Guatemala — All Categories
Guatemala received 298 FDA import refusals across all food categories between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume peaked at 41 in 2024-Q4, with the trend roughly flat year-on-year. The most-cited issues are unapproved, no english, and mfr insan. No trade baseline is published for this commodity from Guatemala, so no per-$1B rate is shown here.
Of these, 171 were hazard refusals and 127 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fruit and Fruit Products | 81 | — | mfr insan |
| Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | 74 | — | unapproved |
| Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) | 26 | — | nutrit lbl |
| Spices, Flavors, and Salts | 2 | — | nutrit lbl |
| Chocolate and Cocoa Products | 1 | — | unsafe add |
Recent rejections
- AEK-2008872-9 DSEIVitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for HumansVITAMIN B12 (CYANOCOBALAMIN) unapproved
- AEK-2008902-4 DSEIVitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for HumansVITAMIN B12 (CYANOCOBALAMIN) unapproved
- 820-2207811-5 DSEIFruit and Fruit ProductsRASPBERRIES, RED (BERRY) mfr insan
- 820-2207267-0 DSEIFruit and Fruit ProductsRASPBERRIES, RED (BERRY) mfr insan
- 820-2208676-1 DSEIFruit and Fruit ProductsRASPBERRIES, RED (BERRY) mfr insan
- 820-2205991-7 DSEIFruit and Fruit ProductsRASPBERRIES, RED (BERRY) mfr insan
- CFQ-8133188-2 DSWISnack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base)CORN CHIPS, FRIED list ingreinconspicuallergennutrit lbl
- 1FX-6202563-0 DSEIVitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for HumansASHWAGANDHA (HERBAL & BOTANICALS, NOT TEAS) not listedunapproved
- AEK-0874363-4 DSEIVitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for HumansVITAMIN, N.E.C. unapproved
- U10-1262048-4 DSEISpices, Flavors, and SaltsIMITATION SPICE FLAVOR no englishnutrit lbl
- 1FX-5448739-2 DSEIVitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for HumansVITAMIN K (PHYTONADIONE) not listed
- 1FX-5271248-6 DSEIVitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for HumansVITAMIN B1 (THIAMINE) not listedno englishfrnmfgreg
- AEK-0896442-0 DSEIVitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for HumansVITAMIN B1 (THIAMINE) unapproved
- 1FX-6158755-6 DSEISpices, Flavors, and SaltsMIXED SPICES AND SEASONING WITH SALT, N.E.C. no englishnutrit lbl
- AEK-0676270-1 DSEIVitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for HumansVITAMIN B12 (CYANOCOBALAMIN) unapproved
- 1FX-6292500-3 DSEIVitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for HumansVITAMIN, N.E.C. unapproved
- AEK-0799077-2 DSEIVitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for HumansVITAMIN A no englishunapproved
- 9J4-0004335-1 DSEIVitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for HumansVITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. no englishlabelingunapprovedlacks firm+1 more
- 9AG-0092785-7 DNEIChocolate and Cocoa ProductsCHOCOLATE AND COCOA BEVERAGE BASE, N.E.C. unsafe add
- AEK-0568510-1 DSEIVitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for HumansVITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. unapproved
Recent weeks
| Week | Border rejections |
|---|---|
| 2026-W38 | 0 |
| 2026-W37 | 2 |
| 2026-W36 | 0 |
| 2026-W35 | 0 |
| 2026-W34 | 4 |
| 2026-W33 | 2 |
| 2026-W32 | 1 |
| 2026-W31 | 1 |