Ecuador — All Categories
Ecuador received 98 FDA import refusals across all food categories between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume peaked at 14 in 2026-Q2, with the trend roughly flat year-on-year. The most-cited issues are salmonella, unapproved, and filthy. No trade baseline is published for this commodity from Ecuador, so no per-$1B rate is shown here.
Of these, 69 were hazard refusals and 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fishery/Seafood Products | 43 | — | filthy |
| Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | 9 | — | unapproved |
Recent rejections
- AEK-9633472-5 DSEIVitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for HumansVITAMIN C (ASCORBIC ACID) unapproved
- 991-0278711-8 DWCIFishery/Seafood ProductsSHRIMP & PRAWNS filthy
- RD8-0024693-9 DSEIFishery/Seafood ProductsSHRIMP & PRAWNS salmonella
- RD8-0024691-3 DSEIFishery/Seafood ProductsSHRIMP & PRAWNS salmonella
- 224-5111984-0 DWCIFishery/Seafood ProductsSHRIMP & PRAWNS salmonella
- CFQ-8141182-5 DSEIVitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for HumansHERBALS & BOTANICALS (NOT TEAS), N.E.C. health clabelingnutrit lbl
- AEK-0643357-6 DSEIVitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for HumansVITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. no englishunapproved
- MB5-0217028-7 DNEIVitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for HumansVITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. unapproved
- 224-5111673-9 DWCIFishery/Seafood ProductsSHRIMP & PRAWNS salmonella
- RD8-0024692-1 DSEIFishery/Seafood ProductsSHRIMP & PRAWNS salmonella
- 594-0410443-8 DNEIFishery/Seafood ProductsSHRIMP AND PRAWNS, AQUACULTURE HARVESTED FISHERY/SEAFOOD PRODUCTS salmonella
- 176-1048246-9 DNEIMeat, Meat Products, and PoultryGUINEA PIG salmonella
- 176-1050010-4 DNEIMeat, Meat Products, and PoultryGUINEA PIG salmonella
- 176-1048043-0 DNEIMeat, Meat Products, and PoultryGUINEA PIG salmonella
- 406-0621238-5 DSEIFishery/Seafood ProductsSHRIMP & PRAWNS vetdrugresno english
- DP4-1038363-3 DNEIFishery/Seafood ProductsSARDINES (BRISLING, SPRATS, PILCHARDS, ETC.) needs fceno process
- DU7-0144367-1 DNEICandy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing GumMIXED/ASSORTED HARD CANDY WITHOUT NUTS AND FRUIT (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) filthy
- RD8-0024606-1 DSEIFishery/Seafood ProductsSHRIMP & PRAWNS salmonella
- DU7-0144011-5 DNEICheese and Cheese ProductsCHEESE, HISPANIC/LATINO/MEXICAN STYLE, ALL VARIETIES, INCLUDING QUESO listeria
- AEK-0359120-2 DSEIVitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for HumansHERBALS & BOTANICALS (NOT TEAS), N.E.C. labelingnutrit lbl
Recent weeks
| Week | Border rejections |
|---|---|
| 2026-W38 | 0 |
| 2026-W37 | 1 |
| 2026-W36 | 1 |
| 2026-W35 | 0 |
| 2026-W34 | 0 |
| 2026-W33 | 0 |
| 2026-W32 | 0 |
| 2026-W31 | 1 |