Colombia — Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans — Supplements

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Colombia received 31 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 7 in 2026-Q3, with the trend rising year-on-year. The most-cited issues are unapproved new drug, not in English, and establishment not listed. No trade baseline is published for this commodity from Colombia, so no per-$1B rate is shown here.

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Key figures

If you import supplements from Colombia

Hazard or paperwork
Of 31 refusals in the last 3 years, 1 were hazard findings and 30 paperwork alone — most were avoidable at the desk.
Where refusals happen
DSEI — Southeast (31).
Riskiest months
July, January, June, by refusals since 2020.
Test for before shipping
undeclared allergen (1).
Paperwork to get right
unapproved new drug (20), not in English (12), foreign plant not registered (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

2024-Q1: 1 paperwork 1 2024-Q1 2024-Q1: 1 — 0 hazard, 1 paperwork 2024-Q2: 4 paperwork 4 2024-Q2 2024-Q2: 4 — 0 hazard, 4 paperwork 2024-Q3: 3 paperwork 3 2024-Q3 2024-Q3: 3 — 0 hazard, 3 paperwork 2024-Q4: 1 paperwork 1 2024-Q4 2024-Q4: 1 — 0 hazard, 1 paperwork 2025-Q1: 1 paperwork 1 2025-Q1 2025-Q1: 1 — 0 hazard, 1 paperwork 2025-Q2: 3 paperwork 3 2025-Q2 2025-Q2: 3 — 0 hazard, 3 paperwork 2025-Q3: 3 paperwork 3 2025-Q3 2025-Q3: 3 — 0 hazard, 3 paperwork 2025-Q4: 2 paperwork 2 2025-Q4 2025-Q4: 2 — 0 hazard, 2 paperwork 2026-Q1: 3 paperwork 3 2026-Q1 2026-Q1: 3 — 0 hazard, 3 paperwork 2026-Q2: 2 paperwork 2 2026-Q2 2026-Q2: 2 — 0 hazard, 2 paperwork 2026-Q3: 6 paperwork 2026-Q3: 1 hazard 7 2026-Q3 2026-Q3: 7 — 1 hazard, 6 paperwork 2026-Q4: 1 paperwork 1 2026-Q4 2026-Q4: 1 — 0 hazard, 1 paperwork

hazard findings labelling & registration

Show the numbers
QuarterRefusalsHazardPaperwork
2024-Q1101
2024-Q2404
2024-Q3303
2024-Q4101
2025-Q1101
2025-Q2303
2025-Q3303
2025-Q4202
2026-Q1303
2026-Q2202
2026-Q3716
2026-Q4101

Recent refusals

Data and downloads

Download all 55 entries (CSV) — every refusal behind this page, with its import division, FDA product code, charges and whether it was a hazard finding or paperwork.

The file holds entries up to 2026-10-19. To get new ones for Colombia by email, watch Colombia.