Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 1008.50

1008.50.00

1008.50.00: Buckwheat, millet and canary seeds: quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa)

Not declarable on its own: use one of its 2 subdivisions Data: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · checked on 24 October 2026

  1. 1008 Buckwheat, millet and canary seeds; other cereals (including wild rice):
  2. 1008.50.00 Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa)

What you pay

Importing into USA

Customs duty 1.1% standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure
VAT no federal VAT; a Merchandise Processing Fee of 0.3464 % is charged on formal entries
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US additional duties of HTS chapter 99 in force on 22 October 2026 are included (Section 301, 232, 338 and 201). IEEPA duties are no longer collected after the Supreme Court ruling of February 2026. Conditional exemptions (US content, end use, metal share) are not computed: check the provision.

Additional duties and import rules

Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.

Additional duties and charges 1

  • Additional dutySection 301 — China — technology transfer, IP and innovation (2018 actions and 2024 four-year review) 25%
    Applies to goods from
    China
    In force
    from 24 September 2018
    Legal act
    HTSUS 9903.88.03

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
General (MFN)—1.1%
US–Australia FTA AUAustraliaFree
US–Bahrain FTA BHBahrainFree
US–Chile FTA CLChileFree
US–Colombia TPA COColombiaFree
US–Israel FTA ILIsraelFree
US–Jordan FTA JOJordanFree
US–Korea FTA KRSouth KoreaFree
US–Morocco FTA MAMoroccoFree
US–Oman FTA OMOmanFree
CAFTA-DR PCosta Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, NicaraguaFree
US–Panama TPA PAPanamaFree
US–Peru TPA PEPeruFree
USMCA SCanada, MexicoFree
US–Singapore FTA SGSingaporeFree
Column 2Cuba, North Korea, Russia, Belarus10%

Special: reduced rates under trade agreements and preference programmes; the letters in brackets name the programmes (for example AU = Australia FTA, KR = Korea FTA).

Subdivisions

  1. 1008.50.00 Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa) 1.1%
  2. 1008.50.00.10 Certified organic kg
  3. 1008.50.00.90 Other kg

Same subheading in other tariffs

1008.50 Buckwheat, millet and canary seed; other cereals: quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa)

UK specific or compound duty Third-country duty 1 tariff line EU specific or compound duty Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 130% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Canada Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Mexico Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Brazil Free – 7.2% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 3.6% Argentina Free – 7.2% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 3.6% Peru Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines New Zealand Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Japan Free – 3% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 1.5% Taiwan 4% Third-country duty 1 tariff line GCC Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Switzerland Free Third-country duty 7 tariff lines · 6× specific or compound duty Norway specific or compound duty Third-country duty 1 tariff line North Macedonia Free – 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 2.5% Nigeria 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line

Legal notes

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) The 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 sweetcorn (Chapter 7).

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HTS code 1008.50.00 is a line of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States under HS subheading 1008.50 (buckwheat, millet and canary seed; other cereals: quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa)).

The general duty is 1.1%.

2 statistical sub-lines below it are used in the declaration.

For the same subheading, the Türkiye duty is 130%, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is free, the Brazil duty is 0%–7.2%, the Argentina duty is 0%–7.2%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is 0%–3%, the Taiwan duty is 4%, the GCC duty is free, the Switzerland duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 0%–5% and the Nigeria duty is 5%.

The United States imported goods of subheading 1008.50 worth US$103m in 2024; the largest supplier was Peru.

Questions and answers

What is the USA import duty for HTS code 1008.50.00?

The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 1.1%. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Is there a lower rate for 1008.50.00 under US trade agreements?

Yes. The Special column reads “Free (A+,AU, BH, CL, CO,D,E, IL, JO, KR, MA, OM,P, PA, PE,S, SG)”: the letters in brackets name the agreements and programmes that grant it.

Where does the United States import these goods from?

For subheading 1008.50 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Peru (US$61m), followed by Bolivia.

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