South Korea — Fishery/Seafood Products — Squid-Octopus
South Korea received 9 FDA import refusals in Squid-Octopus, part of Fishery/Seafood Products between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume peaked at 4 in 2026-Q2, with the trend rising sharply year-on-year. The most-cited issues are HACCP failure, ingredients not listed, and undeclared allergen. No trade baseline is published for this commodity from South Korea, so no per-$1B rate is shown here.
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Key figures
If you import squid-octopus from South Korea
- Hazard or paperwork
- Of 9 refusals in the last 3 years, 6 were hazard findings and 3 paperwork alone.
- Where refusals happen
- DWCI — West Coast (6); DNEI — Northeast (3).
- Riskiest months
- June, January, September, by refusals since 2020.
- Test for before shipping
- undeclared allergen (4), Salmonella (2).
- Paperwork to get right
- ingredients not listed (3), HACCP failure (3), label not conspicuous (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-Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-Q2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024-Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-Q4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-Q1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-Q3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-Q2 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 2026-Q3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Recent refusals
- EPM-0196013-3 SQUID, OTHER AQUATIC SPECIES Import division DWCI. Salmonella
- EPM-0194749-4 OCTOPUS, OTHER AQUATIC SPECIES Import division DWCI. HACCP failure
- BCM-0107035-6 SQUID, OTHER AQUATIC SPECIES Import division DNEI. HACCP failure
- EPM-0193906-1 SQUID, OTHER AQUATIC SPECIES Import division DWCI. HACCP failure
- EH3-2670852-4 SQUID, OTHER AQUATIC SPECIES Import division DNEI. Salmonella
- U47-2508526-8 OCTOPUS, OTHER AQUATIC SPECIES Import division DWCI. ingredients not listedlabel not conspicuousundeclared allergennutrition labeling
- NXG-0000596-0 OCTOPUS, OTHER AQUATIC SPECIES Import division DNEI. ingredients not listedundeclared allergen
- 9GK-0110503-4 OCTOPUS, OTHER AQUATIC SPECIES Import division DWCI. undeclared allergen
- 95V-0025361-2 OCTOPUS, OTHER AQUATIC SPECIES Import division DWCI. ingredients not listedlabel not conspicuousundeclared allergennutrition labeling
- U47-2305118-9 OCTOPUS, OTHER AQUATIC SPECIES Import division DWCI. ingredients not listedlabel not conspicuous
- U47-2209390-1 OCTOPUS, OTHER AQUATIC SPECIES Import division DWCI. ingredients not listedundeclared allergennutrition labeling
- EPM-0173341-5 SQUID, OTHER AQUATIC SPECIES Import division DWCI. unsafe color additivecolor not declared
- EPM-0173210-2 SQUID, OTHER AQUATIC SPECIES Import division DWCI. Salmonella
- 98K-2236276-0 SQUID, OTHER AQUATIC SPECIES Import division DNEI. Salmonella
- E8F-2023342-7 SQUID, OTHER AQUATIC SPECIES Import division DWCI. HACCP failure
- EJA-5131147-2 SQUID, OTHER AQUATIC SPECIES Import division DWCI. HACCP failure
- U47-0909248-8 SQUID, OTHER AQUATIC SPECIES Import division DNEI. color not declared
Data and downloads
Download all 17 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 2026-09-03. To get new ones for South Korea by email, watch South Korea.
South Korea country report since 2020 — every refusal by year, charge and import division →