Import/export HS code 100850: Quinoa

A popular superfood grain, high in protein and gluten-free, often used in salads and as a rice substitute

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* UK only, last 24 months analysed

Imports by country

What this shows: Import market volume by exporter country into the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Peru 10,231,800
Netherlands 763,905
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 588,505
Chile 583,146
France 343,922

Countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month volume, right side by second 12-month volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Peru 4,849,264 5,382,536 +533,272
Netherlands 251,343 512,562 +261,219
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 155,840 432,665 +276,825
Chile 342,992 240,154 -102,838
France 175,697 168,225 -7,472
Germany 125,949 201,139 +75,190
Belgium 118,408 107,382 -11,026
Canada 0 205,894 +205,894
United States 144,931 43,283 -101,648
Italy 68,835 82,333 +13,498

Imports by country of origin

What this shows: Import volume by production origin country. Differences from exporter-country data can indicate re-export routes.

Top 5 values

Origin £
Peru 11,035,460
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,839,415
France 251,394
Belgium 200,343
Germany 169,870

Country of origin rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Peru 5,194,483 5,840,977 +646,494
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 601,841 1,237,574 +635,733
France 194,586 56,808 -137,778
Belgium 89,248 111,095 +21,847
Germany 147,212 22,658 -124,554
Netherlands 67,925 80,182 +12,257
Spain 47,738 64,620 +16,882
Italy 56,124 39,513 -16,611
New Zealand 40,750 0 -40,750
India 5,222 33,387 +28,165

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - West and North West 8
Inner London - East 5
Outer London - South 5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4
Essex 3

UK regions rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: UK regions are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month importer count, right side by second 12-month importer count, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

UK region First 12m Second 12m Delta
Outer London - West and North West 7 6 -1
Inner London - East 4 3 -1
Outer London - South 3 4 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 3 +0
Essex 2 3 +1
Inner London - West 1 2 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 2 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 1 -1
Outer London - East and North East 2 2 +0

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,299,256
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,678,781
Other 14,081
Air transport 13,299

Transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,690,410 6,608,846 +918,436
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 774,507 904,274 +129,767
Other 7,179 6,902 -277
Air transport 9,227 4,072 -5,155

Import volume by port

What this shows: Import value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 10,733,886
Felixstowe 2,044,988
Dover 575,365
Eurotunnel 159,200
Harwich 151,650

Port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
London Gateway Port 5,081,797 5,652,089 +570,292
Felixstowe 858,651 1,186,337 +327,686
Dover 239,726 335,639 +95,913
Eurotunnel 59,661 99,539 +39,878
Harwich 79,558 72,092 -7,466
Immingham Docks 27,824 107,147 +79,323
London 68,973 31,092 -37,881
Thamesport 18,480 3,689 -14,791
Purfleet 3,939 11,482 +7,543
Liverpool Docks 14,728 0 -14,728

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 29
Manufacture of food products 9
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4
Food and beverage service activities 2
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 9
2026-03 7
2026-02 6
2026-01 9
2025-12 12

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

Importer company size by revenue band

What this shows: Distribution of importers across company revenue bands.

Top 5 values

Revenue Companies
54m+ 14
1m-15m 12
15m-54m 10
Other 4
0-1m 3

Import seasonality

What this shows: Average monthly import pattern from historical data.

Exports by country

What this shows: Export market volume by destination country from the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Ireland 666,366
Denmark 191,582
France 161,077
Sweden 145,667
Netherlands 118,233

Export countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Destination countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export volume, right side by second 12-month export volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Ireland 229,618 436,748 +207,130
Denmark 96,273 95,309 -964
France 152,319 8,758 -143,561
Sweden 52,089 93,578 +41,489
Netherlands 42,610 75,623 +33,013
Germany 0 83,672 +83,672
Spain 63,407 0 -63,407
Norway 44,110 13,070 -31,040
United Arab Emirates 30,992 25,490 -5,502
Romania 0 29,872 +29,872

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
XI 28,652
Ireland 5,918
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 857
Peru 260

Export origin countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
XI 14,928 13,724 -1,204
Ireland 2,752 3,166 +414
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0 857 +857
Peru 13 247 +234

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,233,106
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 484,805
Other 40,818
Air transport 2,873

Export transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 645,614 587,492 -58,122
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 151,984 332,821 +180,837
Other 19,344 21,474 +2,130
Air transport 2,873 0 -2,873

Export volume by port

What this shows: Export value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 399,821
Dover / Eurotunnel 368,872
Holyhead 306,849
Liverpool Docks 257,760
London Gateway Port 141,273

Export port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Immingham Docks 194,478 205,343 +10,865
Dover / Eurotunnel 221,342 147,530 -73,812
Holyhead 81,474 225,375 +143,901
Liverpool Docks 115,645 142,115 +26,470
London Gateway Port 86,841 54,432 -32,409
Felixstowe 20,059 52,537 +32,478
London 27,093 21,301 -5,792
000 19,344 21,474 +2,130
Southampton 17,279 20,468 +3,189
Ayr Harbour 2,774 22,507 +19,733

Quick facts

HS code: 100850

Coverage: United Kingdom, most metrics for the last 24 months

Description: A popular superfood grain, high in protein and gluten-free, often used in salads and as a rice substitute