Taiwan — Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum — Candy
Taiwan received 23 FDA import refusals in Candy, part of Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume peaked at 7 in 2026-Q1, with the trend rising sharply year-on-year. The most-cited issues are unfit for food, no process filing, and choking hazard not declared. Measured against US import value, that runs at 188.5 refusals per $1 billion of imports of this commodity from Taiwan over the last 3 years.
Key figures
If you import candy from Taiwan
Below the median. Taiwan ranks 11th of 20 origins shipping candy to the US on refusals per $1 billion of US imports, at 188.5 — above 47% of them.
least riskmost risk
- Hazard or paperwork
- Of 23 refusals in the last 3 years, 22 were hazard findings and 1 paperwork alone.
- Refusals against import volume
- On average, 1 refusal per 914 tonnes imported into the US over the last 3 years; the 7th highest refusal rate of 13 origins with enough import volume on record to rate (US import quantities 2022–2024, FAOSTAT).
- Where refusals happen
- DWCI — West Coast (18); DNEI — Northeast (4); DSWI — Southwest, the Mexican land border (1).
- Riskiest months
- November, January, March, by refusals since 2020.
- Test for before shipping
- unfit for food (16), choking hazard not declared (3), filth (1), foreign object (1), refused establishment inspection (1).
- Paperwork to get right
- no process filing (5), not in English (1), nutrition labeling (1).
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.
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Quarterly refusals, last 12 quarters
Show the numbers
| Quarter | Refusals | Hazard | Paperwork |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-Q4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024-Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-Q4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025-Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-Q2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025-Q3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025-Q4 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 2026-Q1 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 2026-Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-Q3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Recent refusals
- KM6-1646845-0 GEL CUPS, FRUIT FLAVORED W/FRUIT CANDY Import division DWCI. unfit for food
- KL1-0299640-4 SOFT CANDY WITHOUT NUTS AND FRUIT, N.E.C. (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) Import division DNEI. unfit for food
- KM6-1635334-8 GEL CUPS, FRUIT FLAVORED W/FRUIT CANDY Import division DWCI. unfit for food
- KM6-1636914-6 GEL CUPS, FRUIT FLAVORED W/FRUIT CANDY Import division DWCI. unfit for food
- KM6-1639445-8 GEL CUPS, FRUIT FLAVORED W/FRUIT CANDY Import division DWCI. unfit for food
- FY1-4072887-1 JELLIED CANDY, SOFT (JELLY BEANS, GUM DROPS, ETC.), WITHOUT NUTS AND FRUIT (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) Import division DWCI. unfit for food
- 655-3018932-6 JELLIED CANDY, SOFT (JELLY BEANS, GUM DROPS, ETC.), WITHOUT NUTS AND FRUIT (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) Import division DWCI. unfit for food
- KM6-1635849-5 GEL CUPS, FRUIT FLAVORED W/FRUIT CANDY Import division DWCI. unfit for food
- KM6-1634709-2 GEL CUPS, FRUIT FLAVORED W/FRUIT CANDY Import division DWCI. unfit for foodno process filing
- KM6-1636205-9 GEL CUPS, FRUIT FLAVORED W/FRUIT CANDY Import division DWCI. unfit for foodno process filing
- KM6-1638916-9 GEL CUPS, FRUIT FLAVORED W/FRUIT CANDY Import division DWCI. unfit for food
- ELJ-0004235-6 JELLIED CANDY, SOFT (JELLY BEANS, GUM DROPS, ETC.), WITHOUT NUTS AND FRUIT (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) Import division DWCI. unfit for food
- KM6-1631871-3 GEL CUPS, FRUIT FLAVORED W/FRUIT CANDY Import division DWCI. unfit for foodno process filing
- KM6-1632187-3 GEL CUPS, FRUIT FLAVORED W/FRUIT CANDY Import division DWCI. unfit for foodno process filing
- 9JQ-1413326-9 TOPPINGS WITHOUT FRUIT, NUTS OR CHOCOLATE N.E.C. Import division DSWI. no process filing
- JEC-2504654-6 JELLIED CANDY, SOFT (JELLY BEANS, GUM DROPS, ETC.), WITH FRUIT (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) Import division DWCI. unfit for food
- JEC-2503146-4 GEL CUPS, FRUIT FLAVORED W/FRUIT CANDY Import division DWCI. choking hazard not declared
- 9T4-3050472-5 GEL CUPS, FRUIT FLAVORED Import division DWCI. not in Englishunfit for foodnutrition labeling
- 9T4-3050000-4 GEL CUPS, FRUIT FLAVORED Import division DWCI. choking hazard not declared
- 427-8308452-0 GEL CUPS, FRUIT FLAVORED Import division DWCI. choking hazard not declared
Data and downloads
Download all 26 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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Taiwan country report since 2020 — every refusal by year, charge and import division →