Brazil NCM · 8-digit code

NCM 5306.20.00 – Multiple or cabled flax yarn

NCM 5306.20.00 (also written 53062000) is Brazil's code for multiple or cabled flax yarn. Its first 6 digits are HS code 5306.20.

Official description of NCM 5306.20.00

PortuguêsOfficial
Retorcidos ou retorcidos múltiplos
EnglishUnofficial translation

Yarn; of flax, multiple (folded) or cabled

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

How to read NCM 5306.20.00

53Chapter 06Heading 20Subheading

HS code 5306.20
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 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 53.06 Flax yarn Fios de linho.
  3. Subheading 5306.20 Yarn; of flax, multiple (folded) or cabled
  4. Subitem 5306.20.00 Yarn; of flax, multiple (folded) or cabled Retorcidos ou retorcidos múltiplos

Questions about NCM 5306.20.00

What is NCM 5306.20.00?

NCM 5306.20.00 (53062000) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for multiple or cabled flax yarn. Its official Portuguese description is “Retorcidos ou retorcidos múltiplos”.

What is the HS code for NCM 5306.20.00?

HS 5306.20 (Yarn; of flax, multiple (folded) or cabled). 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 5306.20.00?

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.