Brazil NCM · 8-digit code

NCM 3603.10.00 – Safety fuses

NCM 3603.10.00 (also written 36031000) is Brazil's code for safety fuses. Its first 6 digits are HS code 3603.10.

Official description of NCM 3603.10.00

PortuguêsOfficial
Estopins e rastilhos, de segurança
EnglishUnofficial translation

Safety fuses

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

How to read NCM 3603.10.00

36Chapter 03Heading 10Subheading

HS code 3603.10
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 36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations Pólvoras e explosivos; artigos de pirotecnia; fósforos; ligas pirofóricas; matérias inflamáveis.
  2. Heading 36.03 Safety fuses; detonating cords; percussion or detonating caps; igniters; electric detonators Estopins e rastilhos, de segurança; cordéis (cordões) detonantes; escorvas e cápsulas fulminantes; inflamadores; detonadores elétricos.
  3. Subheading 3603.10 Safety fuses
  4. Subitem 3603.10.00 Safety fuses Estopins e rastilhos, de segurança

Questions about NCM 3603.10.00

What is NCM 3603.10.00?

NCM 3603.10.00 (36031000) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for safety fuses. Its official Portuguese description is “Estopins e rastilhos, de segurança”.

What is the HS code for NCM 3603.10.00?

HS 3603.10 (Safety fuses). 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 3603.10.00?

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.