Mexico — Fruit and Fruit Products — Citrus
Mexico received 20 FDA import refusals in Citrus, part of Fruit and Fruit Products between 2023-Q3 and 2026-Q2. Volume peaked at 5 in 2026-Q1, with the trend rising sharply year-on-year. The most-cited issues are pesticide residue, FSVP violation, and no manufacturer name. Measured against US import value, that runs at 4.6 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 citrus from Mexico
Lower risk. Mexico ranks 5th of 5 origins shipping citrus to the US on refusals per $1 billion of US imports, at 4.6 — the lowest of them.
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- Hazard or paperwork
- Of 20 refusals in the last 3 years, 16 were hazard findings and 4 paperwork alone.
- Refusals against import volume
- On average, 1 refusal per 207,241 tonnes imported into the US over the last 3 years; the lowest refusal rate of 4 origins with enough import volume on record to rate (US import quantities 2022–2024, FAOSTAT).
- Where refusals happen
- DSWI — Southwest, the Mexican land border (20).
- Riskiest months
- February, January, March, by refusals since 2020.
- Test for before shipping
- pesticide residue (16).
- Paperwork to get right
- FSVP violation (3), no manufacturer name (2), 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-Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-Q1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024-Q2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024-Q3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024-Q4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025-Q1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-Q2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-Q3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-Q4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026-Q1 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2026-Q2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Recent refusals
- BYX-0310641-0 LIME (CITRUS) Import division DSWI. FSVP violation
- DR4-0686510-2 LIME (CITRUS) Import division DSWI. pesticide residue
- DR4-0684466-9 LIME (CITRUS) Import division DSWI. pesticide residue
- DR4-0686511-0 LIME (CITRUS) Import division DSWI. pesticide residue
- 8M9-2600332-2 LIME (CITRUS) Import division DSWI. pesticide residue
- N7G-0004578-4 LIME (CITRUS) Import division DSWI. pesticide residue
- 8M9-2503146-4 LIME (CITRUS) Import division DSWI. FSVP violation
- 83U-1436585-4 LIME (CITRUS) Import division DSWI. pesticide residue
- B9A-0100110-4 LIME (CITRUS) Import division DSWI. pesticide residue
- EU0-0133786-1 LIME (CITRUS) Import division DSWI. pesticide residue
- BHF-0565047-3 LIME (CITRUS) Import division DSWI. pesticide residue
- NDA-1027494-8 LIME (CITRUS) Import division DSWI. pesticide residue
- 8MH-0102227-2 ORANGE (CITRUS) Import division DSWI. FSVP violation
- WPB-0062412-9 LIME (CITRUS) Import division DSWI. pesticide residue
- 83U-1394917-9 LIME (CITRUS) Import division DSWI. pesticide residue
- B9A-0076075-9 LIME (CITRUS) Import division DSWI. no manufacturer nameno net quantityno common name
- BOQ-0135314-0 LIME (CITRUS) Import division DSWI. pesticide residueno manufacturer name
- NDA-1019716-4 LIME (CITRUS) Import division DSWI. pesticide residue
- NPP-0024049-2 LIME (CITRUS) Import division DSWI. pesticide residue
- BOQ-0135135-9 LIME (CITRUS) Import division DSWI. pesticide residue
Data and downloads
Download all 45 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 2026-06-22. To get new ones for Mexico by email, watch Mexico.
Mexico country report since 2020 — every refusal by year, charge and import division →