Guatemala — All Categories

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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

10 2023-Q4 2023-Q4: 10 16 2024-Q1 2024-Q1: 16 18 2024-Q2 2024-Q2: 18 19 2024-Q3 2024-Q3: 19 41 2024-Q4 2024-Q4: 41 19 2025-Q1 2025-Q1: 19 19 2025-Q2 2025-Q2: 19 34 2025-Q3 2025-Q3: 34 26 2025-Q4 2025-Q4: 26 31 2026-Q1 2026-Q1: 31 41 2026-Q2 2026-Q2: 41 24 2026-Q3 2026-Q3: 24

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

Recent weeks

WeekBorder rejections
2026-W380
2026-W372
2026-W360
2026-W350
2026-W344
2026-W332
2026-W321
2026-W311

→ See all FDA import refusals for 2026-W38