Brazilian Tariff (NCM/TEC) · NCM code · HS 3809.91
3809.91.41: Textile finishing agents: À base de parafina ou de derivados de ácidos graxos (gordos)
Textile finishing agents
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: Brazilian Tariff (NCM/TEC), in force from 24 October 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026
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- 3809 Agentes de apresto ou de acabamento, aceleradores de tingimento ou de fixação de matérias corantes e outros produtos e preparações (por exemplo, aprestos preparados e preparações mordentes) do tipo utilizado na indústria têxtil, na indústria do papel, na indústria do couro ou em indústrias semelhantes, não especificados nem compreendidos noutras posições.
- 38099 Outros:
- 3809.91 Do tipo utilizado na indústria têxtil ou nas indústrias semelhantes
- 3809.91.4 Impermeabilizantes
- 3809.91.41 À base de parafina ou de derivados de ácidos graxos (gordos)
What you pay
Importing into Brazil
Customs duty only: import VAT, other taxes and trade defence duties of this country are not covered here, and the duty calculator works only with the EU, Türkiye, US and UK tariffs.
Same subheading in other tariffs
3809.91 Of a kind used in the textile or like industries
UK 6% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
EU 6.3% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 6.3% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
USA 6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Mexico 6% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Argentina 12.6% General (MFN) 7 tariff lines 
Peru 6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
Japan 3.2% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Taiwan 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Brazil lines: 3809.91
- 3809.91.10Do tipo utilizado na indústria têxtil ou nas indústrias: aprestos preparados
- 3809.91.20Do tipo utilizado na indústria têxtil ou nas indústrias: preparações mordentes
- 3809.91.30Do tipo utilizado na indústria têxtil ou nas indústrias: produtos ignífugos
- 3809.91.41À base de parafina ou de derivados de ácidos graxos (gordos)
- 3809.91.49Do tipo utilizado na indústria têxtil ou nas indústrias: impermeabilizantes, outros
- 3809.91.90Do tipo utilizado na indústria têxtil ou nas indústrias: outros
Binding rulings for similar goods
Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.
- N338503 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of MEIKANATE TP-11 from Japan
- N292333 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a flame retardant from China
- 600012478 HMRC
The product is a fabric conditioner used alongside laundry detergent when washing clothes which helps clothes feel soft. It contains the following ingredients: Cationic Surfactants, Non-ionic surfactants, Perfume, Amyl Cinnamal, Cinnamyl Alcohol, Citronellol, Geraniol, Hexyl Cinnamal, Linalool,…
Legal notes
In the Brazilian Tariff (NCM/TEC), 3809.91.41 is one of 6 lines under subheading 3809.91, of a kind used in the textile or like industries.
The TEC rate is 12.6%.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is 6%, the EU duty is 6.3%, the Türkiye duty is 6.3%, the US duty is 6%, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 6%, the Argentina duty is 12.6%, the Peru duty is 6%, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is 3.2%, the Taiwan duty is 5%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is free and the Nigeria duty is 5%.
Brazil imported goods of subheading 3809.91 worth US$16m in 2024; the largest supplier was Germany.
Questions and answers
What is the Brazil import duty for NCM code 3809.91.41?
The TEC rate in the Brazilian Tariff (NCM/TEC) is 12.6%. This page shows the rate as published by the national source and, where the source publishes them, preferential rates: choose the country of origin to see them. Trade defence duties and VAT are not covered.
Where does Brazil import these goods from?
For subheading 3809.91 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Germany (US$4m), followed by China.