Brazil NCM · 8-digit code

NCM 3603.60.00 – Electric detonators

NCM 3603.60.00 (also written 36036000) is Brazil's code for electric detonators. Its first 6 digits are HS code 3603.60.

Official description of NCM 3603.60.00

PortuguêsOfficial
Detonadores elétricos
EnglishUnofficial translation

Electric detonators

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

How to read NCM 3603.60.00

36Chapter 03Heading 60Subheading

HS code 3603.60
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 3603.60 Electric detonators
  4. Subitem 3603.60.00 Electric detonators Detonadores elétricos

Questions about NCM 3603.60.00

What is NCM 3603.60.00?

NCM 3603.60.00 (36036000) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for electric detonators. Its official Portuguese description is “Detonadores elétricos”.

What is the HS code for NCM 3603.60.00?

HS 3603.60 (Electric detonators). 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 3603.60.00?

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.