China — Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans — Herbals-Botanicals
China received 22 FDA import refusals in Herbals-Botanicals, part of Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans between 2024-Q1 and 2026-Q4. Volume peaked at 6 in 2026-Q3, with the trend rising sharply year-on-year. The most-cited issues are unapproved new drug, Siberian ginseng mislabeled, and poisonous or deleterious substance. 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 herbals-botanicals from China
- Hazard or paperwork
- Of 24 refusals in the last 3 years, 10 were hazard findings and 14 paperwork alone — most were avoidable at the desk.
- Where refusals happen
- DWCI — West Coast (15); DSEI — Southeast (8); DSWI — Southwest, the Mexican land border (1).
- Riskiest months
- August, September, March, by refusals since 2020.
- Test for before shipping
- poisonous or deleterious substance (4), filth (2), new dietary ingredient (2), unsafe dietary use (2), pesticide residue (1).
- Paperwork to get right
- unapproved new drug (5), no manufacturer name (4), ingredients not listed (4).
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 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024-Q3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024-Q4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-Q1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025-Q2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025-Q3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-Q4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-Q1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 2026-Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-Q3 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| 2026-Q4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Recent refusals
- EI5-0601606-9 GINSENG UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITY FOR HUMANS OR ANIMALS Import division DWCI. Siberian ginseng mislabeled
- EBD-0834070-2 GINSENG (HERBAL & BOTANICALS, NOT TEAS) Import division DWCI. Siberian ginseng mislabeled
- EPS-2159975-6 HERBALS & BOTANICALS (NOT TEAS), N.E.C. Import division DWCI. establishment not listednot in Englishunapproved new drug
- W69-5216310-4 HERBALS & BOTANICALS (NOT TEAS), N.E.C. Import division DWCI. no adequate directionsunsafe food additivepoisonous or deleterious substanceunapproved new drug
- W69-5221285-1 HERBALS & BOTANICALS (NOT TEAS), N.E.C. Import division DWCI. unapproved new drug
- 1FX-5061069-0 HERBALS & BOTANICALS (NOT TEAS), N.E.C. Import division DSEI. ingredients not listedlabel not conspicuousno manufacturer name
- INL-1254517-1 GINSENG UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITY FOR HUMANS OR ANIMALS Import division DWCI. supplement labelingSiberian ginseng mislabeleddietary ingredient labelingno contact information
- AEK-9468642-3 TRIBULUS (HERBAL & BOTANICALS, NOT TEAS) Import division DSEI. ingredients not listedsupplement labelinglabel not conspicuousno manufacturer name+1 more
- GL5-5448232-0 HERBALS & BOTANICALS (NOT TEAS), N.E.C. Import division DWCI. unapproved new drug
- 799-8463145-8 HERBALS & BOTANICALS (NOT TEAS), N.E.C. Import division DSEI. no contact information
- NQX-0074835-1 HERBALS & BOTANICALS (NOT TEAS), N.E.C. Import division DWCI. filth
- AEK-7627859-5 NONI (HERBAL & BOTANICALS, NOT TEAS) Import division DSEI. labelingunapproved new drug
- 799-0833196-2 HERBALS & BOTANICALS (NOT TEAS), N.E.C. Import division DWCI. pesticide residue
- 224-2598952-6 LICORICE (HERBAL & BOTANICALS, NOT TEAS) Import division DWCI. filth
- 349-2068359-5 HERBALS & BOTANICALS (NOT TEAS), N.E.C. Import division DSWI. ingredients not listedfalse or misleading labelnot in Englishplant part not declared+1 more
- 799-5214679-4 HERBALS & BOTANICALS (NOT TEAS), N.E.C. Import division DSEI. new dietary ingredient
- 799-5362520-0 HERBALS & BOTANICALS (NOT TEAS), N.E.C. Import division DSEI. new dietary ingredient
- 574-0407598-8 HERBALS & BOTANICALS (NOT TEAS), N.E.C. Import division DWCI. unsafe dietary supplement labelingunsafe dietary usepoisonous or deleterious substance
- 8NP-0805543-0 BETEL NUT (HERBAL AND BOTANICALS, NOT TEAS II) Import division DWCI. unsafe dietary usepoisonous substance
- E4K-0140023-8 ANGELICA (HERBAL & BOTANICALS, NOT TEAS) Import division DWCI. poisonous or deleterious substance
Data and downloads
Download all 63 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 →