Thailand — Fishery/Seafood Products — Fish-Other
Thailand received 105 FDA import refusals in Fish-Other, part of Fishery/Seafood Products between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume peaked at 27 in 2026-Q1, with the trend rising sharply year-on-year. The most-cited issues are Salmonella, insanitary plant, and filth. No trade baseline is published for this commodity from Thailand, so no per-$1B rate is shown here.
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Key figures
If you import fish-other from Thailand
- Hazard or paperwork
- Of 104 refusals in the last 3 years, 96 were hazard findings and 8 paperwork alone.
- Where refusals happen
- DSEI — Southeast (33); DNEI — Northeast (32); DWCI — West Coast (32).
- Riskiest months
- March, February, January, by refusals since 2020.
- Test for before shipping
- filth (53), Salmonella (24), insanitary plant (20), insanitary handling (5), undeclared allergen (2).
- Paperwork to get right
- HACCP failure (6), not in English (5), ingredients not listed (3).
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.
Quarterly refusals, last 12 quarters
Show the numbers
| Quarter | Refusals | Hazard | Paperwork |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-Q4 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024-Q1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024-Q2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024-Q3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024-Q4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025-Q1 | 13 | 11 | 2 |
| 2025-Q2 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025-Q3 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 2025-Q4 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| 2026-Q1 | 27 | 25 | 2 |
| 2026-Q2 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| 2026-Q3 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
Recent refusals
- AEK-9664845-4 FISH, N.E.C. Import division DSEI. insanitary plant
- 8TQ-0159848-9 CRAB Import division DWCI. Salmonella
- EVJ-1264207-3 FISH, N.E.C. Import division DWCI. filthHACCP failureinsanitary conditions
- EVJ-1265504-2 FISH, N.E.C. Import division DWCI. filth
- G05-1143780-1 BARRACUDA Import division DWCI. filth
- 521-0112062-5 TREVALLY Import division DSEI. filth
- KM6-3686197-3 SNAILS, AQUATIC, OTHER AQUATIC SPECIES Import division DNEI. Salmonella
- SCS-2008457-8 FISH, N.E.C. Import division DWCI. filth
- KM6-3683866-6 FISH, N.E.C. Import division DNEI. Salmonella
- AEK-9743675-0 CRAB Import division DSEI. filth
- KM6-3684756-8 PERCH, FRESH WATER (YELLOW, LAKE) Import division DNBI. Salmonella
- KM6-3678911-7 CARP Import division DNEI. insanitary plantinsanitary handling
- KM6-3675962-3 FISH, N.E.C. Import division DNEI. Salmonella
- KM6-3677071-1 CARP Import division DNEI. Salmonella
- SCS-7938577-6 FISH, N.E.C. Import division DSEI. filth
- KM6-3678632-9 CARP Import division DNEI. insanitary plantinsanitary handlingSalmonella
- KM6-3676725-3 CARP Import division DNEI. insanitary plantinsanitary handling
- KM6-3678629-5 CARP Import division DNEI. insanitary plantinsanitary handlingSalmonella
- KM6-3676724-6 TILAPIA Import division DNEI. insanitary plantinsanitary handling
- 8NP-0811647-1 GOURMAY, GOURAMI Import division DWCI. insanitary plantSalmonella
Data and downloads
Download all 143 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 2026-09-22. To get new ones for Thailand by email, watch Thailand.
Thailand country report since 2020 — every refusal by year, charge and import division →