Taiwan — Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans — Supplements

Taiwan received 9 FDA import refusals in Supplements, part of Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans between 2023-Q1 and 2025-Q4. Volume peaked at 3 in 2023-Q1, with the trend rising sharply year-on-year. The most-cited issues are nutrition labeling, no manufacturer name, and unapproved new drug. No trade baseline is published for this commodity from Taiwan, so no per-$1B rate is shown here.

Key figures

If you import supplements from Taiwan

Hazard or paperwork: Of 6 refusals in the last 3 years, 2 were hazard findings and 4 paperwork alone — most were avoidable at the desk.
Where refusals happen: DSEI — Southeast (4); DNEI — Northeast (2).
Riskiest months: January, July, September, by refusals since 2020.
Test for before shipping: undeclared allergen (2).
Paperwork to get right: nutrition labeling (3), unapproved new drug (3), supplement labeling (2).

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Quarterly refusals, last 12 quarters

hazard findings labelling & registration

Show the numbers

Quarter	Refusals	Hazard	Paperwork
2023-Q1	3	0	3
2023-Q2	0	0	0
2023-Q3	0	0	0
2023-Q4	0	0	0
2024-Q1	2	2	0
2024-Q2	0	0	0
2024-Q3	0	0	0
2024-Q4	0	0	0
2025-Q1	0	0	0
2025-Q2	1	0	1
2025-Q3	2	0	2
2025-Q4	1	0	1

Recent refusals

AEK-7672587-6 2025-11-12 VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. Import division DSEI. unapproved new drug
SCS-2806276-3 2025-09-09 VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. Import division DSEI. no manufacturer namelabeling
SCS-0481740-4 2025-07-16 VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. Import division DSEI. nutrition labelingunauthorized health claim
SCS-9650440-6 2025-04-21 VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. Import division DSEI. ingredients not listedlabel not conspicuousno contact informationnutrition labeling
U83-2351864-6 2024-01-18 VITAMIN, N.E.C. Import division DNEI. supplement labelingundeclared allergenunapproved new drugno process filing
U83-2351539-4 2024-01-16 VITAMIN, N.E.C. Import division DNEI. ingredients not listedsupplement labelingno manufacturer nameno net quantity+5 more
8K9-2201285-9 2023-01-20 VITAMIN, N.E.C. Import division DWCI. nutrition labeling
AEK-2524283-3 2023-01-19 VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. Import division DSEI. no manufacturer namenutrition labeling
SCS-5602362-8 2023-01-11 VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. Import division DSEI. ingredients not listedno adequate directionslabel not conspicuousno manufacturer name
CHQ-0922642-6 2022-10-19 SPIRULINA (VIT/MIN/PROTEIN/UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPEC FOR HUMAN/ANIMAL, N.E.C.) Import division DWCI. unsafe dietary ingredient
AEK-1678652-5 2022-09-12 VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. Import division DSEI. no manufacturer namenutrition labeling
SCS-0699083-4 2020-07-21 VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. Import division DSEI. not in English
SCS-0854365-6 2020-07-14 VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. Import division DSEI. nutrition labelingunauthorized health claimunapproved new drug

Data and downloads

Download all 13 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 →