Brazil NCM · 8-digit subitem

NCM 3404.20.10 – Polyethylene glycol artificial waxes

NCM 3404.20.10 (also written 34042010) is Brazil's code for polyethylene glycol artificial waxes. Its first 6 digits are HS code 3404.20.

Official description of NCM 3404.20.10

PortuguêsOfficial
Ceras artificiais
EnglishUnofficial translation

Artificial waxes

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

How to read NCM 3404.20.10

34Chapter 04Heading 20Subheading

HS code 3404.20
Same in every country

1Item 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 34.04 Waxes; artificial, prepared Ceras artificiais e ceras preparadas.
  3. Subheading 3404.20 Waxes; artificial and prepared, of poly(oxyethylene) (polyethylene glycol) De poli(oxietileno) (polietilenoglicol)
  4. Subitem 3404.20.10 Artificial waxes Ceras artificiais

Other NCM codes under HS 3404.20

3404.20.20 Polyethylene glycol prepared waxesCeras preparadas

Questions about NCM 3404.20.10

What is NCM 3404.20.10?

NCM 3404.20.10 (34042010) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for polyethylene glycol artificial waxes. Its official Portuguese description is “Ceras artificiais”.

What is the HS code for NCM 3404.20.10?

HS 3404.20 (Waxes; artificial and prepared, of poly(oxyethylene) (polyethylene glycol)). 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 3404.20.10?

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.