South Africa — All Categories
South Africa received 38 FDA import refusals across all food categories between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume peaked at 7 in 2025-Q2, with the trend falling year-on-year. The most-cited issues are unsafe col, list ingre, and nutrit lbl. No trade baseline is published for this commodity from South Africa, so no per-$1B rate is shown here.
Of these, 21 were hazard refusals and 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | 14 | — | unapproved |
Recent rejections
- EQN-0048610-3 DNEIVitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for HumansVITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. not listeddirsexmptfrnmfgregnew vet dr+2 more
- 8BL-0046387-2 DNBIWhole Grains, Milled Grain Products, and StarchRICE, PLAIN (WHITE OR POLISHED) PROCESSED (PACKAGED) pesticide
- BNI-0145260-4 DNEICandy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing GumBUBBLE GUM (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) unsafe col
- 8B4-0011542-2 DNEIVitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for HumansVITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. unapproved
- EB5-1620127-5 DNEISoft Drinks and WatersENERGY DRINK CAFFEINE, CARBONATED, N.E.C. unsafe col
- BNI-0142062-7 DNEISoupsMUSHROOM SOUP, DRIED unsafe col
- EH2-0050918-8 DSWISoft Drinks and WatersCARBONATED SOFT DRINK, N.E.C. list ingrelacks n/cnutrit lbl
- EH2-0050934-5 DSWISoft Drinks and WatersCARBONATED SOFT DRINK, N.E.C. lacks n/cnutrit lbllist ingre
- BNI-0140285-6 DNEIVitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for HumansVITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. unapproved
- 805-0136737-1 DNEISoupsMUSHROOM SOUP, DRIED unsafe col
- BNI-0137198-6 DSWICandy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing GumSOFT CANDY WITHOUT NUTS AND FRUIT, N.E.C. (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) unsafe collist ingrelacks n/cno english+1 more
- HK8-0362634-8 DNEIFruit and Fruit ProductsRAISINS (DRIED GRAPES) (BERRY) filthy
- 805-0136556-5 DNEIFruit and Fruit ProductsMIXED FRUIT, JAM, JELLY, PRESERVES, MARMALADE, BUTTER OR CANDIED, N.E.C. unsafe col
- SCS-0055256-7 DWCICandy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing GumSOFT CANDY WITHOUT NUTS AND FRUIT, N.E.C. (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) unsafe collist ingrecolor lblgnutrit lbl
- 8NP-0128201-5 DSEIFood Sweeteners (Nutritive)SUGAR PRODUCTS, N.E.C. lacks n/cno englishlabelingnutrit lbl
- EJG-2500969-3 DSEISoft Drinks and WatersSOFT DRINKS AND WATERS NOT MENTIONED ELSEWHERE, N.E.C. unsafe collist ingre
- 9RK-4264886-5 DNBIFruit and Fruit ProductsRAISINS, DRIED OR PASTE filthy
- SCS-9887090-4 DSEIVitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for HumansHERBALS & BOTANICALS (NOT TEAS), N.E.C. unapproved
- AEK-8365246-9 DSEIDietary Conventional Foods and Meal ReplacementsDIETARY CONVENTIONAL FOODS, N.E.C. unapproved
- 98F-0104781-8 DNEIFruit and Fruit ProductsRAISINS, DRIED OR PASTE filthy
Recent weeks
| Week | Border rejections |
|---|---|
| 2026-W38 | 0 |
| 2026-W37 | 0 |
| 2026-W36 | 0 |
| 2026-W35 | 0 |
| 2026-W34 | 0 |
| 2026-W33 | 0 |
| 2026-W32 | 1 |
| 2026-W31 | 0 |