Brazil NCM · 8-digit code

NCM 5516.21.00 – (Un)bleached artificial fabric with filaments

NCM 5516.21.00 (also written 55162100) is Brazil's code for (Un)bleached artificial fabric with filaments. Its first 6 digits are HS code 5516.21.

Official description of NCM 5516.21.00

PortuguêsOfficial
Crus ou branqueados
EnglishUnofficial translation

Fabrics, woven; unbleached or bleached, containing less than 85% by weight of artificial staple fibres, mixed mainly or solely with manmade filaments

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

How to read NCM 5516.21.00

55Chapter 16Heading 21Subheading

HS code 5516.21
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 55.16 Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres Tecidos de fibras artificiais descontínuas.
  3. Group 5516.2 Containing less than 85% by weight of artificial staple fibres, mixed mainly or solely with man-made filaments: Que contenham menos de 85 %, em peso, de fibras artificiais descontínuas, combinadas, principal ou unicamente, com filamentos sintéticos ou artificiais:
  4. Subheading 5516.21 Fabrics, woven; unbleached or bleached, containing less than 85% by weight of artificial staple fibres, mixed mainly or solely with manmade filaments
  5. Subitem 5516.21.00 Fabrics, woven; unbleached or bleached, containing less than 85% by weight of artificial staple fibres, mixed mainly or solely with manmade filaments Crus ou branqueados

Questions about NCM 5516.21.00

What is NCM 5516.21.00?

NCM 5516.21.00 (55162100) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for (Un)bleached artificial fabric with filaments. Its official Portuguese description is “Crus ou branqueados”.

What is the HS code for NCM 5516.21.00?

HS 5516.21 (Fabrics, woven; unbleached or bleached, containing less than 85% by weight of artificial staple fibres, mixed mainly or solely with manmade filaments). 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 5516.21.00?

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.