Brazil NCM · 8-digit subitem

NCM 8308.90.20 – Base metal beads and spangles

NCM 8308.90.20 (also written 83089020) is Brazil's code for base metal beads and spangles. Its first 6 digits are HS code 8308.90.

Official description of NCM 8308.90.20

PortuguêsOfficial
Contas e lantejoulas
EnglishUnofficial translation

Beads and spangles

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

How to read NCM 8308.90.20

83Chapter 08Heading 90Subheading

HS code 8308.90
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 83 Metal; miscellaneous products of base metal Obras diversas de metais comuns.
  2. Heading 83.08 Clasps, frames with clasps, buckles, buckle-clasps, hooks, eyes, eyelets etc for clothing & accessories, footwear, jewellery, wrist-watches, books, awnings, leather goods, travel goods, saddlery etc, tubular etc rivets, beads, spangles, of base metal Fechos, armações com fecho, fivelas, fivelas-fecho, grampos, colchetes, ilhoses e artigos semelhantes, de metais comuns, para vestuário ou acessórios de vestuário, calçado, joalheria, relógios de pulso, livros, encerados, artigos de couro, artigos de seleiro, artigos de viagem, ou para outras confecções; rebites tubulares ou de haste fendida, de metais comuns; contas e lantejoulas, de metais comuns.
  3. Subheading 8308.90 Clasps, frames with clasps, buckles, buckle clasps; of base metal, of a kind used for clothing & accessories, footwear, jewellery, wrist-watches, books, awnings, leather goods, travel goods, saddlery etc, including parts Outros, incluindo as partes
  4. Subitem 8308.90.20 Beads and spangles Contas e lantejoulas

Other NCM codes under HS 8308.90

8308.90.10 Base metal bucklesFivelas 8308.90.90 Clasps, buckle-clasps and other similar itemsOutros

Questions about NCM 8308.90.20

What is NCM 8308.90.20?

NCM 8308.90.20 (83089020) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for base metal beads and spangles. Its official Portuguese description is “Contas e lantejoulas”.

What is the HS code for NCM 8308.90.20?

HS 8308.90 (Clasps, frames with clasps, buckles, buckle clasps; of base metal, of a kind used for clothing & accessories, footwear, jewellery, wrist-watches, books, awnings, leather goods, travel goods, saddlery etc, including parts). 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 8308.90.20?

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.