Saudi Arabia — Soft Drinks and Waters — Soft-Drinks
Saudi Arabia received 4 FDA import refusals in Soft-Drinks, part of Soft Drinks and Waters between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume is rising sharply year-on-year. The most-cited issues are unsafe color additive, color not declared, and ingredients not listed. No trade baseline is published for this commodity from Saudi Arabia, so no per-$1B rate is shown here.
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Key figures
- Hazard or paperwork
- Of these, 4 were hazard refusals and 0 were paperwork refusals.
Quarterly refusals, last 12 quarters
Show the numbers
| Quarter | Refusals | Hazard | Paperwork |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-Q1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-Q2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026-Q3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Recent refusals
- KM6-3680277-9 CARBONATED SOFT DRINK, N.E.C. Import division DNEI. unsafe color additive
- EUX-0138630-9 SOFT DRINK, CITRUS FRUIT FLAVORED, CARBONATED Import division DNEI. unsafe color additive
- 037-0004624-0 SOFT DRINK, BERRY FRUIT FLAVORED, CARBONATED Import division DNBI. unsafe color additiveingredients not listedlabel not conspicuousno net quantity+1 more
- 9DH-0065138-5 CARBONATED SOFT DRINK, N.E.C. Import division DNEI. unsafe color additivecolor not declared
- U83-2350440-6 CARBONATED SOFT DRINK, N.E.C. Import division DWCI. unsafe color additivecolor not declared
- U83-2350107-1 CARBONATED SOFT DRINK, N.E.C. Import division DWCI. color not declared
- DP4-8312273-6 SOFT DRINK, BERRY FRUIT FLAVORED, NONCARBONATED Import division DNEI. ingredients not listed
Data and downloads
Download all 7 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 2026-07-24. To get new ones for Saudi Arabia by email, watch Saudi Arabia.