China — Vegetables and Vegetable Products — Vegetables-Other
China received 302 FDA import refusals in Vegetables-Other, part of Vegetables and Vegetable Products between 2024-Q1 and 2026-Q4. Volume peaked at 45 in 2026-Q1, with the trend roughly flat year-on-year. The most-cited issues are filth, Listeria monocytogenes, and pesticide residue. Measured against US import value, that runs at 457.3 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 vegetables-other from China
Above the median. China ranks 11th of 24 origins shipping vegetables-other to the US on refusals per $1 billion of US imports, at 457.3 — above 57% of them.
least riskmost risk
- Hazard or paperwork
- Of 308 refusals in the last 3 years, 261 were hazard findings and 47 paperwork alone.
- Refusals against import volume
- On average, 1 refusal per 1,256 tonnes imported into the US over the last 3 years; the 7th highest refusal rate of 17 origins with enough import volume on record to rate (US import quantities 2022–2024, FAOSTAT).
- Where refusals happen
- DWCI — West Coast (149); DNEI — Northeast (128); DNBI — North Border, the Canadian land border (19).
- Riskiest months
- March, February, May, by refusals since 2020.
- Test for before shipping
- filth (107), Listeria monocytogenes (77), pesticide residue (51), poisonous or deleterious substance (14), Salmonella (8).
- Paperwork to get right
- FSVP violation (18), no process filing (16), nutrition labeling (10).
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 | 14 | 12 | 2 |
| 2024-Q2 | 18 | 9 | 9 |
| 2024-Q3 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| 2024-Q4 | 20 | 17 | 3 |
| 2025-Q1 | 36 | 29 | 7 |
| 2025-Q2 | 32 | 29 | 3 |
| 2025-Q3 | 22 | 21 | 1 |
| 2025-Q4 | 35 | 29 | 6 |
| 2026-Q1 | 45 | 38 | 7 |
| 2026-Q2 | 39 | 36 | 3 |
| 2026-Q3 | 25 | 23 | 2 |
| 2026-Q4 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
Recent refusals
- SQ4-0628635-2 BURDOCK, GOBO, DRIED OR PASTE Import division DNBI. filthno manufacturer nameno net quantity
- FY1-4099257-6 FUNGI PRODUCTS NOT MENTIONED ELSEWHERE, N.E.C. Import division DWCI. filth
- AWJ-0333169-6 ENOKITAKE MUSHROOMS, WHOLE (BUTTON) (FUNGI) Import division DWCI. Listeria monocytogenes
- NGK-2602500-5 YAMS (ROOT & TUBER VEGETABLE) Import division DWCI. pesticide residue
- NFT-2093486-4 FUNGUS, BLACK (CLOUD EARS), WHOLE (BUTTON) (FUNGI) Import division DNEI. filth
- E5G-0264833-2 OYSTER MUSHROOMS,FUNGI PRODUCTS,N.E.C. Import division DNBI. filth
- B7S-2606084-9 MUSHROOMS AND OTHER FUNGI PRODUCTS, PIECES AND STEMS, SLICED, N.E.C. Import division DWCI. filth
- J50-0205888-9 MUSHROOM, MOREL, FUNGI PRODUCTS, N.E.C. Import division DSEI. pesticide residue
- EKH-1016401-3 ENOKITAKE MUSHROOMS, WHOLE (BUTTON) (FUNGI) Import division DNEI. Listeria monocytogenes
- AWJ-0327676-8 ENOKITAKE MUSHROOMS, WHOLE (BUTTON) (FUNGI) Import division DWCI. Listeria monocytogenes
- KM6-3680877-6 FUNGUS, BLACK (CLOUD EARS), WHOLE (BUTTON) (FUNGI) Import division DNEI. filth
- 04Y-1186935-5 ENOKITAKE MUSHROOMS, WHOLE (BUTTON) (FUNGI) Import division DNEI. Listeria monocytogenes
- KM6-3674485-6 LEAF & STEM VEGETABLES, N.E.C. Import division DNEI. unsafe color additive
- 231-7024813-9 MUSHROOMS AND OTHER FUNGI PRODUCTS, PIECES AND STEMS, SLICED, N.E.C. Import division DNBI. filth
- DU7-0144250-9 ENOKITAKE MUSHROOMS, WHOLE (BUTTON) (FUNGI) Import division DNEI. Listeria monocytogenes
- BQK-2586213-6 YAMS (ROOT & TUBER VEGETABLE) Import division DWCI. pesticide residue
- 04Y-1186911-6 ENOKITAKE MUSHROOMS, WHOLE (BUTTON) (FUNGI) Import division DNEI. Listeria monocytogenes
- K80-2176656-4 SEAWEED, DRIED OR PASTE Import division DWCI. poisonous or deleterious substance
- 9NX-0007804-1 MUSHROOM, SHIITAKE, PIECES AND STEMS, SLICED Import division DWCI. filth
- 224-3702236-5 LEAF & STEM VEGETABLES, N.E.C. Import division DWCI. no process filing
Data and downloads
Download all 653 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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