Nigeria — All Categories
Nigeria received 145 FDA import refusals across all food categories between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume is falling year-on-year. The most-cited issues are list ingre, nutrit lbl, and lacks n/c. No trade baseline is published for this commodity from Nigeria, so no per-$1B rate is shown here.
Of these, 85 were hazard refusals and 60 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 | 19 | — | nutrit lbl |
| Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | 15 | — | unapproved |
| Whole Grains, Milled Grain Products, and Starch | 10 | — | salmonella |
| Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 9 | — | list ingre |
| Nuts and Edible Seeds | 4 | — | nutrit lbl |
Recent rejections
- U72-0540606-0 DSWIWhole Grains, Milled Grain Products, and StarchSTARCH PRODUCTS N.E.C. salmonella
- AEK-9770595-6 DSEIVitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for HumansMORINGA OLEIFERA (HERBAL AND BOTANICAL (NOT TEAS II) CONTD unapproved
- U72-0540722-5 DSWIFishery/Seafood ProductsTILAPIA mfr insan
- U72-0540751-4 DSWIFishery/Seafood ProductsSNAPPER (RED, GRAY, MALABAR, ETC.) filthymfr insan
- U72-0540487-5 DSWINuts and Edible SeedsNUTS, IN SHELL, N.E.C. lacks n/cnutrit lbllist ingrelacks firm+3 more
- N56-0051180-6 DWCIFishery/Seafood ProductsHAKE, HOT SMOKED, FISH flavr lblgusual namelabelingnutrit lbl+6 more
- 8B4-0012623-9 DSEIFishery/Seafood ProductsCOD list ingrelabelingstd identnutrit lbl
- SCS-3536231-5 DWCIFishery/Seafood ProductsCRAYFISH (CRAWFISH), FRESH WATER filthy
- 8B4-0012347-5 DSEIVegetables and Vegetable ProductsCASSAVA, DRIED OR PASTE labelingnutrit lbldietarydietarying+4 more
- N56-0051254-9 DSWIFishery/Seafood ProductsCRAYFISH (CRAWFISH), FRESH WATER list ingreinconspiculacks firmlacks n/c+1 more
- 8B4-0012346-7 DSEIVegetables and Vegetable ProductsYAMS, DRIED OR PASTE (ROOT & TUBER VEGETABLE) list ingreusual namelabelingnutrit lbl+1 more
- 8B4-0012348-3 DSEIVegetables and Vegetable ProductsCASSAVA, DRIED OR PASTE list ingrestd identlabeling
- 9AQ-0011603-9 DSEIFruit and Fruit ProductsTAMARIND, DRIED OR PASTE filthy
- 8B4-0012416-8 DNEIVegetable Oils (Includes Olive Oil)PALM KERNEL OIL, REFINED, SINGLE INGREDIENT list ingreinconspicufalselacks firm+2 more
- 88P-0005007-8 DSWIFishery/Seafood ProductsSNAILS, TERRESTRIAL (E.G., LAND), OTHER AQUATIC SPECIES list ingrelacks firmlacks n/cusual name+2 more
- 88P-0004853-6 DSWIFishery/Seafood ProductsSNAILS, TERRESTRIAL (E.G., LAND), OTHER AQUATIC SPECIES list ingrelacks firmlacks n/cusual name+3 more
- 739-7801363-6 DNEIFruit and Fruit ProductsTAMARIND, DRIED OR PASTE filthy
- SCS-8003665-6 DWCISpices, Flavors, and SaltsSPICES AND SEASONING, GROUND, CRACKED, WITH SALT, N.E.C. salmonella
- U72-0540217-6 DSWIWhole Grains, Milled Grain Products, and StarchPOTATO FLOUR list ingrelacks n/cnutrit lblhealth c
- 8B4-0011995-2 DSWIVegetable Oils (Includes Olive Oil)PALM KERNEL OIL, REFINED, SINGLE INGREDIENT list ingrelacks n/ccolorlabelnutrit lbl+4 more
Recent weeks
| Week | Border rejections |
|---|---|
| 2026-W38 | 0 |
| 2026-W37 | 1 |
| 2026-W36 | 1 |
| 2026-W35 | 0 |
| 2026-W34 | 0 |
| 2026-W33 | 2 |
| 2026-W32 | 2 |
| 2026-W31 | 1 |