Brazil NCM · 8-digit subitem

NCM 5601.21.10 – Cotton wadding

NCM 5601.21.10 (also written 56012110) is Brazil's code for cotton wadding. Its first 6 digits are HS code 5601.21.

Official description of NCM 5601.21.10

PortuguêsOfficial
Pastas (ouates)
EnglishUnofficial translation

Wadding

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

How to read NCM 5601.21.10

56Chapter 01Heading 21Subheading

HS code 5601.21
Same in every country

1Item 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. Digits 7 and 8 are Brazil's own split of that HS code. The full 8-digit code is used on import declarations (DUIMP), invoices (NF-e) and tax filings.

Full classification path

  1. Chapter 56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens, special yarns; twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof Pastas (ouates), feltros e falsos tecidos (tecidos não tecidos); fios especiais; cordéis, cordas e cabos; artigos de cordoaria.
  2. Heading 56.01 Wadding of textile materials and articles thereof; textile fibres, not exceeding 5 mm in length (flock), textile dust and mill neps Pastas (ouates) de matérias têxteis e artigos destas pastas (ouates); fibras têxteis de comprimento não superior a 5 mm (tontisses), nós e bolotas (borbotos*) de matérias têxteis.
  3. Group 5601.2 Wadding of textile materials and articles of such wadding: Pastas (ouates) de matérias têxteis e artigos destas pastas (ouates):
  4. Subheading 5601.21 Wadding; other articles thereof, of cotton De algodão
  5. Subitem 5601.21.10 Wadding Pastas (ouates)

Other NCM codes under HS 5601.21

5601.21.90 Other articles of cotton waddingOutros artigos de pastas (ouates)

Questions about NCM 5601.21.10

What is NCM 5601.21.10?

NCM 5601.21.10 (56012110) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for cotton wadding. Its official Portuguese description is “Pastas (ouates)”.

What is the HS code for NCM 5601.21.10?

HS 5601.21 (Wadding; other articles thereof, of cotton). 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 5601.21.10?

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.