Brazil NCM · 8-digit code

NCM 5516.23.00 – Yarn-dyed artificial fabric with filaments

NCM 5516.23.00 (also written 55162300) is Brazil's code for yarn-dyed artificial fabric with filaments. Its first 6 digits are HS code 5516.23.

Official description of NCM 5516.23.00

PortuguêsOfficial
De fios de diversas cores
EnglishUnofficial translation

Fabrics, woven; of yarns of different colours, containing less than 85% by weight of artificial staple fibres, mixed mainly or solely with man-made filaments

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

How to read NCM 5516.23.00

55Chapter 16Heading 23Subheading

HS code 5516.23
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 5516.23 Fabrics, woven; of yarns of different colours, containing less than 85% by weight of artificial staple fibres, mixed mainly or solely with man-made filaments
  5. Subitem 5516.23.00 Fabrics, woven; of yarns of different colours, containing less than 85% by weight of artificial staple fibres, mixed mainly or solely with man-made filaments De fios de diversas cores

Questions about NCM 5516.23.00

What is NCM 5516.23.00?

NCM 5516.23.00 (55162300) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for yarn-dyed artificial fabric with filaments. Its official Portuguese description is “De fios de diversas cores”.

What is the HS code for NCM 5516.23.00?

HS 5516.23 (Fabrics, woven; of yarns of different colours, containing less than 85% by weight of artificial staple fibres, mixed mainly or solely with man-made 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 5516.23.00?

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.