China — Fishery/Seafood Products — Fish-Other
China received 116 FDA import refusals in Fish-Other, part of Fishery/Seafood Products between 2024-Q1 and 2026-Q4. Volume peaked at 24 in 2025-Q1, with the trend falling year-on-year. The most-cited issues are pesticide residue, veterinary drug residue, and HACCP failure. No trade baseline is published for this commodity from China, so no per-$1B rate is shown here.
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Key figures
If you import fish-other from China
- Hazard or paperwork
- Of 120 refusals in the last 3 years, 103 were hazard findings and 17 paperwork alone.
- Where refusals happen
- DWCI — West Coast (50); DNEI — Northeast (36); DSEI — Southeast (22).
- Riskiest months
- January, March, February, by refusals since 2020.
- Test for before shipping
- veterinary drug residue (30), poisonous or deleterious substance (27), pesticide residue (24), unsafe food additive (12), filth (7).
- Paperwork to get right
- label not conspicuous (5), no food-canning registration (5), no process filing (5).
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 | 17 | 12 | 5 |
| 2024-Q2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024-Q3 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2024-Q4 | 13 | 12 | 1 |
| 2025-Q1 | 24 | 24 | 0 |
| 2025-Q2 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 2025-Q3 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 2025-Q4 | 12 | 11 | 1 |
| 2026-Q1 | 17 | 16 | 1 |
| 2026-Q2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 2026-Q3 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 2026-Q4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Recent refusals
- 406-0622738-3 MUSSELS Import division DSEI. HACCP failure
- 082-0476169-9 TILAPIA, AQUACULTURE HARVESTED FISHERY/SEAFOOD PRODUCTS Import division DWCI. veterinary drug residue
- 9EH-0606019-0 FISH, N.E.C. Import division DNEI. ingredients not listedno manufacturer nameno net quantitynot in English+2 more
- 8U2-0002155-2 SARDINES (BRISLING, SPRATS, PILCHARDS, ETC.) Import division DSEI. nutrition labeling
- K64-3065737-4 EEL Import division DNEI. unsafe food additiveveterinary drug residue
- B5Q-0007683-5 OYSTERS, AQUACULTURE HARVESTED FISHERY/SEAFOOD PRODUCTS Import division DNEI. labeling
- EPM-0193546-5 CROAKER Import division DNBI. veterinary drug residue
- 9EX-2603658-5 MUSSELS Import division DSWI. HACCP failure
- 8HH-0000458-7 SOLE Import division DSEI. histamine
- NFT-2078168-7 ABALONE Import division DWCI. inadequate process control
- EPM-0191153-2 CROAKER Import division DWCI. filth
- 9ES-0100988-3 EEL Import division DNEI. unsafe food additiveveterinary drug residue
- 788-1905895-5 TILAPIA, AQUACULTURE HARVESTED FISHERY/SEAFOOD PRODUCTS Import division DWCI. pesticide residue
- 788-1906064-7 TILAPIA, AQUACULTURE HARVESTED FISHERY/SEAFOOD PRODUCTS Import division DWCI. pesticide residue
- 788-1906100-9 TILAPIA, AQUACULTURE HARVESTED FISHERY/SEAFOOD PRODUCTS Import division DSEI. pesticide residue
- 788-1908551-1 TILAPIA, AQUACULTURE HARVESTED FISHERY/SEAFOOD PRODUCTS Import division DNBI. pesticide residue
- TZ6-6165780-7 CLAMS Import division DSEI. poisonous or deleterious substance
- 788-1905317-0 TILAPIA, AQUACULTURE HARVESTED FISHERY/SEAFOOD PRODUCTS Import division DSEI. pesticide residue
- 788-1906440-9 TILAPIA, AQUACULTURE HARVESTED FISHERY/SEAFOOD PRODUCTS Import division DNEI. pesticide residue
- 788-1906855-8 TILAPIA, AQUACULTURE HARVESTED FISHERY/SEAFOOD PRODUCTS Import division DSEI. pesticide residue
Data and downloads
Download all 220 entries (CSV) — every refusal behind this page, with its import division, FDA product code, charges and whether it was a hazard finding or paperwork.
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China country report since 2020 — every refusal by year, charge and import division →