China — Fishery/Seafood Products — Shrimp-Prawn
China received 18 FDA import refusals in Shrimp-Prawn, part of Fishery/Seafood Products between 2024-Q1 and 2026-Q4. Volume peaked at 4 in 2026-Q3, with the trend rising year-on-year. The most-cited issues are veterinary drug residue, unsafe food additive, and filth. 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 shrimp-prawn from China
- Hazard or paperwork
- Of 18 refusals in the last 3 years, 17 were hazard findings and 1 paperwork alone.
- Where refusals happen
- DWCI — West Coast (14); DNEI — Northeast (4).
- Riskiest months
- September, July, January, by refusals since 2020.
- Test for before shipping
- veterinary drug residue (15), unsafe food additive (13), filth (2), pesticide residue (1).
- Paperwork to get right
- listing refusal (1).
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 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024-Q2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024-Q3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024-Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-Q1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-Q2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-Q3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-Q4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026-Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-Q2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026-Q3 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026-Q4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Recent refusals
- DS8-3035070-0 SHRIMP & PRAWNS Import division DWCI. unsafe food additiveveterinary drug residue
- 8P5-0098268-8 SHRIMP & PRAWNS Import division DWCI. unsafe food additiveveterinary drug residue
- DBD-0010064-2 SHRIMP & PRAWNS, BREADED Import division DWCI. unsafe food additiveveterinary drug residue
- KM6-3678710-3 SHRIMP & PRAWNS Import division DNEI. unsafe food additiveveterinary drug residue
- K09-0099958-0 SHRIMP AND PRAWNS, AQUACULTURE HARVESTED FISHERY/SEAFOOD PRODUCTS Import division DNEI. veterinary drug residuepesticide residue
- NAV-0013160-5 SHRIMP & PRAWNS, BREADED Import division DWCI. unsafe food additiveveterinary drug residue
- 9NK-0034288-9 SHRIMP & PRAWNS Import division DWCI. unsafe food additiveveterinary drug residue
- 9EX-2511127-2 SHRIMP & PRAWNS Import division DWCI. unsafe food additiveveterinary drug residue
- 9NK-0030208-1 SHRIMP & PRAWNS Import division DWCI. unsafe food additiveveterinary drug residue
- AJR-7162476-9 SHRIMP & PRAWNS Import division DNEI. veterinary drug residue
- 8P5-0073799-1 SHRIMP & PRAWNS Import division DWCI. unsafe food additiveveterinary drug residue
- KM6-3637656-8 SHRIMP AND PRAWNS, AQUACULTURE HARVESTED FISHERY/SEAFOOD PRODUCTS Import division DNEI. unsafe food additiveveterinary drug residue
- 082-0455964-8 SHRIMP & PRAWNS Import division DWCI. listing refusal
- HK1-2401274-9 SHRIMP SAUCE, FISHERY PRODUCTS, N.E.C. Import division DWCI. filth
- 595-6045145-8 SHRIMP AND PRAWNS, AQUACULTURE HARVESTED FISHERY/SEAFOOD PRODUCTS Import division DWCI. unsafe food additiveveterinary drug residue
- 595-6018022-2 SHRIMP AND PRAWNS, AQUACULTURE HARVESTED FISHERY/SEAFOOD PRODUCTS Import division DWCI. unsafe food additiveveterinary drug residue
- 8TH-0029011-2 SHRIMP & PRAWNS, BREADED Import division DWCI. unsafe food additiveveterinary drug residue
- HK1-2301210-4 SHRIMP SAUCE, FISHERY PRODUCTS, N.E.C. Import division DWCI. filth
- 595-5962928-8 SHRIMP AND PRAWNS, AQUACULTURE HARVESTED FISHERY/SEAFOOD PRODUCTS Import division DWCI. unsafe food additive
- EJ2-0163533-4 SHRIMP & PRAWNS Import division DWCI. unsafe food additiveveterinary drug residue
Data and downloads
Download all 33 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 →