Indonesia — Spices, Flavors, and Salts — Spices-Other
Below the median. Indonesia ranks 11th of 17 origins shipping spices-other to the US on border rejections per $1 billion of US imports, at 144.2 — above 38% of them.
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Indonesia received 64 FDA import refusals in Spices-Other, part of Spices, Flavors, and Salts between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume peaked at 31 in 2026-Q1, with the trend rising sharply year-on-year. The most-cited issue is radionuc. Measured against US import value, that runs at 144.2 notifications per $1 billion of imports of this commodity from Indonesia over the last 3 years.
Of these, 33 were hazard refusals and 31 were paperwork refusals.
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Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters
Recent rejections
- 820-2219336-9 DNEICLOVE, NATURAL EXTRACT OR FLAVOR (SPICE)
- 551-2857468-5 DNBICINNAMON, CASSIA, GROUND, CRACKED (SPICE)
- 551-2748199-9 DWCISALT, SEA (TABLE SALT)
- 300-2112446-7 DNBICINNAMON, CASSIA, GROUND, CRACKED (SPICE)
- 1FX-7670942-7 DSEIVANILLA BEAN, RAW MATERIAL FOR EXTRACTS AND FLAVORS
- AEK-0531701-0 DSEIVANILLA BEAN, RAW MATERIAL FOR EXTRACTS AND FLAVORS
- AEK-0690723-1 DWCIPANDANUS LEAF, NATURAL EXTRACT OR FLAVOR (SPICE)
- 109-1077434-7 DNEICLOVE, WHOLE (SPICE) radionuc
- EGA-1538684-9 DNEIPEPPER,BLACK, WHOLE (SPICE) radionuc
- EGA-1538683-1 DNEIPEPPER,BLACK, WHOLE (SPICE) radionuc
- E5G-0256134-5 DNBIMACE, GROUND, CRACKED (SPICE) radionuc
- 799-5768428-1 DNBICINNAMON, CASSIA, GROUND, CRACKED (SPICE)
- 9RK-4391708-7 DNBIVANILLA BEAN, RAW MATERIAL FOR EXTRACTS AND FLAVORS
- WRT-1779939-8 DNEICINNAMON, CASSIA, GROUND, CRACKED (SPICE)
- EGA-1543781-6 DNEIPEPPER,WHITE, WHOLE (SPICE) radionuc
- ACN-3320303-3 DNEIMIXED SPICES AND SEASONING WITH SALT, N.E.C.
- K13-0103443-1 DNEIESSENTIAL OILS FOR FLAVORING, N.E.C. radionuc
- BDD-6710323-0 DWCIMIXED SPICES AND SEASONING WITH SALT, N.E.C.
- BDD-6710259-6 DWCIMIXED SPICES AND SEASONING WITH SALT, N.E.C.
- AEK-9281503-2 DSEIVANILLA, WHOLE (SPICE)