China — Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans — Supplements
China received 69 FDA import refusals in Supplements, part of Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans between 2024-Q1 and 2026-Q4. Volume peaked at 10 in 2025-Q4, with the trend falling year-on-year. The most-cited issues are unapproved new drug, no manufacturer name, and ingredients not listed. 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 supplements from China
- Hazard or paperwork
- Of 70 refusals in the last 3 years, 20 were hazard findings and 50 paperwork alone — most were avoidable at the desk.
- Where refusals happen
- DSEI — Southeast (39); DWCI — West Coast (20); DNEI — Northeast (4).
- Riskiest months
- March, April, May, by refusals since 2020.
- Test for before shipping
- unsafe color additive (9), pesticide residue (3), melamine (2), insanitary plant (2), poisonous or deleterious substance (2).
- Paperwork to get right
- unapproved new drug (22), no manufacturer name (18), ingredients not listed (11).
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 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| 2024-Q2 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| 2024-Q3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024-Q4 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| 2025-Q1 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 2025-Q2 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2025-Q3 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| 2025-Q4 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| 2026-Q1 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 2026-Q2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2026-Q3 | 8 | 1 | 7 |
| 2026-Q4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Recent refusals
- 8NP-0813743-6 VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. Import division DWCI. unapproved new drug
- AEK-0890916-9 VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. Import division DSEI. ingredients not listedsupplement labelingno manufacturer namelabeling+1 more
- 9BM-0177074-5 VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. Import division DWCI. unapproved new drug
- 8P5-0095626-0 VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. Import division DWCI. ingredients not listedlabel not conspicuousno manufacturer namenutrition labeling
- AEK-9632794-3 HYDROXOCOBALAMIN (VITAMIN) Import division DSEI. drug GMP failure
- SCS-1350071-2 VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. Import division DSEI. no manufacturer nameno contact informationnutrition labeling
- 300-3744048-7 PROTEIN N.E.C. Import division DSEI. unapproved new drug
- N3D-0075051-2 VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. Import division DWCI. unsafe color additivecolor not declared
- AEK-0734831-0 MECOBALAMIN (VITAMIN) Import division DSEI. supplement GMP failure
- AEK-0576023-5 NICOTINAMIDE (NIACINAMIDE) (VITAMIN) Import division DSEI. unapproved new drug
- AEK-0359040-2 PROTEIN N.E.C. Import division DSEI. unsafe food additive
- AEK-0220503-6 PROTEIN N.E.C. Import division DSEI. pesticide residue
- AEK-0116247-7 COPPER (MINERAL) Import division DSEI. label not conspicuousunapproved new drug
- AEK-9449355-6 VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. Import division DWCI. pesticide residue
- 799-1610864-6 VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. Import division DSEI. ingredients not listedsupplement labelinglabel not conspicuousfalse or misleading label
- 574-0418731-2 VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. Import division DSWI. color not declaredunsafe color additive
- SCS-8276748-9 PROTEIN N.E.C. Import division DSEI. no manufacturer nameno standard namelabeling
- SCS-0233705-9 VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. Import division DWCI. insanitary plant
- SCS-8627070-4 VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. Import division DSEI. no manufacturer nameunapproved new drug
- AWJ-0296985-0 PROTEIN N.E.C. Import division DSWI. poisonous or deleterious substancemelamineunfit for food
Data and downloads
Download all 128 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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