Brazil NCM · 8-digit code

NCM 9606.22.00 – Base metal buttons, not covered with textile

NCM 9606.22.00 (also written 96062200) is Brazil's code for base metal buttons, not covered with textile. Its first 6 digits are HS code 9606.22.

Official description of NCM 9606.22.00

PortuguêsOfficial
De metais comuns, não recobertos de matérias têxteis
EnglishUnofficial translation

Buttons; of base metal, not covered with textile material

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

How to read NCM 9606.22.00

96Chapter 06Heading 22Subheading

HS code 9606.22
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 96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles Obras diversas.
  2. Heading 96.06 Buttons, press-fasteners, snap-fasteners and press-studs, button moulds and other parts of these articles; button blanks Botões, incluindo os de pressão; formas e outras partes, de botões ou de botões de pressão; esboços de botões.
  3. Group 9606.2 Buttons: Botões:
  4. Subheading 9606.22 Buttons; of base metal, not covered with textile material
  5. Subitem 9606.22.00 Buttons; of base metal, not covered with textile material De metais comuns, não recobertos de matérias têxteis

Questions about NCM 9606.22.00

What is NCM 9606.22.00?

NCM 9606.22.00 (96062200) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for base metal buttons, not covered with textile. Its official Portuguese description is “De metais comuns, não recobertos de matérias têxteis”.

What is the HS code for NCM 9606.22.00?

HS 9606.22 (Buttons; of base metal, not covered with textile material). 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 9606.22.00?

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.