Egypt — All Categories
Egypt received 133 FDA import refusals across all food categories between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume peaked at 28 in 2025-Q1, with the trend falling year-on-year. The most-cited issues are filth, no process filing, and pesticide residue. No trade baseline is published for some of Egypt's categories, so no per-$1B rate is shown for the origin total.
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Key figures
- Hazard or paperwork
- Of these, 107 were hazard refusals and 26 were paperwork refusals.
Quarterly refusals, last 12 quarters
Show the numbers
| Quarter | Refusals | Hazard | Paperwork |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-Q4 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 2024-Q1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024-Q2 | 18 | 16 | 2 |
| 2024-Q3 | 17 | 15 | 2 |
| 2024-Q4 | 14 | 11 | 3 |
| 2025-Q1 | 28 | 21 | 7 |
| 2025-Q2 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025-Q3 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025-Q4 | 13 | 11 | 2 |
| 2026-Q1 | 11 | 8 | 3 |
| 2026-Q2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026-Q3 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
By year
| Year | Refusals |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 |
| 2025 | 55 |
| 2024 | 53 |
| 2023 | 15 |
| 2022 | 18 |
| 2021 | 18 |
| 2020 | 13 |
By category, last 156 weeks
| Category | Refusals | Per $1B US imports | Most-cited hazard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fruit and Fruit Products | 87 | — | pesticide residue |
| Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 20 | — | filth |
| Fishery/Seafood Products | 7 | — | filth |
| Cheese and Cheese Products | 4 | — | nutrition labeling |
| Food Sweeteners (Nutritive) | 4 | — | veterinary drug residue |
| Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) | 3 | — | unsafe color additive |
| Soft Drinks and Waters | 3 | — | unsafe color additive |
| Nuts and Edible Seeds | 3 | — | Salmonella |
| Spices, Flavors, and Salts | 1 | — | pesticide residue |
Recent refusals
- AC1-0009138-1 TAMARIND (SUBTROPICAL AND TROPICAL FRUIT)Fruit and Fruit Products. Import division DSWI. filth
- 417-0414070-0 TOMATO, DRIEDVegetables and Vegetable Products. Import division DNBI. filth
- MDQ-0003739-0 OLIVES, BLACK, (PIT FRUIT)Fruit and Fruit Products. Import division DNEI. inadequate process controlno process filing
- 196-2556638-5 VEGETABLE & VEGETABLE PRODUCTS NOT MENTIONED ELSEWHERE, N.E.C.Vegetables and Vegetable Products. Import division DNBI. no process filing
- 879-4088005-4 CHEESE AND CHEESE PRODUCTS, NOT ELSEWHERE MENTIONED, N.E.C.Cheese and Cheese Products. Import division DNEI. insanitary plantinsanitary handling
- AVV-9997859-9 STRINGBEANSVegetables and Vegetable Products. Import division DNEI. no process filing
- 1FX-6918633-5 TAMARIND (SUBTROPICAL AND TROPICAL FRUIT)Fruit and Fruit Products. Import division DSEI. filth
- 772-0289219-4 OKRA (FRUIT USED AS VEGETABLE)Vegetables and Vegetable Products. Import division DNEI. pesticide residue
- 9EX-2512102-4 CRAYFISH (CRAWFISH), FRESH WATERFishery/Seafood Products. Import division DSEI. filth
- 8GQ-0061332-2 TAMARIND, JUICE, MILK, CREME, DRINK OR NECTAR, SUB/TROPICAL FRUITFruit and Fruit Products. Import division DWCI. filth
- DP4-3982078-9 OLIVES, BLACK, (PIT FRUIT)Fruit and Fruit Products. Import division DNEI. pesticide residue
- BOZ-0045835-2 POTATO CHIPS,FRIEDSnack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base). Import division DNEI. ingredients not listedno net quantitynot in Englishnutrition labeling
- N4R-0000840-7 GUAVA, JUICE, MILK, CREME, DRINK OR NECTAR, SUB/TROPICAL FRUITFruit and Fruit Products. Import division DSEI. no net quantityno food-canning registrationno process filing
- AVB-1122055-1 GUAVA, JUICE, MILK, CREME, DRINK OR NECTAR, SUB/TROPICAL FRUITFruit and Fruit Products. Import division DNBI. color not declared
- DP4-3980006-2 OLIVES, BLACK, (PIT FRUIT)Fruit and Fruit Products. Import division DNEI. pesticide residueinadequate process control
- SCS-7943911-8 OLIVES (PIT FRUIT)Fruit and Fruit Products. Import division DSEI. pesticide residueno acidified-food filingno process filing
- SCS-8584236-2 OLIVES, BLACK, (PIT FRUIT)Fruit and Fruit Products. Import division DSEI. pesticide residueno process filing
- 9EX-2506412-5 CRAYFISH (CRAWFISH), FRESH WATERFishery/Seafood Products. Import division DWCI. ingredients not listedfilth
- 9EX-2508050-1 CRAYFISH (CRAWFISH), FRESH WATERFishery/Seafood Products. Import division DWCI. ingredients not listedfilth
- BQL-0108590-9 MANGO, JUICE, MILK, CREME, DRINK OR NECTAR, SUB/TROPICAL FRUITFruit and Fruit Products. Import division DNBI. ingredients not listedfalse or misleading labelcolor not declarednot in English+3 more
Recent weeks
| Week | Refusals |
|---|---|
| 2026-W44 | 0 |
| 2026-W43 | 0 |
| 2026-W42 | 0 |
| 2026-W41 | 0 |
| 2026-W40 | 0 |
| 2026-W39 | 0 |
| 2026-W38 | 1 |
| 2026-W37 | 0 |
→ See all FDA import refusals for 2026-W44
Data and downloads
Download all 191 entries (CSV) — every refusal behind this page, with its import division, FDA product code, charges and whether it was a hazard finding or paperwork. Every entry is also listed by year above.
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Egypt country report since 2020 — every refusal by year, charge and import division →