China — Milk, Butter and Dried Milk Products
China received 26 FDA import refusals in Milk, Butter and Dried Milk Products between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume peaked at 7 in 2025-Q1, with the trend falling year-on-year. The most-cited issues are melamine, poisonous or deleterious substance, 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 milk, butter and dried milk products from China
- Hazard or paperwork
- Of 26 refusals in the last 3 years, 24 were hazard findings and 2 paperwork alone.
- Where refusals happen
- DWCI — West Coast (11); DNEI — Northeast (8); DSEI — Southeast (7).
- Riskiest months
- March, July, January, by refusals since 2020.
- Test for before shipping
- melamine (22), poisonous or deleterious substance (3), pesticide residue (2), unfit for food (2), unsafe food additive (2).
- Paperwork to get right
- false or misleading label (2), ingredients not listed (2), not in English (2).
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-Q3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024-Q4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025-Q1 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 2025-Q2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-Q3 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025-Q4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026-Q1 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 2026-Q2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026-Q3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Recent refusals
- EKH-1039143-4 MILK, DRIED Import division DNEI. ingredients not listedfalse or misleading label
- NUP-2082152-9 FLUID/DRY MILK PRODUCTS NOT ELSEWHERE MENTIONED, N.E.C. Import division DWCI. no process filing
- EJQ-0034918-8 MILK, FLAVORED (CHOCOLATE, ETC.) Import division DNEI. poisonous or deleterious substancemelamineunfit for food
- BMI-0094274-9 MILK AND CREAM, N.E.C. Import division DWCI. melamine
- CHQ-2201917-0 MILK AND CREAM, N.E.C. Import division DWCI. melamine
- BUU-1754022-6 FLUID/DRY MILK PRODUCTS NOT ELSEWHERE MENTIONED, N.E.C. Import division DWCI. melamine
- 8P5-0085831-8 MILK, FLAVORED (CHOCOLATE, ETC.) Import division DWCI. ingredients not listedfalse or misleading labelmelamine
- W69-5206910-3 MILK AND CREAM, N.E.C. Import division DWCI. melamine
- BUU-1763368-2 FLUID/DRY MILK PRODUCTS NOT ELSEWHERE MENTIONED, N.E.C. Import division DWCI. melamine
- EVY-0057401-8 FLUID/DRY MILK PRODUCTS NOT ELSEWHERE MENTIONED, N.E.C. Import division DWCI. melamine
- NQH-0121390-9 YOGURT (PLAIN, FLAVORED OR FRUIT ADDED) Import division DWCI. melamine
- SCS-1510259-8 MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE Import division DSEI. melamine
- SCS-1023317-4 MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS, ADDED SAFE AND SUITABLE MICROBIAL ORGANISMS (E.G. LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS) Import division DSEI. melamine
- 349-2069790-0 MILK, DRIED Import division DWCI. unsafe color additivepoisonous or deleterious substancemelamineunfit for food+1 more
- AEK-7259605-7 MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS, ADDED SAFE AND SUITABLE MICROBIAL ORGANISMS (E.G. LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS) Import division DSEI. poisonous or deleterious substance
- AEK-8340986-0 MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS, ADDED SAFE AND SUITABLE MICROBIAL ORGANISMS (E.G. LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS) Import division DSEI. melamine
- AEK-8216753-5 MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS, ADDED SAFE AND SUITABLE MICROBIAL ORGANISMS (E.G. LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS) Import division DSEI. melamine
- AEK-8216083-7 MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS, ADDED SAFE AND SUITABLE MICROBIAL ORGANISMS (E.G. LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS) Import division DSEI. melamine
- AEK-8215686-8 MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS, ADDED SAFE AND SUITABLE MICROBIAL ORGANISMS (E.G. LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS) Import division DSEI. melamine
- 274-2500319-4 MILK, DRIED Import division DNEI. melamine
Data and downloads
Download all 48 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 →