Costa Rica — All Categories
Costa Rica received 62 FDA import refusals across all food categories between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume peaked at 16 in 2026-Q3, with the trend rising sharply year-on-year. The most-cited issues are unfit4food, pesticide, and unsafe col. No trade baseline is published for this commodity from Costa Rica, so no per-$1B rate is shown here.
Of these, 56 were hazard refusals and 6 were paperwork refusals.
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Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters
By category, last 156 weeks
| Category | Rejections | Per $1B US imports | Most-cited hazard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 15 | — | pesticide |
| Fruit and Fruit Products | 12 | — | unfit4food |
| Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | 7 | — | unfit4food |
| Gelatin, Rennet, Pudding Mixes, and Pie Fillings | 4 | — | unfit4food |
Recent rejections
- EH3-2670727-8 DNBICandy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing GumJELLY FRUIT POPPERS CANDY unfit4food
- EH3-2671074-4 DNEICandy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing GumJELLY FRUIT POPPERS CANDY unfit4food
- ASE-1514365-4 DSEICandy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing GumGEL CUPS, FRUIT FLAVORED W/FRUIT CANDY unsafe colno englishunfit4foodnutrit lbl
- EUG-0050479-5 DWCIFruit and Fruit ProductsMIXED FRUIT FLAVORED IMITATION FRUIT, JAM, JELLY, PRESERVES, MARMALADE, BUTTER OR CANDIED unfit4food
- ASE-1514023-9 DSEICandy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing GumGEL CUPS, FRUIT FLAVORED W/FRUIT CANDY unfit4food
- 8Q4-0009113-3 DNEIGelatin, Rennet, Pudding Mixes, and Pie FillingsGELATIN, FLAVORED unfit4food
- EUG-0049042-5 DSWIFruit and Fruit ProductsMIXED FRUIT FLAVORED IMITATION FRUIT, JAM, JELLY, PRESERVES, MARMALADE, BUTTER OR CANDIED unfit4food
- EUG-0049264-5 DSWIFruit and Fruit ProductsMIXED FRUIT FLAVORED IMITATION FRUIT, JAM, JELLY, PRESERVES, MARMALADE, BUTTER OR CANDIED unfit4food
- EUG-0049273-6 DWCIFruit and Fruit ProductsMIXED FRUIT FLAVORED IMITATION FRUIT, JAM, JELLY, PRESERVES, MARMALADE, BUTTER OR CANDIED unfit4food
- B7E-0038513-6 DSEIVegetables and Vegetable ProductsCASSAVA (ROOT AND TUBER VEGETABLE) insanitary
- 176-1051174-7 DNEIVegetables and Vegetable ProductsTARO, DASHEEN (ROOT & TUBER VEGETABLE) pesticide
- 629-0052045-3 DSWIFruit and Fruit ProductsOTHER FRUIT AND FRUIT PRODUCTS, JAM, JELLY, PRESERVES, MARMALADE, BUTTER OR CANDIED, N.E.C. unfit4food
- 629-0052071-9 DSWIFruit and Fruit ProductsOTHER FRUIT AND FRUIT PRODUCTS, JAM, JELLY, PRESERVES, MARMALADE, BUTTER OR CANDIED, N.E.C. unfit4food
- 629-0052044-6 DSWIFruit and Fruit ProductsOTHER FRUIT AND FRUIT PRODUCTS, JAM, JELLY, PRESERVES, MARMALADE, BUTTER OR CANDIED, N.E.C. unfit4food
- 629-0052073-5 DSWIFruit and Fruit ProductsOTHER FRUIT AND FRUIT PRODUCTS, JAM, JELLY, PRESERVES, MARMALADE, BUTTER OR CANDIED, N.E.C. unfit4food
- 629-0052072-7 DSWIFruit and Fruit ProductsOTHER FRUIT AND FRUIT PRODUCTS, JAM, JELLY, PRESERVES, MARMALADE, BUTTER OR CANDIED, N.E.C. unfit4food
- 9UA-0345571-6 DSEIGelatin, Rennet, Pudding Mixes, and Pie FillingsGELATIN, FLAVORED unfit4food
- DMV-0010927-5 DSEIVegetables and Vegetable ProductsSQUASH, SUMMER (FRUIT USED AS VEGETABLE) pesticide
- EH3-2574566-7 DNEICandy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing GumJELLY FRUIT POPPERS CANDY unfit4food
- DMV-0010574-5 DSEIVegetables and Vegetable ProductsCARROT (ROOT & TUBER VEGETABLE) pesticide
Recent weeks
| Week | Border rejections |
|---|---|
| 2026-W38 | 0 |
| 2026-W37 | 1 |
| 2026-W36 | 1 |
| 2026-W35 | 0 |
| 2026-W34 | 0 |
| 2026-W33 | 2 |
| 2026-W32 | 1 |
| 2026-W31 | 0 |