Dominican Republic — All Categories
Dominican Republic received 65 FDA import refusals across all food categories between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume peaked at 12 in 2025-Q2, with the trend roughly flat year-on-year. The most-cited issues are pesticide, not listed, and coumarin. No trade baseline is published for this commodity from Dominican Republic, so no per-$1B rate is shown here.
Of these, 50 were hazard refusals and 15 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 | 38 | — | pesticide |
| Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | 5 | — | not listed |
Recent rejections
- 176-1051336-2 DNEIVegetables and Vegetable ProductsPEPPER, HOT, N.E.C. (FRUIT USED AS VEGETABLE) pesticide
- 176-1051797-5 DNEIVegetables and Vegetable ProductsPEPPER, HOT, N.E.C. (FRUIT USED AS VEGETABLE) pesticide
- 176-1051597-9 DNEIVegetables and Vegetable ProductsPEPPER, HOT, N.E.C. (FRUIT USED AS VEGETABLE) pesticide
- EUV-0004642-7 DNEIVitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for HumansVITAMIN A not listedhealth c
- EUV-0004636-9 DNEIVitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for HumansVITAMIN B12 (CYANOCOBALAMIN) not listedfrnmfgreg
- 176-1048853-2 DNEIVegetables and Vegetable ProductsPEPPER, HOT, N.E.C. (FRUIT USED AS VEGETABLE) pesticide
- 176-1049340-9 DNEIVegetables and Vegetable ProductsPEPPER, HOT, N.E.C. (FRUIT USED AS VEGETABLE) pesticide
- D84-0085756-0 DSEIVegetables and Vegetable ProductsPEPPER, SWEET (FRUIT USED AS VEGETABLE) pesticide
- EUV-0004551-0 DNEIVitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for HumansHERBALS & BOTANICALS (NOT TEAS), N.E.C. suppl gmpncontactnutrit lbl
- EWV-2160394-6 DSEIVegetables and Vegetable ProductsPEPPER, SWEET (FRUIT USED AS VEGETABLE) pesticide
- 900-0208726-1 DSEIVegetables and Vegetable ProductsPEPPER, HOT, N.E.C. (FRUIT USED AS VEGETABLE) pesticide
- H67-1707839-7 DNEIFruit and Fruit ProductsBREADFRUIT (SUBTROPICAL AND TROPICAL FRUIT) fsvp vio
- 900-0208019-1 DSEIVegetables and Vegetable ProductsPEPPER, HOT, N.E.C. (FRUIT USED AS VEGETABLE) pesticide
- 176-1043778-6 DNEIVegetables and Vegetable ProductsPEPPER, HOT, N.E.C. (FRUIT USED AS VEGETABLE) pesticide
- 176-1042908-0 DNEIVegetables and Vegetable ProductsPEPPER, HOT, N.E.C. (FRUIT USED AS VEGETABLE) pesticide
- J60-0046245-3 DNEISpices, Flavors, and SaltsVANILLA, NATURAL EXTRACT OR FLAVOR (SPICE) coumarin
- J60-0046683-5 DNEISpices, Flavors, and SaltsVANILLA, NATURAL EXTRACT OR FLAVOR (SPICE) coumarin
- H67-1699833-0 DNEIVegetables and Vegetable ProductsSQUASH, SUMMER (FRUIT USED AS VEGETABLE) pesticide
- H67-1701456-6 DNEIVegetables and Vegetable ProductsSQUASH, SUMMER (FRUIT USED AS VEGETABLE) pesticide
- DM4-0840398-6 DSEIFruit and Fruit ProductsTAMARIND (SUBTROPICAL/TROPICAL FRUIT PULP) filthy
Recent weeks
| Week | Border rejections |
|---|---|
| 2026-W38 | 0 |
| 2026-W37 | 0 |
| 2026-W36 | 0 |
| 2026-W35 | 0 |
| 2026-W34 | 0 |
| 2026-W33 | 1 |
| 2026-W32 | 0 |
| 2026-W31 | 2 |