Brazil NCM · 8-digit code

NCM 5301.30.00 – Flax tow and waste

NCM 5301.30.00 (also written 53013000) is Brazil's code for flax tow and waste. Its first 6 digits are HS code 5301.30.

Official description of NCM 5301.30.00

PortuguêsOfficial
Estopas e desperdícios de linho
EnglishUnofficial translation

Flax; tow and waste, including yarn waste and garnetted stock

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

How to read NCM 5301.30.00

53Chapter 01Heading 30Subheading

HS code 5301.30
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 53 Vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn Outras fibras têxteis vegetais; fios de papel e tecidos de fios de papel.
  2. Heading 53.01 Flax, raw or processed but not spun; flax tow and waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) Linho em bruto ou trabalhado, mas não fiado; estopas e desperdícios de linho (incluindo os desperdícios de fios e os fiapos).
  3. Subheading 5301.30 Flax; tow and waste, including yarn waste and garnetted stock
  4. Subitem 5301.30.00 Flax; tow and waste, including yarn waste and garnetted stock Estopas e desperdícios de linho

Questions about NCM 5301.30.00

What is NCM 5301.30.00?

NCM 5301.30.00 (53013000) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for flax tow and waste. Its official Portuguese description is “Estopas e desperdícios de linho”.

What is the HS code for NCM 5301.30.00?

HS 5301.30 (Flax; tow and waste, including yarn waste and garnetted stock). 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 5301.30.00?

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.