Portugal — Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans — Supplements

Portugal received 104 FDA import refusals in Supplements, part of Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans between 2024-Q1 and 2026-Q4. Volume peaked at 23 in 2026-Q1, with the trend falling year-on-year. The most-cited issues are false or misleading label, unapproved new drug, and insanitary handling. No trade baseline is published for this commodity from Portugal, so no per-$1B rate is shown here.

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Key figures

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Hazard or paperwork: Of 104 refusals in the last 3 years, 3 were hazard findings and 101 paperwork alone — most were avoidable at the desk.
Where refusals happen: DSEI — Southeast (69); DWCI — West Coast (26); DNEI — Northeast (9).
Riskiest months: January, February, December, by refusals since 2020.
Test for before shipping: filth (2), insanitary handling (1).
Paperwork to get right: false or misleading label (87), unapproved new drug (7), labeling (4).

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

hazard findings labelling & registration

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Quarter	Refusals	Hazard	Paperwork
2024-Q1	1	0	1
2024-Q2	0	0	0
2024-Q3	0	0	0
2024-Q4	11	0	11
2025-Q1	15	0	15
2025-Q2	15	0	15
2025-Q3	12	0	12
2025-Q4	13	2	11
2026-Q1	23	0	23
2026-Q2	11	1	10
2026-Q3	2	0	2
2026-Q4	1	0	1

Recent refusals

SCS-8325730-1 2026-10-20 VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. Import division DNEI. unapproved new drug
1FX-5201164-0 2026-09-22 VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. Import division DSEI. unapproved new drug
AEK-0780301-7 2026-08-06 VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. Import division DSEI. false or misleading label
AEK-0399744-1 2026-06-18 CHOLINE (MINERAL) Import division DSEI. false or misleading label
E4W-0038338-1 2026-06-05 VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. Import division DSEI. insanitary handling
AEK-0203733-0 2026-06-03 VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. Import division DSEI. false or misleading label
AEK-0399739-1 2026-06-03 CHOLINE (MINERAL) Import division DSEI. false or misleading label
AEK-0153076-4 2026-05-07 MULTIPLE VITAMINS (MVI-12 VITAMIN COMBO) (VITAMIN) Import division DSEI. false or misleading label
AEK-0147330-4 2026-05-05 VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. Import division DNEI. false or misleading label
AEK-0399732-6 2026-05-05 VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. Import division DSEI. false or misleading label
AEK-0189200-8 2026-04-24 VITAMIN, N.E.C. Import division DSEI. false or misleading label
AEK-0177310-9 2026-04-15 MULTIPLE VITAMINS (MVI-12 VITAMIN COMBO) (VITAMIN) Import division DSEI. labeling
AEK-0122188-5 2026-04-10 VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. Import division DSEI. false or misleading label
AEK-0138447-7 2026-04-02 VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. Import division DNEI. false or misleading label
AEK-9455579-2 2026-03-02 VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. Import division DSEI. false or misleading label
AEK-9407245-9 2026-02-19 VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. Import division DSEI. false or misleading label
AEK-9309268-0 2026-02-19 VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. Import division DNEI. false or misleading label
AEK-9407249-1 2026-02-19 VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. Import division DSEI. false or misleading label
AEK-9455574-3 2026-02-18 CHOLINE (MINERAL) Import division DSEI. false or misleading label
AEK-9209941-3 2026-02-12 CHOLINE (MINERAL) Import division DSEI. false or misleading label

Data and downloads

Download all 108 entries (CSV) — every refusal behind this page, with its import division, FDA product code, charges and whether it was a hazard finding or paperwork.

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Portugal country report since 2020 — every refusal by year, charge and import division →