Japan — Fishery/Seafood Products — Fish-Other
Japan received 35 FDA import refusals in Fish-Other, part of Fishery/Seafood Products between 2024-Q1 and 2026-Q4. Volume peaked at 9 in 2024-Q3, with the trend falling year-on-year. The most-cited issues are HACCP failure, ingredients not listed, and undeclared allergen. No trade baseline is published for this commodity from Japan, so no per-$1B rate is shown here.
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Key figures
If you import fish-other from Japan
- Hazard or paperwork
- Of 36 refusals in the last 3 years, 13 were hazard findings and 23 paperwork alone — most were avoidable at the desk.
- Where refusals happen
- DNEI — Northeast (16); DWCI — West Coast (16); DSEI — Southeast (2).
- Riskiest months
- August, March, April, by refusals since 2020.
- Test for before shipping
- undeclared allergen (3), veterinary drug residue (3), filth (2), insanitary conditions (1), Listeria monocytogenes (1).
- Paperwork to get right
- HACCP failure (20), ingredients not listed (4), not in English (4).
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
Show the numbers
| Quarter | Refusals | Hazard | Paperwork |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-Q1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024-Q2 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2024-Q3 | 9 | 2 | 7 |
| 2024-Q4 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025-Q1 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025-Q2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025-Q3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-Q4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-Q2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-Q3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026-Q4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Recent refusals
- FY1-4103443-6 MACKEREL (ALL EXCEPT SCOMBEROMORUS SP, EG SPANISH OR KING SEE '22') Import division DWCI. HACCP failure
- 235-1768372-0 SNAILS, AQUATIC, OTHER AQUATIC SPECIES Import division DWCI. ingredients not listedundeclared allergenno process filing
- 235-1766384-7 FISH, N.E.C. Import division DWCI. Listeria monocytogenes
- 417-0416513-7 MACKEREL (ALL EXCEPT SCOMBEROMORUS SP, EG SPANISH OR KING SEE '22') Import division DNEI. HACCP failure
- FY1-4102900-6 MACKEREL (ALL EXCEPT SCOMBEROMORUS SP, EG SPANISH OR KING SEE '22') Import division DWCI. HACCP failure
- 235-1760861-0 PUFFER Import division DWCI. poisonous substance
- 235-1747793-3 MACKEREL (ALL EXCEPT SCOMBEROMORUS SP, EG SPANISH OR KING SEE '22') Import division DWCI. misidentified
- N7A-0000550-3 SCALLOPS Import division DSWI. importer HACCP failure
- 300-1840661-2 SCALLOPS Import division DNEI. filth
- 442-4445140-5 CRAB, IMITATION Import division DWCI. unsafe food additive
- EVJ-1232367-4 SCALLOPS, AQUACULTURE HARVESTED FISHERY/SEAFOOD PRODUCTS Import division DWCI. no manufacturer namenot in English
- 84A-0082856-9 SCALLOPS Import division DNBI. ingredients not listednot in Englishnutrition labelingno food-canning registration+2 more
- 9ES-0085096-4 AQUACULTURE HARVESTED FISHERY/SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, N.E.C., Import division DNEI. veterinary drug residue
- K64-3056851-4 YELLOWTAIL, AMBERJACK Import division DNEI. veterinary drug residue
- 235-8061191-3 YELLOWTAIL, AMBERJACK Import division DNEI. HACCP failure
- KM6-1621246-0 SCALLOPS, AQUACULTURE HARVESTED FISHERY/SEAFOOD PRODUCTS Import division DNEI. filth
- 235-1735799-4 COD Import division DWCI. ingredients not listedHACCP failurefalse or misleading labelno common name+2 more
- 9ES-0088767-7 YELLOWTAIL, AMBERJACK Import division DNEI. HACCP failureinsanitary conditions
- 235-8060956-0 YELLOWTAIL, AMBERJACK Import division DNEI. HACCP failure
- 510-4131286-2 YELLOWTAIL, AMBERJACK Import division DNEI. HACCP failure
Data and downloads
Download all 49 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 2026-10-22. To get new ones for Japan by email, watch Japan.
Japan country report since 2020 — every refusal by year, charge and import division →