Ivory Coast — All Categories
Ivory Coast received 30 FDA import refusals across all food categories between 2024-Q1 and 2026-Q4. Volume peaked at 11 in 2025-Q2, with the trend falling sharply year-on-year. The most-cited issues are filth, no manufacturer name, and no net quantity. No trade baseline is published for some of Ivory Coast's categories, so no per-$1B rate is shown for the origin total.
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Key figures
- Hazard or paperwork
- Of these, 24 were hazard refusals and 6 were paperwork refusals.
Quarterly refusals, last 12 quarters
Show the numbers
| Quarter | Refusals | Hazard | Paperwork |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-Q1 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024-Q2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024-Q3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024-Q4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-Q1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025-Q2 | 11 | 9 | 2 |
| 2025-Q3 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025-Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-Q1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-Q3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-Q4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
By year
| Year | Refusals |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 |
| 2025 | 18 |
| 2024 | 9 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2020 | 1 |
By category, last 156 weeks
| Category | Refusals | Per $1B US imports | Most-cited hazard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chocolate and Cocoa Products | 17 | — | filth |
| Fishery/Seafood Products | 4 | — | filth |
| Fruit and Fruit Products | 2 | — | filth |
| Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 2 | — | filth |
| Vegetable Oils (Includes Olive Oil) | 2 | — | not in English |
| Spices, Flavors, and Salts | 1 | — | nutrition labeling |
| Filled Milk and Imitation Milk Products | 1 | — | not in English |
| Nuts and Edible Seeds | 1 | — | labeling |
| Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | 1 | — | unapproved new drug |
Recent refusals
- 823-0225847-8 FISH MAW, FISHERY PRODUCTS, N.E.C.Fishery/Seafood Products. Import division DNEI. filth
- BNI-0144512-9 SPICES, FLAVORS AND SALT NOT MENTIONED ELSEWHERE, N.E.C.Spices, Flavors, and Salts. Import division DNEI. no manufacturer nameno net quantityno standard namenutrition labeling
- 823-0219852-6 FISH MAW, FISHERY PRODUCTS, N.E.C.Fishery/Seafood Products. Import division DNEI. filth
- 238-1440670-0 COCOA BEAN N.E.C.Chocolate and Cocoa Products. Import division DNEI. filth
- 238-1441519-8 COCOA BEAN N.E.C.Chocolate and Cocoa Products. Import division DNEI. filth
- 238-1440192-5 COCOA BEAN N.E.C.Chocolate and Cocoa Products. Import division DNEI. filth
- 238-1440193-3 COCOA BEAN N.E.C.Chocolate and Cocoa Products. Import division DNEI. filth
- 238-1438317-2 COCOA BEAN N.E.C.Chocolate and Cocoa Products. Import division DNEI. filth
- 238-1438311-5 COCOA BEAN N.E.C.Chocolate and Cocoa Products. Import division DNEI. filth
- 238-1438309-9 COCOA BEAN N.E.C.Chocolate and Cocoa Products. Import division DNEI. filth
- 238-1438319-8 COCOA BEAN N.E.C.Chocolate and Cocoa Products. Import division DNEI. filth
- 238-1438316-4 COCOA BEAN N.E.C.Chocolate and Cocoa Products. Import division DNEI. filth
- WBG-0513951-7 COCOA BEAN N.E.C.Chocolate and Cocoa Products. Import division DNEI. filth
- WBG-0513952-5 COCOA BEAN N.E.C.Chocolate and Cocoa Products. Import division DNEI. filth
- WBG-0514007-7 COCOA BEAN N.E.C.Chocolate and Cocoa Products. Import division DNEI. filth
- BNI-0135152-5 TAMARIND, DRIED OR PASTEFruit and Fruit Products. Import division DNEI. filth
- 8B4-0009055-9 FILLED MILK, CONCENTRATED, EVAPORATED MILK TYPE PRODUCTFilled Milk and Imitation Milk Products. Import division DNEI. not in Englishno food-canning registrationno process filing
- 9RN-1214400-9 TIGER NUT, NUT FLOUR/MEALNuts and Edible Seeds. Import division DNEI. labeling
- WBG-0514008-5 COCOA BEAN N.E.C.Chocolate and Cocoa Products. Import division DNEI. filth
- WBG-0513953-3 COCOA BEAN N.E.C.Chocolate and Cocoa Products. Import division DNEI. filth
Recent weeks
| Week | Refusals |
|---|---|
| 2026-W44 | 0 |
| 2026-W43 | 0 |
| 2026-W42 | 0 |
| 2026-W41 | 1 |
| 2026-W40 | 0 |
| 2026-W39 | 0 |
| 2026-W38 | 0 |
| 2026-W37 | 0 |
→ See all FDA import refusals for 2026-W44
Data and downloads
Download all 43 entries (CSV) — every refusal behind this page, with its import division, FDA product code, charges and whether it was a hazard finding or paperwork. Every entry is also listed by year above.
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