Nigeria — Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans — Supplements
Nigeria received 8 FDA import refusals in Supplements, part of Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans between 2023-Q2 and 2026-Q1. Volume peaked at 3 in 2024-Q2, with the trend falling sharply year-on-year. The most-cited issues are unapproved new drug, establishment not listed, and supplement labeling. No trade baseline is published for this commodity from Nigeria, so no per-$1B rate is shown here.
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Key figures
If you import supplements from Nigeria
- Hazard or paperwork
- Of 8 refusals in the last 3 years, 0 were hazard findings and 8 paperwork alone — most were avoidable at the desk.
- Where refusals happen
- DSEI — Southeast (5); DNEI — Northeast (2); DNBI — North Border, the Canadian land border (1).
- Riskiest months
- February, May, June, by refusals since 2020.
- Paperwork to get right
- unapproved new drug (6), establishment not listed (3), supplement labeling (2).
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-Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-Q2 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024-Q3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024-Q4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-Q1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-Q3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-Q1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Recent refusals
- AEK-9421153-7 FOLIC ACID (VITAMIN) Import division DSEI. unapproved new drug
- AEK-7535894-3 IRON (MINERAL) Import division DNEI. establishment not listedunapproved new drug
- AEK-5927335-7 VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. Import division DSEI. unapproved new drug
- BNI-0132180-9 VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. Import division DNBI. supplement labelingunauthorized health claim
- AEK-5676697-3 VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. Import division DSEI. ingredients not listedsupplement labelingno manufacturer namedietary ingredient labeling+2 more
- 799-1087409-9 VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. Import division DSEI. establishment not listedforeign plant not registeredunapproved new drug
- 799-1177343-1 VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. Import division DNEI. establishment not listedforeign plant not registeredunapproved new drug
- 799-1236989-0 OMEGA-3 (FATS AND LIPID SUBSTANCES) Import division DSEI. unapproved new drug
- AEK-2417246-0 VITAMIN C (ASCORBIC ACID) Import division DSEI. unapproved new drug
- AEK-2358372-5 VITAMIN C (ASCORBIC ACID) Import division DSEI. unapproved new drug
- 799-5296952-4 VITAMIN C (ASCORBIC ACID) Import division DSEI. unapproved new drug
- SCS-3916609-7 VITAMIN, N.E.C. Import division DSEI. unapproved new drug
- SCS-2364518-9 VITAMIN, N.E.C. Import division DSEI. unapproved new drug
- 799-7122563-4 VITAMIN C (ASCORBIC ACID) Import division DSEI. unapproved new drug
Data and downloads
Download all 14 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 2026-02-20. To get new ones for Nigeria by email, watch Nigeria.
Nigeria country report since 2020 — every refusal by year, charge and import division →