Mexico — Fruit and Fruit Products — Berries-Grapes
Mexico received 79 FDA import refusals in Berries-Grapes, part of Fruit and Fruit Products between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume peaked at 16 in 2024-Q2, with the trend falling year-on-year. The most-cited issues are pesticide residue, filth, and labeling. Measured against US import value, that runs at 6.1 refusals per $1 billion of imports of this commodity from Mexico over the last 3 years.
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Key figures
If you import berries-grapes from Mexico
Lower risk. Mexico ranks 8th of 8 origins shipping berries-grapes to the US on refusals per $1 billion of US imports, at 6.1 — the lowest of them.
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- Hazard or paperwork
- Of 77 refusals in the last 3 years, 76 were hazard findings and 1 paperwork alone.
- Refusals against import volume
- On average, 1 refusal per 29,681 tonnes imported into the US over the last 3 years; the lowest refusal rate of 7 origins with enough import volume on record to rate (US import quantities 2022–2024, FAOSTAT).
- Where refusals happen
- DSWI — Southwest, the Mexican land border (71); DNBI — North Border, the Canadian land border (6).
- Riskiest months
- April, May, March, by refusals since 2020.
- Test for before shipping
- pesticide residue (53), filth (23).
- Paperwork to get right
- labeling (1), no manufacturer name (1), no net quantity (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-Q4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024-Q1 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2024-Q2 | 16 | 16 | 0 |
| 2024-Q3 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| 2024-Q4 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025-Q1 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 2025-Q2 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 2025-Q3 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025-Q4 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2026-Q1 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2026-Q2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026-Q3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Recent refusals
- DR4-0706038-0 GRAPES (BERRY) Import division DSWI. pesticide residue
- BJG-0219887-6 GRAPE JUICE, BERRY JUICE OR CONCENTRATES Import division DSWI. labelingnutrition labeling
- 918-6015223-9 RASPBERRIES, RED (BERRY) Import division DSWI. pesticide residue
- 918-6015224-7 RASPBERRIES, RED (BERRY) Import division DSWI. pesticide residue
- K76-1278861-5 BLUEBERRIES (BERRY) Import division DSWI. pesticide residue
- 96L-0034601-0 STRAWBERRIES (BERRY) Import division DSWI. pesticide residue
- 699-2104467-8 RAISINS (DRIED GRAPES) (BERRY) Import division DSWI. filth
- B9A-0112430-2 STRAWBERRIES (BERRY) Import division DSWI. pesticide residue
- B9A-0111302-4 STRAWBERRIES (BERRY) Import division DSWI. pesticide residue
- 439-0423369-9 STRAWBERRIES (BERRY) Import division DSWI. pesticide residue
- BHK-6112842-6 STRAWBERRIES (BERRY) Import division DSWI. pesticide residue
- 699-2104355-5 RAISINS (DRIED GRAPES) (BERRY) Import division DSWI. filth
- 699-2104364-7 RAISINS (DRIED GRAPES) (BERRY) Import division DSWI. filth
- 439-0422686-7 STRAWBERRIES (BERRY) Import division DSWI. pesticide residue
- 92J-0057043-8 RASPBERRIES, RED (BERRY) Import division DSWI. pesticide residue
- 92J-3398681-7 RASPBERRIES, RED (BERRY) Import division DSWI. pesticide residue
- ENK-0119147-9 RAISINS, DRIED OR PASTE Import division DSWI. filth
- BYX-0289399-2 RAISINS (DRIED GRAPES) (BERRY) Import division DSWI. filth
- WS7-0155987-4 STRAWBERRIES (BERRY) Import division DSWI. pesticide residue
- 918-6015147-0 RASPBERRIES, RED (BERRY) Import division DSWI. pesticide residue
Data and downloads
Download all 132 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 2026-08-25. To get new ones for Mexico by email, watch Mexico.
Mexico country report since 2020 — every refusal by year, charge and import division →