Malaysia — Fishery/Seafood Products — Fish-Other
Malaysia received 33 FDA import refusals in Fish-Other, part of Fishery/Seafood Products between 2023-Q3 and 2026-Q2. Volume peaked at 10 in 2024-Q4, with the trend falling sharply year-on-year. The most-cited issues are Listeria monocytogenes, veterinary drug residue, and filth. No trade baseline is published for this commodity from Malaysia, so no per-$1B rate is shown here.
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Key figures
If you import fish-other from Malaysia
- Hazard or paperwork
- Of 32 refusals in the last 3 years, 31 were hazard findings and 1 paperwork alone.
- Where refusals happen
- DNEI — Northeast (19); DWCI — West Coast (12); DSWI — Southwest, the Mexican land border (1).
- Riskiest months
- June, July, August, by refusals since 2020.
- Test for before shipping
- Listeria monocytogenes (27), filth (2), Salmonella (1), veterinary drug residue (1).
- Paperwork to get right
- HACCP failure (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
Show the numbers
| Quarter | Refusals | Hazard | Paperwork |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-Q3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023-Q4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024-Q1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024-Q2 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024-Q3 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 2024-Q4 | 10 | 9 | 1 |
| 2025-Q1 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025-Q2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-Q2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Recent refusals
- 677-0335971-0 POMPANO (PERMIT, POMPANITO) Import division DSWI. veterinary drug residue
- FY1-4094039-3 FISH, N.E.C. Import division DWCI. filth
- EVJ-1234433-2 FISH CAKES, BALLS, ETC., N.E.C. Import division DNEI. Listeria monocytogenes
- U47-2411678-3 FISH CAKES, BALLS, ETC., N.E.C. Import division DNEI. Listeria monocytogenes
- KM6-3637072-8 FISH CAKES, BALLS, ETC., N.E.C. Import division DNEI. Listeria monocytogenes
- U47-2407610-2 FISH CAKES, BALLS, ETC., N.E.C. Import division DWCI. Listeria monocytogenes
- U47-2409836-1 FISH CAKES, BALLS, ETC., N.E.C. Import division DNEI. Listeria monocytogenes
- U47-2409838-7 FISH CAKES, BALLS, ETC., N.E.C. Import division DNEI. Listeria monocytogenes
- FY1-4057197-4 FISH, N.E.C. Import division DWCI. HACCP failure
- U47-2408531-9 FISH CAKES, BALLS, ETC., N.E.C. Import division DNEI. Listeria monocytogenes
- EVJ-1221611-8 FISH CAKES, BALLS, ETC., N.E.C. Import division DWCI. Listeria monocytogenes
- U47-2408709-1 FISH CAKES, BALLS, ETC., N.E.C. Import division DNEI. Listeria monocytogenes
- U47-2408404-9 FISH CAKES, BALLS, ETC., N.E.C. Import division DNEI. Listeria monocytogenes
- EPM-0183742-2 FISH CAKES, BALLS, ETC., N.E.C. Import division DWCI. Listeria monocytogenes
- U47-2405627-8 FISH CAKES, BALLS, ETC., N.E.C. Import division DNEI. Listeria monocytogenes
- 082-0454953-2 BARRAMUNDI Import division DWCI. Salmonella
- U47-2406131-0 FISH CAKES, BALLS, ETC., N.E.C. Import division DNEI. Listeria monocytogenes
- EVJ-1221558-1 FISH CAKES, BALLS, ETC., N.E.C. Import division DWCI. Listeria monocytogenes
- EPM-0180899-3 FISH CAKES, BALLS, ETC., N.E.C. Import division DWCI. Listeria monocytogenes
- U47-2402876-4 FISH CAKES, BALLS, ETC., N.E.C. Import division DWCI. Listeria monocytogenes
Data and downloads
Download all 63 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 2026-06-26. To get new ones for Malaysia by email, watch Malaysia.
Malaysia country report since 2020 — every refusal by year, charge and import division →