Hong Kong — All Categories
Hong Kong received 100 FDA import refusals across all food categories between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume peaked at 13 in 2026-Q1, with the trend roughly flat year-on-year. The most-cited issues are filthy, unapproved, and lacks firm. No trade baseline is published for this commodity from Hong Kong, so no per-$1B rate is shown here.
Of these, 70 were hazard refusals and 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 23 | — | pesticide |
| Fishery/Seafood Products | 22 | — | filthy |
| Fruit and Fruit Products | 17 | — | filthy |
| Soft Drinks and Waters | 2 | — | unsafe col |
Recent rejections
- DU7-0145149-2 DWCIVegetables and Vegetable ProductsMUSHROOM, SHIITAKE, PIECES AND STEMS, SLICED filthy
- BUU-1814674-2 DWCIVegetables and Vegetable ProductsPEPPER, HOT, DRIED OR PASTE filthy
- DBH-2001440-7 DWCIVegetables and Vegetable ProductsMUSHROOM, SHIITAKE , WHOLE (BUTTON) (FUNGI) pesticide
- DBH-2001639-4 DNEIFishery/Seafood ProductsSHRIMP & PRAWNS unsafe addvetdrugres
- DBM-2604030-1 DWCIFishery/Seafood ProductsFISH MAW, FISHERY PRODUCTS, N.E.C. filthy
- 9DH-0081331-6 DNBISoft Drinks and WatersCARBONATED SOFT DRINK, N.E.C. unsafe collist ingre
- D77-3004048-3 DWCISoft Drinks and WatersBOTTLED WATER WITH FRUIT FLAVORS, NONCARBONATED (NONMEDICINAL) no process
- 03A-0001419-4 DNEIFruit and Fruit ProductsDATES, DRIED OR PASTE filthy
- EUX-0137633-4 DWCIVitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for HumansVITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. inconspiculacks firmplant partncontact+2 more
- EUX-0138318-1 DWCIVitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for HumansVITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. dietarylbllacks firmno englishplant part+3 more
- AEK-7803952-4 DSEIVitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for HumansVITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. unapproved
- D77-3001841-4 DNBIVegetables and Vegetable ProductsYAMS, DRIED OR PASTE (ROOT & TUBER VEGETABLE) sulfitelbl
- 823-0221512-2 DNEISnack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base)CORN CHIPS, FRIED std identmelamine
- EUX-0137848-8 DWCIVitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for HumansVITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. lacks firmno englishdietaryingplant part+1 more
- SCS-0100739-9 DSEIVitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for HumansVITAMIN, N.E.C. unapproved
- J34-0104894-0 DWCIFruit and Fruit ProductsCHINESE RED DATE (JUJUBES, ZIZIPHUS JUJUBA), DRIED OR PASTE filthyunsafe colcolor lblg
- D77-3002953-6 DWCIFruit and Fruit ProductsFIG, DRIED OR PASTE pesticide
- J34-0104641-5 DNEIFruit and Fruit ProductsCHINESE RED DATE (JUJUBES, ZIZIPHUS JUJUBA), DRIED OR PASTE filthy
- D77-3003064-1 DWCIVegetables and Vegetable ProductsLILY (FLOWER, BULB, STEM), DRIED OR PASTE false
- DP6-3036934-7 DWCIFishery/Seafood ProductsFISH MAW, FISHERY PRODUCTS, N.E.C. filthy
Recent weeks
| Week | Border rejections |
|---|---|
| 2026-W38 | 0 |
| 2026-W37 | 0 |
| 2026-W36 | 0 |
| 2026-W35 | 1 |
| 2026-W34 | 1 |
| 2026-W33 | 0 |
| 2026-W32 | 1 |
| 2026-W31 | 1 |