China — Fruit and Fruit Products — Citrus
China received 11 FDA import refusals in Citrus, part of Fruit and Fruit Products between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume peaked at 5 in 2026-Q1, with the trend rising sharply year-on-year. The most-cited issues are poisonous or deleterious substance, pesticide residue, and lead. Measured against US import value, that runs at 772.3 refusals per $1 billion of imports of this commodity from China over the last 3 years.
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Key figures
If you import citrus from China
Higher risk. China ranks 2nd of 5 origins shipping citrus to the US on refusals per $1 billion of US imports, at 772.3 — above 75% of them.
least riskmost risk
- Hazard or paperwork
- Of 11 refusals in the last 3 years, 11 were hazard findings and 0 paperwork alone.
- Refusals against import volume
- On average, 1 refusal per 1,165 tonnes imported into the US over the last 3 years; the 2nd highest refusal rate of 4 origins with enough import volume on record to rate (US import quantities 2022–2024, FAOSTAT).
- Where refusals happen
- DNEI — Northeast (4); DWCI — West Coast (3); DSEI — Southeast (2).
- Riskiest months
- March, August, October, by refusals since 2020.
- Test for before shipping
- poisonous or deleterious substance (6), pesticide residue (4), lead (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-Q2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024-Q3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024-Q4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025-Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-Q1 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2026-Q2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-Q3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Recent refusals
- CHQ-2235162-3 ORANGE (CITRUS) Import division DSEI. lead
- 930-0366385-8 ORANGE (CITRUS) Import division DNEI. poisonous or deleterious substance
- 390-5434260-3 ORANGE (CITRUS) Import division DSWI. poisonous or deleterious substance
- CDT-1003574-5 ORANGE (CITRUS) Import division DSWI. poisonous or deleterious substance
- NQH-0124711-3 ORANGE (CITRUS) Import division DWCI. pesticide residue
- 930-0364385-0 ORANGE (CITRUS) Import division DSEI. poisonous or deleterious substance
- D14-1035441-3 ORANGE (CITRUS) Import division DWCI. pesticide residue
- 916-5202696-3 ORANGE (CITRUS) Import division DNEI. pesticide residue
- 916-5222310-7 ORANGE (CITRUS) Import division DNEI. pesticide residue
- 113-2021283-8 ORANGE (CITRUS) Import division DNEI. poisonous or deleterious substance
- HK1-2305614-3 CITRUS FRUIT, DRIED OR PASTE, N.E.C. Import division DWCI. poisonous or deleterious substance
- 8BL-0018773-7 GRAPEFRUIT, CITRUS FRUIT JUICES OR CONCENTRATES Import division DNBI. ingredients not listedno manufacturer nameno net quantitynutrition labeling
- WUG-0198598-4 ORANGE (CITRUS) Import division DSWI. lead
- 9AH-0002268-2 ORANGE (CITRUS) Import division DSEI. labeling
- 906-0233566-6 ORANGE (CITRUS) Import division DWCI. filth
Data and downloads
Download all 15 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 2026-09-14. To get new ones for China by email, watch China.
China country report since 2020 — every refusal by year, charge and import division →