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What FDA is turning away at the border

7,805
REFUSAL LINES · 105 COUNTRIES · LATEST 2026-07-23

FDA‑refused import lines (Data Dashboard, updated daily). A refusal is a border decision about one shipment line — not a finding against a firm, and not an import ban; the same firm’s next shipment may clear. Countries with large totals ship more and are screened harder, so volume here maps trade and FDA focus, not national quality. Read this as signal, not a scoreboard.

REFUSAL LINES BY MONTH
574
26/03
1524
26/04
1988
26/05
1914
26/06
1805
26/07*

* current month — partial.

BY PRODUCT AREA · FDA INDUSTRY
Tobacco Products
2,757
Human Drugs
1,526
Fruit and Fruit Products
345
Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans
317
Vegetables and Vegetable Products
310
Fishery/Seafood Products
232
Cosmetics
225
Candy without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum
203
General and Plastic Surgery Medical Devices
172
Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base)
158
Spices, Flavors, and Salts
130
Antibiotics for Human Use
126

FDA industry classification of the refused product (from the FDA product code).

TOP REFUSAL CHARGE CODES
3842
2,131
3843
1,877
75
1,630
3854
1,035
118
972
3280
646
482
378
249
347
11
343
3851
283

FDA refusal charge codes (the FD&C Act charges causing refusal). One line can carry several codes, so shares sum past 100%.

BY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN · TOP 12
Sweden
1,528
India
1,034
Mexico
512
Denmark
453
China
424
South Korea
293
Poland
293
Czech Republic
258
Guatemala
224
Canada
189
United States
154
United Kingdom
142

Country volume tracks trade volume and FDA screening focus — a big bar means many shipments screened, not a quality verdict on a country.

RECENT REFUSAL LINES
2026-07-23
Cosmetique Active Production
La Roche Posay, France · ULTRAVIOLET SCREEN/SUNSCREEN N.E.C.
75
2026-07-23
Swedish Match Ab
Stockholm, Denmark · NICOTINE POUCH
3854
2026-07-23
BTL SERVICES
Accra, Ghana · FISH, N.E.C.
SAMPLE ANALYZED308
2026-07-23
BTL SERVICES
Accra, Ghana · MIXED FISHERY/SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, N.E.C.
SAMPLE ANALYZED2499
2026-07-23
SAN ESTEBAN FARM'S S. DE R.L. DEC.V.
Namasigue, Honduras · OKRA (FRUIT USED AS VEGETABLE)
241
2026-07-23
BTL SERVICES
Accra, Ghana · TILAPIA
SAMPLE ANALYZED308
2026-07-23
KONTRAKTINE GAMYBA UAB
Vilnius, Lithuania · MAGNESIUM (MINERAL)
2182300+2
2026-07-23
BTL SERVICES
Accra, Ghana · FISH, N.E.C.
SAMPLE ANALYZED308
2026-07-23
GLOBAL SELECT LTD
Gainsborough, United Kingdom · TOOTHBRUSH, MANUAL
1183280
2026-07-23
BRAND501 CORP
Seongdong, South Korea · MOISTURIZING (SKIN CARE PREPARATIONS)
75
2026-07-23
GDK Cosmetics Co., Ltd.
Namdong, South Korea · OTHER SKIN CARE PREPARATIONS, N.E.C.
3600
2026-07-23
Mars Canada Inc.
Bolton, Canada · BUBBLE GUM (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE)
11218+3
2026-07-23
GLOBAL SNUS, UAB
Vilnius, Lithuania · NICOTINE POUCH
38423843
2026-07-23
Centennial Food Corporation
Bulacan, Philippines · CORN CHIPS, FRIED
11274
2026-07-23
HAGIMEX JOINT STOCK COMPANY
Kim Bang District, Vietnam · LYCHEE, LICHEE, LITCHI, LEECHEE (SUBTROPICAL AND TROPICAL FRUIT)
3898
2026-07-23
InnerMongolia Crown Star Food Industries Co.,Ltd.
Bayannur, China · PUMPKIN SEED (EDIBLE SEED)
241
2026-07-23
SWEDISH SMOKELESS SOLUTIONS
Jarfalla, Sweden · NICOTINE POUCH
38423843
2026-07-23
The Ups Store #48
West Vancouver, Canada · MISCELLANEOUS PATENT MEDICINES, ETC.
75
2026-07-23
VONT AB
Stockholm, Sweden · NICOTINE POUCH
38423843
2026-07-23
SBL Private Limited
Haridwar, India · HOMEOPATHIC DERMATOLOGICAL
75

Chips are FDA refusal charge codes. A refusal is FDA’s decision on one shipment line — not a SPEQ characterization of the firm.

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