Germany — Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum — Candy
Germany received 5 FDA import refusals in Candy, part of Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume is newly active in the last year. The most-cited issues are nutrition labeling, no net quantity, and labeling. Measured against US import value, that runs at 6.5 refusals per $1 billion of imports of this commodity from Germany over the last 3 years.
Key figures
If you import candy from Germany
Lower risk. Germany ranks 20th of 20 origins shipping candy to the US on refusals per $1 billion of US imports, at 6.5 — the lowest of them.
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- Hazard or paperwork
- Of 5 refusals in the last 3 years, 1 were hazard findings and 4 paperwork alone — most were avoidable at the desk.
- Refusals against import volume
- On average, 1 refusal per 38,352 tonnes imported into the US over the last 3 years; the lowest refusal rate of 12 origins with enough import volume on record to rate (US import quantities 2022–2024, FAOSTAT).
- Where refusals happen
- DNEI — Northeast (3); DSEI — Southeast (2).
- Test for before shipping
- unsafe color additive (1).
- Paperwork to get right
- nutrition labeling (3), no net quantity (2), color not declared (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.
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Quarterly refusals, last 12 quarters
Show the numbers
| Quarter | Refusals | Hazard | Paperwork |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-Q4 | 1 | 1 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-Q4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-Q2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-Q3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Recent refusals
- 1FX-4115554-0 CANDY SPECIALTIES, N.E.C. (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) Import division DSEI. labelingnutrition labeling
- SCS-2067171-2 JELLIED CANDY, SOFT (JELLY BEANS, GUM DROPS, ETC.), WITH FRUIT (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) Import division DSEI. nutrition labeling
- EB5-1618659-1 HARD CANDY WITH FRUIT, N.E.C. (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) Import division DNEI. no net quantitynutrition labeling
- SCS-5124386-7 CANDY BAR OR PIECES (NOT CARAMEL OR FONDANT), SOFT, WITH COCONUT (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) Import division DNEI. ingredients not listedcolor not declaredno manufacturer nameno net quantity+1 more
- 9AJ-0834545-4 JELLIED CANDY, SOFT (JELLY BEANS, GUM DROPS, ETC.), WITHOUT NUTS AND FRUIT (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) Import division DNEI. unsafe color additive
Data and downloads
Download all 5 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 2026-09-14. To get new ones for Germany by email, watch Germany.
Germany country report since 2020 — every refusal by year, charge and import division →