Japan — All Categories
Japan received 160 FDA import refusals across all food categories between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume is falling year-on-year. The most-cited issues are unfit4food, no english, and lacks firm. No trade baseline is published for this commodity from Japan, so no per-$1B rate is shown here.
Of these, 81 were hazard refusals and 79 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fishery/Seafood Products | 36 | — | mfrhaccp |
| Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 32 | — | unsafe col |
| Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | 31 | — | unsafe col |
| Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | 25 | — | no english |
| Fruit and Fruit Products | 4 | — | unsafe col |
| Dietary Conventional Foods and Meal Replacements | 3 | — | unapproved |
Recent rejections
- NUV-4010000-3 DWCIDietary Conventional Foods and Meal ReplacementsFOODS WITH SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRIENTS ADDED, WITH OR WITHOUT ARTIFICAL SWEETNERS list ingreinconspiculacks firmnutrit lbl
- FY1-4102900-6 DWCIFishery/Seafood ProductsMACKEREL (ALL EXCEPT SCOMBEROMORUS SP, EG SPANISH OR KING SEE '22') mfrhaccp
- 1FX-2767843-2 DWCICandy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing GumCANDY SPECIALTIES, N.E.C. (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) no english
- 1FX-2198343-2 DWCIFruit and Fruit ProductsPLUM (PIT FRUIT) unsafe colno english
- 1FX-3376590-0 DNBICandy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing GumCANDY SPECIALTIES, N.E.C. (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) no english
- K64-3065334-0 DNEIVegetables and Vegetable ProductsGINGER ROOT (ROOT & TUBER VEGETABLE) unsafe col
- 788-1925541-1 DSWIVitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for HumansHERBALS & BOTANICALS (NOT TEAS), N.E.C. suppl gmp
- U47-2513202-9 DNEICandy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing GumSOFT CANDY WITHOUT NUTS AND FRUIT, N.E.C. (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) unfit4food
- 1FX-9663387-9 DWCIVitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for HumansVITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. dietarylbllacks firmallergendietarying+1 more
- 1FX-1733101-8 DWCIVitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for HumansHERBALS & BOTANICALS (NOT TEAS), N.E.C. list ingredietarylbllacks firmno english+1 more
- 1FX-8126413-6 DWCIWhole Grains, Milled Grain Products, and StarchRICE FLOUR list ingreinconspiculacks firmnutrit lbl
- 235-1761530-0 DWCICandy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing GumGEL CUPS, FRUIT FLAVORED unfit4food
- 1FX-6605069-0 DSEIVitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for HumansHERBALS & BOTANICALS (NOT TEAS), N.E.C. no english
- U47-2508358-6 DNEICandy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing GumSOFT CANDY WITHOUT NUTS AND FRUIT, N.E.C. (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) unfit4food
- 235-1757991-0 DWCICandy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing GumGEL CUPS, FRUIT FLAVORED unfit4food
- 235-1750806-7 DNEICandy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing GumGEL CUPS, FRUIT FLAVORED unfit4foodunsafe col
- 235-1761036-8 DWCICandy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing GumGEL CUPS, FRUIT FLAVORED unfit4food
- 235-1760468-4 DWCICandy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing GumGEL CUPS, FRUIT FLAVORED unfit4food
- 235-1753403-0 DSWICandy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing GumGEL CUPS, FRUIT FLAVORED unfit4food
- 235-1760861-0 DWCIFishery/Seafood ProductsPUFFER poisonord
Recent weeks
| Week | Border rejections |
|---|---|
| 2026-W38 | 0 |
| 2026-W37 | 0 |
| 2026-W36 | 1 |
| 2026-W35 | 1 |
| 2026-W34 | 0 |
| 2026-W33 | 0 |
| 2026-W32 | 0 |
| 2026-W31 | 0 |