Germany — Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans — Herbals-Botanicals
Germany received 7 FDA import refusals in Herbals-Botanicals, 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, pesticide residue, and establishment not listed. No trade baseline is published for this commodity from Germany, so no per-$1B rate is shown here.
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Key figures
If you import herbals-botanicals from Germany
- Hazard or paperwork
- Of 7 refusals in the last 3 years, 0 were hazard findings and 7 paperwork alone — most were avoidable at the desk.
- Where refusals happen
- DSEI — Southeast (6); DNEI — Northeast (1).
- Riskiest months
- May, April, July, by refusals since 2020.
- Paperwork to get right
- unapproved new drug (7), establishment not listed (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 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024-Q2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024-Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-Q2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-Q3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-Q1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-Q3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Recent refusals
- AEK-0467705-9 HERBALS & BOTANICALS (NOT TEAS), N.E.C. Import division DSEI. unapproved new drug
- AEK-0842062-1 ASHWAGANDHA (HERBAL & BOTANICALS, NOT TEAS) Import division DSEI. unapproved new drug
- AEK-9184766-3 HERBALS & BOTANICALS (NOT TEAS), N.E.C. Import division DSEI. unapproved new drug
- AEK-7398751-1 54K[][]22/TURMERIC (HERBAL & BOTANICALS, NOT TEAS II) Import division DSEI. establishment not listedunapproved new drug
- AEK-8409073-5 ACONITE (HERBAL & BOTANICALS, NOT TEAS) Import division DNEI. unapproved new drug
- SCS-3193014-6 HERBALS & BOTANICALS (NOT TEAS), N.E.C. Import division DSEI. unapproved new drug
- SCS-1866265-4 CITRUS AURANTIUM ( HERBAL & BOTANICAL OTHER THAN TEAS) Import division DSEI. unapproved new drug
- SCS-3206520-6 KRATOM (HERBAL AND BOTANICALS, NOT TEAS II) Import division DSEI. no manufacturer namelabeling
- DSV-4035179-0 CAMOMILLE (HERBAL & BOTANICALS, NOT TEAS) Import division DWCI. pesticide residue
- DSV-4035078-4 CAMOMILLE (HERBAL & BOTANICALS, NOT TEAS) Import division DWCI. pesticide residue
- SCS-1385709-2 KRATOM (HERBAL AND BOTANICALS, NOT TEAS II) Import division DSEI. unsafe dietary ingredient
- 799-7299693-7 GLUCOSAMINE SULFATE (HERBAL AND BOTANICALS, NOT TEAS II) Import division DSEI. not in English
- T77-1569538-5 PURSLANE (HERBAL & BOTANIICALS, NOT TEAS) Import division DNEI. supplement GMP failureplant part not declarednutrition labeling
- 799-8532443-1 MINT (HERBAL & BOTANICALS, NOT TEAS - IF TEA FORM SEE 31P) Import division DSEI. unapproved new drug
Data and downloads
Download all 14 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 2026-07-29. To get new ones for Germany by email, watch Germany.
Germany country report since 2020 — every refusal by year, charge and import division →