Chile — All Categories
Chile received 88 FDA import refusals across all food categories between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume peaked at 14 in 2025-Q4, with the trend roughly flat year-on-year. The most-cited issues are pesticide residue, insanitary plant, and insanitary handling. No trade baseline is published for some of Chile's categories, so no per-$1B rate is shown for the origin total.
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Key figures
- Hazard or paperwork
- Of these, 83 were hazard refusals and 5 were paperwork refusals.
Quarterly refusals, last 12 quarters
Show the numbers
| Quarter | Refusals | Hazard | Paperwork |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-Q4 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024-Q1 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 2024-Q2 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2024-Q3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024-Q4 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025-Q1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025-Q2 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| 2025-Q3 | 12 | 11 | 1 |
| 2025-Q4 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| 2026-Q1 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 2026-Q2 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2026-Q3 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
By year
| Year | Refusals |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 |
| 2025 | 42 |
| 2024 | 21 |
| 2023 | 23 |
| 2022 | 23 |
| 2021 | 20 |
| 2020 | 26 |
By category, last 156 weeks
| Category | Refusals | Per $1B US imports | Most-cited hazard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fruit and Fruit Products | 68 | — | pesticide residue |
| Baby (Infant and Junior) Food Products | 10 | — | filth |
| Fishery/Seafood Products | 5 | — | Listeria monocytogenes |
| Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | 2 | — | unapproved new drug |
| Dressings and Condiments | 1 | — | labeling |
| Whole Grains, Milled Grain Products, and Starch | 1 | — | nutrition labeling |
Recent refusals
- 231-7584362-9 BLUEBERRIES (BERRY)Fruit and Fruit Products. Import division DSEI. insanitary plantinsanitary handlingpesticide residue
- 231-7584417-1 BLUEBERRIES (BERRY)Fruit and Fruit Products. Import division DSEI. E. coli O157:H7
- EI5-4041505-3 BLUEBERRIES (BERRY)Fruit and Fruit Products. Import division DNEI. insanitary plantinsanitary handling
- 231-7583935-3 BLUEBERRIES (BERRY)Fruit and Fruit Products. Import division DSEI. insanitary plantinsanitary handling
- 231-7584077-3 BLUEBERRIES (BERRY)Fruit and Fruit Products. Import division DSEI. insanitary plantinsanitary handling
- 231-7579212-3 BLUEBERRIES (BERRY)Fruit and Fruit Products. Import division DSEI. insanitary conditionsinsanitary handling
- E6G-0053164-5 BLACKBERRIES (BERRY)Fruit and Fruit Products. Import division DNBI. pesticide residue
- F12-0076852-3 BLUEBERRIES (BERRY)Fruit and Fruit Products. Import division DSEI. insanitary conditionsinsanitary plant
- 231-7595531-6 BERRIES AND VINE FRUIT, MIXEDFruit and Fruit Products. Import division DSEI. insanitary plantinsanitary handling
- BLS-9052918-1 STRAWBERRIES (BERRY)Fruit and Fruit Products. Import division DNEI. pesticide residue
- 231-7537455-9 BABY AND JUNIOR FOOD N.E.C.Baby (Infant and Junior) Food Products. Import division DSEI. filth
- 231-6280885-8 BABY AND JUNIOR FOOD N.E.C.Baby (Infant and Junior) Food Products. Import division DSWI. filth
- E6G-0051448-4 RASPBERRIES, RED (BERRY)Fruit and Fruit Products. Import division DNBI. pesticide residue
- E6G-0051434-4 RASPBERRIES, RED (BERRY)Fruit and Fruit Products. Import division DNBI. pesticide residue
- 8TG-0042649-3 CHERRY FRUIT (PIT FRUIT)Fruit and Fruit Products. Import division DSEI. filth
- 231-6247412-3 BABY AND JUNIOR FOOD N.E.C.Baby (Infant and Junior) Food Products. Import division DSWI. filth
- DP4-1016016-3 RAISINS (DRIED GRAPES) (BERRY)Fruit and Fruit Products. Import division DNEI. filth
- FV9-2505745-0 STRAWBERRIES (BERRY)Fruit and Fruit Products. Import division DWCI. pesticide residue
- B3M-0008058-8 CATSUPDressings and Condiments. Import division DSEI. labeling
- F12-0074535-6 STRAWBERRIES (BERRY)Fruit and Fruit Products. Import division DSEI. pesticide residue
→ See all FDA import refusals for 2026-W45
Data and downloads
Download all 174 entries (CSV) — every refusal behind this page, with its import division, FDA product code, charges and whether it was a hazard finding or paperwork. Every entry is also listed by year above.
The file holds entries up to 2026-09-14. To get new ones for Chile by email, watch Chile.
Chile country report since 2020 — every refusal by year, charge and import division →