Tanzania — All Categories
Tanzania received 79 FDA import refusals across all food categories between 2024-Q1 and 2026-Q4. Volume peaked at 21 in 2025-Q4, with the trend falling year-on-year. The most-cited issues are insanitary plant, no common name, and no manufacturer name. No trade baseline is published for some of Tanzania's categories, so no per-$1B rate is shown for the origin total.
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Key figures
- Hazard or paperwork
- Of these, 75 were hazard refusals and 4 were paperwork refusals.
Quarterly refusals, last 12 quarters
Show the numbers
| Quarter | Refusals | Hazard | Paperwork |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-Q2 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024-Q3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024-Q4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025-Q1 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 2025-Q2 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| 2025-Q3 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 2025-Q4 | 21 | 21 | 0 |
| 2026-Q1 | 16 | 15 | 1 |
| 2026-Q2 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026-Q3 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026-Q4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
By year
| Year | Refusals |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 |
| 2025 | 43 |
| 2024 | 11 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2020 | 4 |
By category, last 156 weeks
| Category | Refusals | Per $1B US imports | Most-cited hazard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fishery/Seafood Products | 78 | — | insanitary plant |
| Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | 1 | — | unapproved new drug |
| Nuts and Edible Seeds | 1 | — | filth |
Recent refusals
- BWS-0007012-1 SARDINES (BRISLING, SPRATS, PILCHARDS, ETC.)Fishery/Seafood Products. Import division DWCI. not to standard of identityinsanitary plantno manufacturer nameno net quantity+2 more
- 1FX-1721385-1 FISH, N.E.C.Fishery/Seafood Products. Import division DSEI. insanitary plant
- EAY-0053480-5 ANCHOVYFishery/Seafood Products. Import division DWCI. insanitary plant
- D77-8000282-1 PERCH, FRESH WATER (YELLOW, LAKE)Fishery/Seafood Products. Import division DWCI. false or misleading labelinsanitary conditionsno common nameinsanitary plant
- 8DU-1816855-9 SARDINES (BRISLING, SPRATS, PILCHARDS, ETC.)Fishery/Seafood Products. Import division DWCI. ingredients not listednot to standard of identityno manufacturer nameno net quantity+3 more
- EAY-0050345-3 FISH, N.E.C.Fishery/Seafood Products. Import division DWCI. insanitary plant
- 8DU-1816836-9 SARDINES (BRISLING, SPRATS, PILCHARDS, ETC.)Fishery/Seafood Products. Import division DNBI. insanitary plant
- 8DU-1816340-2 SARDINES (BRISLING, SPRATS, PILCHARDS, ETC.)Fishery/Seafood Products. Import division DSEI. Salmonella
- EAY-0053112-4 SARDINES (BRISLING, SPRATS, PILCHARDS, ETC.)Fishery/Seafood Products. Import division DSWI. insanitary plant
- MK8-6074477-2 ANCHOVYFishery/Seafood Products. Import division DSWI. insanitary plant
- 677-0335957-9 PERCH, FRESH WATER (YELLOW, LAKE)Fishery/Seafood Products. Import division DWCI. no manufacturer nameno net quantityno common nameingredients not listed+2 more
- 9TE-1205112-4 FISH, N.E.C.Fishery/Seafood Products. Import division DWCI. insanitary plantno common name
- 799-3583393-5 SARDINES (BRISLING, SPRATS, PILCHARDS, ETC.)Fishery/Seafood Products. Import division DSEI. insanitary plant
- 9TE-1204946-6 ANCHOVYFishery/Seafood Products. Import division DNBI. insanitary plant
- 9TE-1205205-6 FISH, N.E.C.Fishery/Seafood Products. Import division DWCI. insanitary plantno common name
- 799-1597679-5 VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C.Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans. Import division DSEI. filthlabelingunapproved new drug
- MK8-6066869-0 ANCHOVYFishery/Seafood Products. Import division DSWI. insanitary plant
- 120-0368697-4 FISH, N.E.C.Fishery/Seafood Products. Import division DNBI. insanitary plantno common name
- EAY-0050570-6 FISH, N.E.C.Fishery/Seafood Products. Import division DNEI. insanitary plantmisidentified
- 9TE-1204947-4 ANCHOVYFishery/Seafood Products. Import division DNBI. insanitary plant
Recent weeks
| Week | Refusals |
|---|---|
| 2026-W44 | 0 |
| 2026-W43 | 0 |
| 2026-W42 | 0 |
| 2026-W41 | 1 |
| 2026-W40 | 0 |
| 2026-W39 | 0 |
| 2026-W38 | 0 |
| 2026-W37 | 0 |
→ See all FDA import refusals for 2026-W44
Data and downloads
Download all 94 entries (CSV) — every refusal behind this page, with its import division, FDA product code, charges and whether it was a hazard finding or paperwork. Every entry is also listed by year above.
The file holds entries up to 2026-10-09. To get new ones for Tanzania by email, watch Tanzania.
Tanzania country report since 2020 — every refusal by year, charge and import division →