Brazil NCM · 8-digit code

NCM 5515.11.00 – Polyester staple fabric with viscose rayon

NCM 5515.11.00 (also written 55151100) is Brazil's code for polyester staple fabric with viscose rayon. Its first 6 digits are HS code 5515.11.

Official description of NCM 5515.11.00

PortuguêsOfficial
Combinadas, principal ou unicamente, com fibras descontínuas de raiom viscose
EnglishUnofficial translation

Fabrics, woven; of polyester staple fibres n.e.c. in chapter 55, mixed mainly or solely with viscose rayon staple fibres

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

How to read NCM 5515.11.00

55Chapter 15Heading 11Subheading

HS code 5515.11
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 55 Man-made staple fibres Fibras sintéticas ou artificiais, descontínuas.
  2. Heading 55.15 Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres, n.e.c. in chapter 55 Outros tecidos de fibras sintéticas descontínuas.
  3. Group 5515.1 Of polyester staple fibres: De fibras descontínuas de poliéster:
  4. Subheading 5515.11 Fabrics, woven; of polyester staple fibres n.e.c. in chapter 55, mixed mainly or solely with viscose rayon staple fibres
  5. Subitem 5515.11.00 Fabrics, woven; of polyester staple fibres n.e.c. in chapter 55, mixed mainly or solely with viscose rayon staple fibres Combinadas, principal ou unicamente, com fibras descontínuas de raiom viscose

Questions about NCM 5515.11.00

What is NCM 5515.11.00?

NCM 5515.11.00 (55151100) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for polyester staple fabric with viscose rayon. Its official Portuguese description is “Combinadas, principal ou unicamente, com fibras descontínuas de raiom viscose”.

What is the HS code for NCM 5515.11.00?

HS 5515.11 (Fabrics, woven; of polyester staple fibres n.e.c. in chapter 55, mixed mainly or solely with viscose rayon staple fibres). 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 5515.11.00?

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.