Brazil NCM · 8-digit subitem

NCM 3705.00.10 – Positive glass photomasks for silicon chips

NCM 3705.00.10 (also written 37050010) is Brazil's code for positive glass photomasks for silicon chips. Its first 6 digits are HS code 3705.00.

Official description of NCM 3705.00.10

PortuguêsOfficial
Fotomáscaras sobre vidro plano, positivas, próprias para gravação em pastilhas de silício (chips) para fabricação de microestruturas eletrônicas
EnglishUnofficial translation

Photomasks on flat glass, positive, suitable for engraving on silicon wafers (chips) for the manufacture of electronic microstructures

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

How to read NCM 3705.00.10

37Chapter 05Heading 00Subheading

HS code 3705.00
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 37 Photographic or cinematographic goods Produtos para fotografia e cinematografia.
  2. Heading 37.05 Photographic plates and film; exposed and developed, other than cinematographic film Chapas e filmes, fotográficos, impressionados e revelados, exceto os filmes cinematográficos.
  3. Subheading 3705.00 Photographic plates and film; exposed and developed, other than cinematographic film Chapas e filmes, fotográficos, impressionados e revelados, exceto os filmes cinematográficos.
  4. Subitem 3705.00.10 Photomasks on flat glass, positive, suitable for engraving on silicon wafers (chips) for the manufacture of electronic microstructures Fotomáscaras sobre vidro plano, positivas, próprias para gravação em pastilhas de silício (chips) para fabricação de microestruturas eletrônicas

Other NCM codes under HS 3705.00

3705.00.90 Other developed photographic plates and filmOutros

Questions about NCM 3705.00.10

What is NCM 3705.00.10?

NCM 3705.00.10 (37050010) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for positive glass photomasks for silicon chips. Its official Portuguese description is “Fotomáscaras sobre vidro plano, positivas, próprias para gravação em pastilhas de silício (chips) para fabricação de microestruturas eletrônicas”.

What is the HS code for NCM 3705.00.10?

HS 3705.00 (Photographic plates and film; exposed and developed, other than cinematographic film). 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 3705.00.10?

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.