Brazil NCM · 8-digit subitem

NCM 3809.10.90 – Other starch-based finishing agents

NCM 3809.10.90 (also written 38091090) is Brazil's code for other starch-based finishing agents. Its first 6 digits are HS code 3809.10.

Official description of NCM 3809.10.90

PortuguêsOfficial
Outros
EnglishUnofficial translation

Other

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

How to read NCM 3809.10.90

38Chapter 09Heading 10Subheading

HS code 3809.10
Same in every country

9Item 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 38 Chemical products n.e.c. Produtos diversos das indústrias químicas.
  2. Heading 38.09 Finishing agents, dye carriers to accelerate the dyeing, fixing of dyestuffs, other products and preparations, of a kind used in the textile, paper, leather or like industries, n.e.c. or included Agentes de apresto ou de acabamento, aceleradores de tingimento ou de fixação de matérias corantes e outros produtos e preparações (por exemplo, aprestos preparados e preparações mordentes) do tipo utilizado na indústria têxtil, na indústria do papel, na indústria do couro ou em indústrias semelhantes, não especificados nem compreendidos noutras posições.
  3. Subheading 3809.10 Finishing agents and dye carriers; to accelerate dyeing or fixing of dye-stuffs, other products and preparations, used in textile, paper, leather etc industries, with basis of amylaceous substances, n.e.c. À base de matérias amiláceas
  4. Subitem 3809.10.90 Other Outros

Other NCM codes under HS 3809.10

3809.10.10 Starch-based finishing agents for textilesDo tipo utilizado na indústria têxtil

Questions about NCM 3809.10.90

What is NCM 3809.10.90?

NCM 3809.10.90 (38091090) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for other starch-based finishing agents. Its official Portuguese description is “Outros”.

What is the HS code for NCM 3809.10.90?

HS 3809.10 (Finishing agents and dye carriers; to accelerate dyeing or fixing of dye-stuffs, other products and preparations, used in textile, paper, leather etc industries, with basis of amylaceous substances, n.e.c.). 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 3809.10.90?

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.