China — Nuts and Edible Seeds — Other-Nuts
China received 48 FDA import refusals in Other-Nuts, part of Nuts and Edible Seeds between 2024-Q1 and 2026-Q4. Volume peaked at 14 in 2024-Q3, with the trend rising sharply year-on-year. The most-cited issues are pesticide residue, color not declared, and refused establishment inspection. Measured against US import value, that runs at 232.8 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 other-nuts from China
Higher risk. China ranks 2nd of 6 origins shipping other-nuts to the US on refusals per $1 billion of US imports, at 232.8 — above 80% of them.
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- Hazard or paperwork
- Of 48 refusals in the last 3 years, 46 were hazard findings and 2 paperwork alone.
- Refusals against import volume
- On average, 1 refusal per 527 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
- DWCI — West Coast (25); DNEI — Northeast (14); DNBI — North Border, the Canadian land border (8).
- Riskiest months
- September, August, November, by refusals since 2020.
- Test for before shipping
- pesticide residue (41), refused establishment inspection (2), unsafe color additive (2), cyclamate (1).
- Paperwork to get right
- color not declared (3), listing refusal (1), labeling (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 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-Q2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024-Q3 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| 2024-Q4 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 2025-Q1 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025-Q2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-Q3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025-Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-Q1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026-Q2 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| 2026-Q3 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 2026-Q4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Recent refusals
- EPS-2161423-3 MELON SEEDS (EDIBLE SEED) Import division DWCI. cyclamatenutrition labeling
- DP4-1065627-7 PUMPKIN SEED (EDIBLE SEED) Import division DNEI. pesticide residue
- 224-1302687-7 PUMPKIN SEED (EDIBLE SEED) Import division DNEI. pesticide residue
- 224-1302283-5 PUMPKIN SEED (EDIBLE SEED) Import division DNEI. pesticide residue
- 224-1302685-1 PUMPKIN SEED (EDIBLE SEED) Import division DNEI. pesticide residue
- 791-5996663-4 PUMPKIN SEED (EDIBLE SEED) Import division DNEI. pesticide residue
- 791-5977739-5 PUMPKIN SEED (EDIBLE SEED) Import division DNEI. pesticide residue
- 442-8887675-6 PUMPKIN SEED (EDIBLE SEED) Import division DWCI. pesticide residue
- 551-4137119-2 PUMPKIN SEED (EDIBLE SEED) Import division DNBI. pesticide residue
- 820-7087532-1 PUMPKIN SEED (EDIBLE SEED) Import division DNEI. pesticide residue
- 9HJ-0326209-7 PUMPKIN SEED (EDIBLE SEED) Import division DWCI. pesticide residue
- 9HJ-0326211-3 PUMPKIN SEED (EDIBLE SEED) Import division DWCI. pesticide residue
- 9NK-0032319-4 MELON SEEDS (EDIBLE SEED) Import division DWCI. color not declared
- CIU-8129511-9 PUMPKIN SEED (EDIBLE SEED) Import division DNBI. pesticide residue
- 820-4804243-4 PUMPKIN SEED (EDIBLE SEED) Import division DNEI. pesticide residue
- 820-7087100-7 PUMPKIN SEED (EDIBLE SEED) Import division DWCI. pesticide residue
- EJA-5221633-2 CHESTNUT, SHELLED Import division DWCI. refused establishment inspection
- 9ES-0098639-6 CHESTNUT, SHELLED Import division DSEI. refused establishment inspectionlisting refusal
- 551-4060957-6 PUMPKIN SEED (EDIBLE SEED) Import division DNBI. pesticide residue
- 8A8-2026181-6 MELON SEEDS (EDIBLE SEED) Import division DNEI. unsafe color additivecolor not declared
Data and downloads
Download all 53 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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