Brazil NCM · 8-digit code

NCM 4115.20.00 – Leather parings, waste, dust, powder and flour

NCM 4115.20.00 (also written 41152000) is Brazil's code for leather parings, waste, dust, powder and flour. Its first 6 digits are HS code 4115.20.

Official description of NCM 4115.20.00

PortuguêsOfficial
Aparas e outros desperdícios de couros ou de peles preparados ou de couro reconstituído, não utilizáveis para fabricação de obras de couro; serragem, pó e farinha, de couro
EnglishUnofficial translation

Leather; parings and other waste, of leather or composition leather; not suitable for the manufacture of leather articles; leather dust, powder and flour

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

How to read NCM 4115.20.00

41Chapter 15Heading 20Subheading

HS code 4115.20
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 41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather Peles, exceto as peles com pelo, e couros.
  2. Heading 41.15 Composition leather with a basis of leather or leather fibre, in slabs, sheets or strip, in rolls or not; parings and other waste of leather or of composition leather, not suitable for the manufacture of leather articles; leather dust, powder and flour Couro reconstituído, à base de couro ou de fibras de couro, em chapas, folhas ou tiras, mesmo enroladas; aparas e outros desperdícios de couros ou de peles preparados ou de couro reconstituído, não utilizáveis para fabricação de obras de couro; serragem, pó e farinha, de couro.
  3. Subheading 4115.20 Leather; parings and other waste, of leather or composition leather; not suitable for the manufacture of leather articles; leather dust, powder and flour
  4. Subitem 4115.20.00 Leather; parings and other waste, of leather or composition leather; not suitable for the manufacture of leather articles; leather dust, powder and flour Aparas e outros desperdícios de couros ou de peles preparados ou de couro reconstituído, não utilizáveis para fabricação de obras de couro; serragem, pó e farinha, de couro

Questions about NCM 4115.20.00

What is NCM 4115.20.00?

NCM 4115.20.00 (41152000) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for leather parings, waste, dust, powder and flour. Its official Portuguese description is “Aparas e outros desperdícios de couros ou de peles preparados ou de couro reconstituído, não utilizáveis para fabricação de obras de couro; serragem, pó e farinha, de couro”.

What is the HS code for NCM 4115.20.00?

HS 4115.20 (Leather; parings and other waste, of leather or composition leather; not suitable for the manufacture of leather articles; leather dust, powder and flour). 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 4115.20.00?

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.