Brazil NCM · 8-digit code

NCM 4502.00.00 – Natural cork blocks, plates, sheets or strip

NCM 4502.00.00 (also written 45020000) is Brazil's code for natural cork blocks, plates, sheets or strip. Its first 6 digits are HS code 4502.00.

Official description of NCM 4502.00.00

PortuguêsOfficial
Cortiça natural, sem a crosta ou simplesmente esquadriada, ou em cubos, chapas, folhas ou tiras, de forma quadrada ou retangular (incluindo os esboços com arestas vivas, para rolhas).
EnglishUnofficial translation

Cork; natural cork, debacked or roughly squared, or in rectangular (including square) blocks, plates, sheets or strip, (including sharp-edged blanks for corks or stoppers)

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

How to read NCM 4502.00.00

45Chapter 02Heading 00Subheading

HS code 4502.00
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 45 Cork and articles of cork Cortiça e suas obras.
  2. Heading 45.02 Natural cork, debacked or roughly squared, or in rectangular (including square) blocks, plates, sheets or strip, (including sharp-edged blanks for corks or stoppers) Cortiça natural, sem a crosta ou simplesmente esquadriada, ou em cubos, chapas, folhas ou tiras, de forma quadrada ou retangular (incluindo os esboços com arestas vivas, para rolhas).
  3. Subheading 4502.00 Cork; natural cork, debacked or roughly squared, or in rectangular (including square) blocks, plates, sheets or strip, (including sharp-edged blanks for corks or stoppers)
  4. Subitem 4502.00.00 Cork; natural cork, debacked or roughly squared, or in rectangular (including square) blocks, plates, sheets or strip, (including sharp-edged blanks for corks or stoppers) Cortiça natural, sem a crosta ou simplesmente esquadriada, ou em cubos, chapas, folhas ou tiras, de forma quadrada ou retangular (incluindo os esboços com arestas vivas, para rolhas).

Questions about NCM 4502.00.00

What is NCM 4502.00.00?

NCM 4502.00.00 (45020000) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for natural cork blocks, plates, sheets or strip. Its official Portuguese description is “Cortiça natural, sem a crosta ou simplesmente esquadriada, ou em cubos, chapas, folhas ou tiras, de forma quadrada ou retangular (incluindo os esboços com arestas vivas, para rolhas).”.

What is the HS code for NCM 4502.00.00?

HS 4502.00 (Cork; natural cork, debacked or roughly squared, or in rectangular (including square) blocks, plates, sheets or strip, (including sharp-edged blanks for corks or stoppers)). 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 4502.00.00?

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.