-Metil-N-oleiltaurato de sódio

Other NCM codes under HS 3402.39

3402.39.10 Sodium dibutylnaphthalene sulphateDibutilnaftalenossulfato de sódio 3402.39.30 Sodium secondary alkylsulphonateAlquilsulfonato de sódio, secundário 3402.39.90 Other anionic surface-active agentsOutros

Questions about NCM 3402.39.20

What is NCM 3402.39.20?

NCM 3402.39.20 (34023920) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for sodium N-methyl-N-oleyltaurate. Its official Portuguese description is “N-Metil-N-oleiltaurato de sódio”.

What is the HS code for NCM 3402.39.20?

HS 3402.39 (Anionic organic surface-active agents (other than soap); other than linear alkylbenzene sulphonic acids and their salts, whether or not put up 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 3402.39.20?

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.