South Korea — All Categories
South Korea received 250 FDA import refusals across all food categories between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume peaked at 40 in 2025-Q3, with the trend rising sharply year-on-year. The most-cited issues are no process, poisonous, and listeria. No trade baseline is published for this commodity from South Korea, so no per-$1B rate is shown here.
Of these, 120 were hazard refusals and 130 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 80 | — | listeria |
| Fishery/Seafood Products | 35 | — | mfrhaccp |
| Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | 27 | — | unapproved |
| Dietary Conventional Foods and Meal Replacements | 10 | — | no english |
| Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings | 5 | — | list ingre |
| Multiple Food Dinners, Gravies, Sauces, and Specialties (Total Diet) | 5 | — | no process |
| Soups | 4 | — | no process |
Recent rejections
- EPM-0196013-3 DWCIFishery/Seafood ProductsSQUID, OTHER AQUATIC SPECIES salmonella
- U47-2608728-9 DWCIVegetables and Vegetable ProductsPEPPER, HOT, DRIED OR PASTE refuse ei
- AEK-0969505-6 DSEIVitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for HumansGINSENG (HERBAL & BOTANICAL TEAS) ncontact
- 9NX-0007847-0 DWCIFishery/Seafood ProductsANCHOVY filthy
- ASW-0145164-9 DSWIVegetables and Vegetable ProductsSEAWEED, DRIED OR PASTE poisonous
- EJA-5232385-6 DWCIMultiple Food Dinners, Gravies, Sauces, and Specialties (Total Diet)BARBECUE SAUCE no process
- AEK-7956220-1 DSEIVitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for HumansVITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. unapproved
- DQ7-0304711-7 DWCIVegetables and Vegetable ProductsKONJAC, JUICE OR DRINK (ROOT & TUBER VEGETABLE) no process
- AEK-9592311-4 DSEIVitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for HumansVITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. no english
- 9WF-1052864-6 DWCIDietary Conventional Foods and Meal ReplacementsFOODS WITH SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRIENTS ADDED, WITH OR WITHOUT ARTIFICAL SWEETNERS no process
- U47-2604929-7 DWCIBakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and IcingsOTHER BAKERY PRODUCTS, N.E.C. unsafe colcolor lblg
- ASW-0145158-1 DWCIVegetables and Vegetable ProductsSEAWEED, DRIED OR PASTE poisonous
- HE8-0213283-8 DWCIVegetables and Vegetable ProductsENOKITAKE MUSHROOMS, WHOLE (BUTTON) (FUNGI) listeria
- HE8-0213214-3 DWCIVegetables and Vegetable ProductsENOKITAKE MUSHROOMS, WHOLE (BUTTON) (FUNGI) listeria
- B7S-2605088-1 DWCISoupsSOUP, N.E.C. needs fceno process
- HE8-0213327-3 DWCIVegetables and Vegetable ProductsENOKITAKE MUSHROOMS, WHOLE (BUTTON) (FUNGI) poisonouslisteria
- 1FX-0428687-8 DSEIVitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for HumansVITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. unapproved
- 9GH-0039565-5 DNEIVegetables and Vegetable ProductsSCALLIONS, GREEN ONIONS, DRIED OR PASTE pesticide
- U47-2604290-4 DNEISoupsBEEF SOUP, PLAIN no process
- EPM-0194749-4 DWCIFishery/Seafood ProductsOCTOPUS, OTHER AQUATIC SPECIES mfrhaccp
Recent weeks
| Week | Border rejections |
|---|---|
| 2026-W38 | 0 |
| 2026-W37 | 0 |
| 2026-W36 | 1 |
| 2026-W35 | 0 |
| 2026-W34 | 1 |
| 2026-W33 | 1 |
| 2026-W32 | 2 |
| 2026-W31 | 3 |