# HS code 1008.50: Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa)

> HS code 1008.50 covers quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa). It sits in heading 10.08 (buckwheat, millet and canary seeds; other cereals) in chapter 10 (cereals). Other goods of heading 10.08 are classified under 1008.10 (buckwheat), 1008.21 (millet, seed), 1008.29 (millet, other), 1008.30 (canary seed) or 3 others.

Source: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/100850
Last updated: 13 October 2026

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## Key facts

- HS code: 1008.50
- Covers: Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa)
- Heading: [10.08: Buckwheat, millet and canary seeds; other cereals](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/1008)
- Chapter: [10: Cereals](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/10)
- Edition: HS2022
- Duty rates: [Set by each country’s tariff](https://staging.border.bot/countries)

## What this code covers

HS code 1008.50 covers quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa).

The legal text of the subheading is “Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa)”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 10.08 are classified under 1008.10 (buckwheat), 1008.21 (millet, seed), 1008.29 (millet, other), 1008.30 (canary seed) or 3 others.

- [1008.10](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/100810) Buckwheat
- [1008.21](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/100821) Millet: Seed
- [1008.29](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/100829) Millet: Other
- [1008.30](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/100830) Canary seed
- [1008.40](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/100840) Fonio (Digitaria spp.)
- [1008.60](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/100860) Triticale
- [1008.90](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/100890) Other cereals

## How it is structured

1008.50 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 10, are the chapter; the first four, 1008, are heading 10.08; the last two, 50, identify the subheading within the heading.

Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.

- Chapter 10: Cereals
- Heading 10.08: Buckwheat, millet and canary seeds; other cereals
- Subheading 1008.50: Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa)

## In other countries

No national tariff lines under 1008.50 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 1008.50 at six digits and add their own digits after it.

- Previous subheading: [1008.40](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/100840) Fonio (Digitaria spp.)
- Next subheading: [1008.60](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/100860) Triticale

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 1008.50 cover?

HS code 1008.50 covers quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa).

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 1008.50 in?

HS code 1008.50 is in heading 10.08 (buckwheat, millet and canary seeds; other cereals) in chapter 10 (cereals).

### Where are goods of heading 10.08 classified when 1008.50 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 10.08 are classified under 1008.10 (buckwheat), 1008.21 (millet, seed), 1008.29 (millet, other), 1008.30 (canary seed) or 3 others.

## Sources and updates

The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 1 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 13 October 2026.

This page was last updated on 13 October 2026.

Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling.

Machine-readable: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/100850.json