Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa)

HTS code 1008.50.00 covers quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa). This code is used for importing quinoa, with a general duty of 1.10% but potentially free duty for goods originating from eligible countries with preferential trade agreements, as detailed within Chapter 10 regarding cereals.

Detailed information for HTS Code 1008.50.00

This tariff classification falls within Chapter 10, which covers cereals, and specifically addresses quinoa, a type of seed also known as *Chenopodium quinoa*. The 1008.50.00 code is for quinoa itself, and there are two subdivisions to further specify the type: 1008.50.00.10 for certified organic quinoa and 1008.50.00.90 for all other quinoa. When reporting, choose the appropriate suffix based on whether the quinoa is certified organic or not, referencing General Statistical Note 6 for approved standards regarding “Certified organic”.

Chapter	Chapter 10 - Cereals
Section	Section II - Vegetable Products

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General Duty

1.10%

Standard trade partners (NTR)

Special Duty

Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E, IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S, SG)

Eligible FTA or preference programs

The duty for Quinoa (HTS code 1008.50.00) is generally 1.10% for standard trade partners (NTR). However, a duty rate of Free applies to imports from specific countries (A+, AU, BH, CL, CO, D, E, IL, JO, KR, MA, OM, P, PA, PE, S, SG) that are eligible for FTA or preference programs. This duty schedule applies to both subdivisions: 1008.50.00.10 (Certified organic) and 1008.50.00.90 (Other). All reporting is required in kilograms (kg), as indicated by the units specification. No other special rates or conditions are specified.

Rate of Duty (Column 2): 10%

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Code subdivisions

1008.50.00.10

Buckwheat, millet and canary seeds; other cereals (including wild rice): > Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa) > Certified organic

1008.50.00.90

Buckwheat, millet and canary seeds; other cereals (including wild rice): > Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa) > Other

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Chapter & section notes

Chapter notes

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Revision 29 (2025) Annotated for Statistical Reporting Purposes CHAPTER 10 CEREALS II 10-1 Notes 1. (a) The products specified in the headings of this chapter are to be classified in those headings only if grains are present, whether or not in the ear or on the stalk. (b) This chapter does not cover grains which have been hulled or otherwise worked. However, rice, husked, milled, polished, glazed, parboiled, or broken remains classified in heading 1006. Similarly, quinoa from which the pericarp has been wholly or partly removed in order to separate the saponin, but which has not undergone any other processes, remains classified in heading 1008. 2. Heading 1005 does not cover sweet corn (chapter 7). Subheading Note 1. The term " durum wheat" means wheat of the Triticum durum species and the hybrids derived from the interspecific crossing of Triticum durum which have the same number (28) of chromosomes as that species. Additional U.S. Note 1. In subheading 1005.10, the expression "seed" covers only seed corn or maize which is certified by a responsible officer or agency of a foreign government in accordance with the rules and regulations of that government to have been grown and approved especially for use as seed, in containers marked with the foreign government's official certified seed corn tags. Statistical Note 1. For a list of approved standards for "Certified organic", see General Statistical Note 6. Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Revision 29 (2025) Annotated for Statistical Reporting Purposes II 10-2

Section notes

SECTION II VEGETABLE PRODUCTS II-1 Note 1. In this section the term "pellets" means products which have been agglomerated either directly by compression or by the addition of a binder in a proportion not exceeding 3 percent by weight. Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Revision 29 (2025) Annotated for Statistical Reporting Purposes II-2 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Revision 29 (2025) Annotated for Statistical Reporting Purposes

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