Afghanistan — Fruit and Fruit Products — Berries-Grapes
Afghanistan received 48 FDA import refusals in Berries-Grapes, part of Fruit and Fruit Products between 2024-Q1 and 2026-Q4. Volume peaked at 9 in 2026-Q1, with the trend rising year-on-year. The most-cited issues are pesticide residue, filth, and ingredients not listed. Measured against US import value, that runs at 4,520 refusals per $1 billion of imports of this commodity from Afghanistan over the last 3 years.
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Key figures
If you import berries-grapes from Afghanistan
Higher risk. Afghanistan ranks 1st of 8 origins shipping berries-grapes to the US on refusals per $1 billion of US imports, at 4,520 — the highest of them.
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- Hazard or paperwork
- Of 48 refusals in the last 3 years, 48 were hazard findings and 0 paperwork alone.
- Refusals against import volume
- On average, 1 refusal per 66 tonnes imported into the US over the last 3 years; the highest refusal rate of 7 origins with enough import volume on record to rate (US import quantities 2022–2024, FAOSTAT).
- Where refusals happen
- DNBI — North Border, the Canadian land border (22); DNEI — Northeast (14); DWCI — West Coast (12).
- Riskiest months
- January, July, October, by refusals since 2020.
- Test for before shipping
- pesticide residue (37), filth (14), unsafe color additive (3).
- Paperwork to get right
- color not declared (2), false or misleading label (2), no manufacturer name (2).
FDA does not publish how many entries it examines, so no page can state a true probability of refusal; these are the figures that are published.
Quarterly refusals, last 12 quarters
Show the numbers
| Quarter | Refusals | Hazard | Paperwork |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-Q2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024-Q3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024-Q4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-Q1 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 2025-Q2 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025-Q3 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025-Q4 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026-Q1 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| 2026-Q2 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026-Q3 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 2026-Q4 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Recent refusals
- KM6-3689342-2 RAISINS, DRIED OR PASTE Import division DNEI. pesticide residue
- 158-2605643-2 RAISINS (DRIED GRAPES) (BERRY) Import division DWCI. filth
- 823-0227487-1 RAISINS (DRIED GRAPES) (BERRY) Import division DNBI. pesticide residue
- KM6-3686074-4 RAISINS, DRIED OR PASTE Import division DNEI. pesticide residuefilth
- KM6-3676853-3 RAISINS, DRIED OR PASTE Import division DNEI. pesticide residue
- AY0-0138073-4 RAISINS (DRIED GRAPES) (BERRY) Import division DWCI. filth
- KM6-3677433-3 RAISINS, DRIED OR PASTE Import division DNEI. pesticide residueingredients not listednutrition labeling
- KM6-3678654-3 RAISINS, DRIED OR PASTE Import division DNEI. pesticide residue
- 332-0299565-1 RAISINS (DRIED GRAPES) (BERRY) Import division DWCI. filthunsafe color additivecolor not declared
- 9VV-0052264-4 RAISINS, DRIED OR PASTE Import division DWCI. filth
- AXJ-2500098-8 RAISINS (DRIED GRAPES) (BERRY) Import division DNEI. pesticide residue
- AY0-0137641-9 RAISINS (DRIED GRAPES) (BERRY) Import division DNEI. filth
- EUG-0048236-4 RAISINS (DRIED GRAPES) (BERRY) Import division DWCI. filth
- 8KP-0072956-7 RAISINS, DRIED OR PASTE Import division DNEI. pesticide residue
- EUG-0048352-9 RAISINS (DRIED GRAPES) (BERRY) Import division DWCI. filth
- 8NP-0142219-9 MULBERRY, DRIED OR PASTE Import division DNBI. filthfalse or misleading label
- 9R3-0030901-2 RAISINS, DRIED OR PASTE Import division DNBI. pesticide residuefilth
- 823-0220216-1 RAISINS (DRIED GRAPES) (BERRY) Import division DNEI. pesticide residue
- 823-0220863-0 RAISINS (DRIED GRAPES) (BERRY) Import division DNBI. pesticide residue
- 332-0294562-3 RAISINS (DRIED GRAPES) (BERRY) Import division DWCI. filth
Data and downloads
Download all 57 entries (CSV) — every refusal behind this page, with its import division, FDA product code, charges and whether it was a hazard finding or paperwork.
The file holds entries up to 2026-10-22. To get new ones for Afghanistan by email, watch Afghanistan.
Afghanistan country report since 2020 — every refusal by year, charge and import division →