Taiwan — Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans — Herbals-Botanicals
Taiwan received 5 FDA import refusals in Herbals-Botanicals, part of Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume is rising sharply year-on-year. The most-cited issues are unapproved new drug, nutrition labeling, and ingredients not listed. No trade baseline is published for this commodity from Taiwan, so no per-$1B rate is shown here.
Key figures
If you import herbals-botanicals from Taiwan
- Hazard or paperwork
- Of 5 refusals in the last 3 years, 0 were hazard findings and 5 paperwork alone — most were avoidable at the desk.
- Where refusals happen
- DWCI — West Coast (3); DSEI — Southeast (2).
- Paperwork to get right
- unapproved new drug (4), unauthorized health claim (2), no manufacturer name (2).
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Quarterly refusals, last 12 quarters
Show the numbers
| Quarter | Refusals | Hazard | Paperwork |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-Q4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024-Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-Q1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-Q1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-Q3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Recent refusals
- 1FX-4362295-0 EPHEDRA (HERBAL & BOTANICALS, NOT TEAS) Import division DSEI. not in English
- AY0-0135662-7 HERBALS & BOTANICAL TEAS, N.E.C. Import division DWCI. unapproved new drug
- AEK-8273429-2 HERBALS & BOTANICALS (NOT TEAS), N.E.C. Import division DSEI. unapproved new drug
- 8XR-0018609-6 HERBALS & BOTANICALS (NOT TEAS), N.E.C. Import division DWCI. ingredients not listedno manufacturer nameplant part not declarednutrition labeling+2 more
- 8XR-0019159-1 HERBALS & BOTANICALS (NOT TEAS), N.E.C. Import division DWCI. ingredients not listedno manufacturer nameplant part not declarednutrition labeling+2 more
- BPQ-7036309-3 HERBALS & BOTANICALS (NOT TEAS), N.E.C. Import division DSWI. nutrition labeling
Data and downloads
Download all 6 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 2026-09-14. To get new ones for Taiwan by email, watch Taiwan.
Taiwan country report since 2020 — every refusal by year, charge and import division →