Indonesia — Fishery/Seafood Products — Fish-Other

Indonesia received 36 FDA import refusals in Fish-Other, part of Fishery/Seafood Products between 2024-Q1 and 2026-Q4. Volume peaked at 10 in 2026-Q3, with the trend rising sharply year-on-year. The most-cited issues are filth, Salmonella, and nutrition labeling. No trade baseline is published for this commodity from Indonesia, so no per-$1B rate is shown here.

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Key figures

If you import fish-other from Indonesia

Hazard or paperwork: Of 36 refusals in the last 3 years, 35 were hazard findings and 1 paperwork alone.
Where refusals happen: DSEI — Southeast (14); DWCI — West Coast (12); DNEI — Northeast (10).
Riskiest months: May, April, July, by refusals since 2020.
Test for before shipping: filth (23), Salmonella (13), histamine (2), off odor (1), poisonous substance (1).
Paperwork to get right: nutrition labeling (2), labeling (1), no manufacturer name (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

hazard findings labelling & registration

Show the numbers

Quarter	Refusals	Hazard	Paperwork
2024-Q1	1	1	0
2024-Q2	2	2	0
2024-Q3	1	1	0
2024-Q4	2	2	0
2025-Q1	2	2	0
2025-Q2	4	4	0
2025-Q3	2	2	0
2025-Q4	4	4	0
2026-Q1	3	3	0
2026-Q2	4	4	0
2026-Q3	10	9	1
2026-Q4	1	1	0

Recent refusals

082-0477760-4 2026-10-16 SNAPPER (RED, GRAY, MALABAR, ETC.) Import division DWCI. filth
CDX-0092119-9 2026-09-25 MAHI MAHI Import division DSEI. filth
CDX-0092363-3 2026-09-24 MAHI MAHI Import division DSEI. filth
D97-2286382-3 2026-09-15 GROUPERS Import division DSEI. Salmonella
D97-2320521-4 2026-09-15 SNAPPER (RED, GRAY, MALABAR, ETC.) Import division DSEI. filth
AQZ-0620764-4 2026-09-07 GROUPERS Import division DSEI. nutrition labelinglabeling
AQZ-0645050-9 2026-08-18 MAHI MAHI Import division DWCI. filth
CDX-0091791-6 2026-08-03 MAHI MAHI Import division DSEI. histaminefilth
D97-2299122-8 2026-07-23 GROUPERS Import division DSEI. Salmonella
AQZ-0642616-0 2026-07-21 MAHI MAHI Import division DWCI. filth
D97-2307351-3 2026-07-16 MAHI MAHI Import division DSEI. histaminenutrition labeling
EVJ-1258085-1 2026-05-20 SNAPPER (RED, GRAY, MALABAR, ETC.) Import division DWCI. filth
316-7209652-1 2026-05-14 GROUPERS Import division DNEI. Salmonella
D97-2254787-1 2026-05-05 GROUPERS Import division DSEI. Salmonella
316-7208110-1 2026-04-24 GROUPERS Import division DNEI. Salmonella
AMG-0173997-2 2026-03-12 COBIA Import division DSEI. filth
316-7203400-1 2026-02-27 GROUPERS Import division DNEI. Salmonella
H67-1703351-7 2026-01-16 GROUPERS Import division DNEI. filth
E41-0109915-5 2025-11-21 KINGFISH (ONLY MENTICIRRHUS SPP) Import division DSEI. filth
H67-1699746-4 2025-10-15 GROUPERS Import division DNEI. filth

Data and downloads

Download all 82 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 2026-10-16. To get new ones for Indonesia by email, watch Indonesia.

Indonesia country report since 2020 — every refusal by year, charge and import division →