Brazil NCM · 8-digit subitem

NCM 8112.21.20 – Chromium powders

NCM 8112.21.20 (also written 81122120) is Brazil's code for chromium powders. Its first 6 digits are HS code 8112.21.

Official description of NCM 8112.21.20

PortuguêsOfficial
Pós
EnglishUnofficial translation

Powders

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

How to read NCM 8112.21.20

81Chapter 12Heading 21Subheading

HS code 8112.21
Same in every country

2Item 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 81 Metals; n.e.c., cermets and articles thereof Outros metais comuns; cermets; obras dessas matérias.
  2. Heading 81.12 Beryllium, chromium, hafnium, rhenium, thallium, cadmium, germanium, vanadium, gallium, indium and niobium (columbium), articles of these metals, including waste and scrap Berílio, cromo, háfnio (céltio), rênio, tálio, cádmio, germânio, vanádio, gálio, índio e nióbio (colômbio), e suas obras, incluindo os desperdícios e resíduos, e sucata.
  3. Group 8112.2 Chromium: Cromo:
  4. Subheading 8112.21 Chromium and articles thereof; unwrought chromium, powders Em formas brutas; pós
  5. Subitem 8112.21.20 Powders Pós

Other NCM codes under HS 8112.21

8112.21.10 Unwrought chromiumEm formas brutas

Questions about NCM 8112.21.20

What is NCM 8112.21.20?

NCM 8112.21.20 (81122120) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for chromium powders. Its official Portuguese description is “Pós”.

What is the HS code for NCM 8112.21.20?

HS 8112.21 (Chromium and articles thereof; unwrought chromium, powders). 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 8112.21.20?

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.