Ecuador — Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans — Supplements
Ecuador received 5 FDA import refusals in Supplements, part of Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume is rising sharply year-on-year. The most-cited issues are unapproved new drug, not in English, and no manufacturer name. No trade baseline is published for this commodity from Ecuador, so no per-$1B rate is shown here.
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Key figures
If you import supplements from Ecuador
- Hazard or paperwork
- Of 5 refusals in the last 3 years, 0 were hazard findings and 5 paperwork alone — most were avoidable at the desk.
- Where refusals happen
- DSEI — Southeast (4); DNEI — Northeast (1).
- Paperwork to get right
- unapproved new drug (5), not in English (2), no manufacturer name (1).
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 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024-Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-Q2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-Q2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-Q3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Recent refusals
- AEK-9633472-5 VITAMIN C (ASCORBIC ACID) Import division DSEI. unapproved new drug
- AEK-0643357-6 VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. Import division DSEI. not in Englishunapproved new drug
- MB5-0217028-7 VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. Import division DNEI. unapproved new drug
- BFV-0851739-3 MINERAL N.E.C. Import division DSEI. unapproved new drug
- SCS-4153272-6 VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. Import division DSEI. not in Englishunapproved new drugno manufacturer name
- 799-7778276-0 VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. Import division DSEI. unapproved new drug
- SCS-8547977-3 VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. Import division DSEI. not in Englishno contact information
Data and downloads
Download all 7 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 2026-09-08. To get new ones for Ecuador by email, watch Ecuador.
Ecuador country report since 2020 — every refusal by year, charge and import division →