South Korea — Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans — Supplements
South Korea received 15 FDA import refusals in Supplements, part of Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume peaked at 3 in 2026-Q2, with the trend rising sharply year-on-year. The most-cited issues are not in English, nutrition labeling, and unapproved new drug. 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 supplements from South Korea
- Hazard or paperwork
- Of 15 refusals in the last 3 years, 3 were hazard findings and 12 paperwork alone — most were avoidable at the desk.
- Where refusals happen
- DSEI — Southeast (8); DWCI — West Coast (4); DNEI — Northeast (2).
- Riskiest months
- January, July, March, by refusals since 2020.
- Test for before shipping
- insanitary conditions (1), unsafe food additive (1), unsafe color additive (1).
- Paperwork to get right
- nutrition labeling (6), unapproved new drug (6), not in English (5).
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 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024-Q1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024-Q2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024-Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-Q4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-Q3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-Q4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026-Q1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026-Q2 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 2026-Q3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Recent refusals
- AEK-7956220-1 VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. Import division DSEI. unapproved new drug
- AEK-9592311-4 VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. Import division DSEI. not in English
- 1FX-0428687-8 VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. Import division DSEI. unapproved new drug
- 1FX-5872516-8 VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. Import division DSEI. not in English
- B7S-2601307-9 MINERAL N.E.C. Import division DNEI. ingredients not listednutrition labelingunauthorized health claimunapproved new drug
- NQA-0001873-6 VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. Import division DNEI. ingredients not listedsupplement labelingno manufacturer namenot in English+6 more
- AEK-0005337-0 VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. Import division DSEI. labelingnutrition labelingunauthorized health claim
- 9G5-3020267-6 VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. Import division DWCI. supplement labelingnutrition labelingnot in English
- AN1-0641929-2 ANIMAL BY-PRODUCTS AND EXTRACTS, N.E.C. Import division DWCI. unsafe food additive
- 799-2801646-0 VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. Import division DSEI. unapproved new drug
- AEK-7629314-9 VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. Import division DSEI. unapproved new drug
- 9LX-0023192-6 VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. Import division DWCI. insanitary conditions
- AEK-4860291-4 ANIMAL BY-PRODUCTS AND EXTRACTS, N.E.C. Import division DSEI. not in Englishlabeling
- EP8-2596043-8 VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. Import division DNBI. label not conspicuousno manufacturer namenutrition labelingunapproved new drug+2 more
- MR5-2057941-5 VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. Import division DWCI. ingredients not listednutrition labeling
- 799-6375126-8 VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. Import division DSEI. not in English
- MR5-2057929-0 VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. Import division DWCI. nutrition labeling
- 799-4694303-2 VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. Import division DSEI. not in English
- MR5-2056926-7 VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. Import division DWCI. ingredients not listedundeclared allergennutrition labelingunapproved new drug
- 799-2167532-8 VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. Import division DSEI. not in English
Data and downloads
Download all 30 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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South Korea country report since 2020 — every refusal by year, charge and import division →