Brazil NCM · 8-digit subitem

NCM 5211.20.10 – Bleached cotton-mix plain weave, over 200 g/m²

NCM 5211.20.10 (also written 52112010) is Brazil's code for bleached cotton-mix plain weave, over 200 g/m². Its first 6 digits are HS code 5211.20.

Official description of NCM 5211.20.10

PortuguêsOfficial
Em ponto de tafetá
EnglishUnofficial translation

Plain weave

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

How to read NCM 5211.20.10

52Chapter 11Heading 20Subheading

HS code 5211.20
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 52 Cotton Algodão.
  2. Heading 52.11 Woven fabrics of cotton, containing less than 85% by weight of cotton, mixed mainly or solely with man-made fibres, weighing more than 200g/m2 Tecidos de algodão que contenham menos de 85 %, em peso, de algodão, combinados, principal ou unicamente, com fibras sintéticas ou artificiais, de peso superior a 200 g/m².
  3. Subheading 5211.20 Fabrics, woven; containing less than 85% by weight of cotton, mixed mainly or solely with man-made fibres, weighing more than 200g/m2, bleached Branqueados
  4. Subitem 5211.20.10 Plain weave Em ponto de tafetá

Other NCM codes under HS 5211.20

5211.20.20 Bleached cotton-mix 3/4-thread twill over 200 g/m²Em ponto sarjado, incluindo o diagonal, cuja relação de textura não seja superior a 4 5211.20.90 Bleached cotton-mix, other weaves, over 200 g/m²Outros

Questions about NCM 5211.20.10

What is NCM 5211.20.10?

NCM 5211.20.10 (52112010) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for bleached cotton-mix plain weave, over 200 g/m². Its official Portuguese description is “Em ponto de tafetá”.

What is the HS code for NCM 5211.20.10?

HS 5211.20 (Fabrics, woven; containing less than 85% by weight of cotton, mixed mainly or solely with man-made fibres, weighing more than 200g/m2, bleached). 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 5211.20.10?

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.