Trinidad and Tobago — All Categories
Trinidad and Tobago received 10 FDA import refusals across all food categories between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume peaked at 3 in 2025-Q2, with the trend falling year-on-year. The most-cited issues are filth, unsafe color additive, and nutrition labeling. No trade baseline is published for some of Trinidad and Tobago's categories, so no per-$1B rate is shown for the origin total.
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Key figures
- Hazard or paperwork
- Of these, 7 were hazard refusals and 3 were paperwork refusals.
Quarterly refusals, last 12 quarters
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| Quarter | Refusals | Hazard | Paperwork |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-Q2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024-Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-Q1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-Q2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025-Q3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025-Q4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026-Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-Q3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
By year
| Year | Refusals |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2022 | 8 |
| 2021 | 9 |
| 2020 | 8 |
By category, last 156 weeks
| Category | Refusals | Per $1B US imports | Most-cited hazard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fruit and Fruit Products | 5 | — | filth |
| Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | 3 | — | unsafe color additive |
| Soft Drinks and Waters | 2 | — | nutrition labeling |
Recent refusals
- F23-9352397-2 BEER (NONALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES)Soft Drinks and Waters. Import division DSEI. unsafe color additivenutrition labeling
- FY4-0120713-6 FLAVORED CANDY, HARD (LIVE SAVERS, ETC.), WITH FRUIT (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE)Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum. Import division DNEI. color not declared
- BNI-0140109-8 TAMARIND (SUBTROPICAL AND TROPICAL FRUIT PUREES)Fruit and Fruit Products. Import division DNEI. filth
- FY4-0119305-4 CANDY WITHOUT CHOCOLATE N.E.C.Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum. Import division DNEI. unsafe color additivecolor not declared
- 8YV-0001387-0 GUAVA, JAM, JELLY, PRESERVES, MARMALADE, BUTTER OR CANDIEDFruit and Fruit Products. Import division DSEI. filth
- 8YV-0001368-0 PLUM, JAM, JELLY, PRESERVES, MARMALADE, BUTTER OR CANDIEDFruit and Fruit Products. Import division DSEI. no net quantitynutrition labelingno process filing
- NUV-1030360-2 TAMARIND, DRIED OR PASTEFruit and Fruit Products. Import division DSEI. filth
- FY4-0117637-2 FLAVORED CANDY, HARD (LIVE SAVERS, ETC.), WITHOUT NUTS AND FRUIT (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE)Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum. Import division DNEI. unsafe color additiveunapproved new drug
- EUX-0135151-9 SOFT DRINKS AND WATERS NOT MENTIONED ELSEWHERE, N.E.C.Soft Drinks and Waters. Import division DSEI. no net quantitynutrition labeling
- BNI-0126765-5 PRUNES (DRIED PLUMS), DRIED OR PASTEFruit and Fruit Products. Import division DNEI. unsafe color additive
- 8YV-0001380-5 STARCH SNACKS, N.E.C., BAKEDSnack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base). Import division DSEI. filth
- 8YV-0001392-0 BEVERAGE BASE OF NON-FRUIT ORIGIN, N.E.C.Beverage Bases. Import division DSEI. filth
- 8YV-0001367-2 TAMARIND, JAM, JELLY, PRESERVES, MARMALADE, BUTTER OR CANDIEDFruit and Fruit Products. Import division DSEI. filth
- 9UA-0289783-5 TAMARIND, TOPPING OR SYRUPFruit and Fruit Products. Import division DSEI. filthunsafe color additive
- EUX-0132365-8 SOFT DRINKS AND WATERS NOT MENTIONED ELSEWHERE, N.E.C.Soft Drinks and Waters. Import division DNEI. nutrition labelingno food-canning registrationno process filing
- AM1-0238110-1 FLAVORED CANDY, HARD (LIVE SAVERS, ETC.), WITHOUT NUTS AND FRUIT (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE)Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum. Import division DSEI. filth
- EUX-0131763-5 SOFT DRINKS AND WATERS NOT MENTIONED ELSEWHERE, N.E.C.Soft Drinks and Waters. Import division DNEI. no food-canning registrationno process filingno net quantitynutrition labeling
- BNI-0109942-1 TAMARIND, DRIED OR PASTEFruit and Fruit Products. Import division DNEI. filth
- GP9-0007446-7 SOFT DRINK, SUBTROPICAL OR TROPICAL FRUIT FLAVORED, CARBONATEDSoft Drinks and Waters. Import division DNEI. unsafe color additivecolor not declared
- 102-0012787-5 TAMARIND, DRIED OR PASTEFruit and Fruit Products. Import division DSEI. filth
→ See all FDA import refusals for 2026-W44
Data and downloads
Download all 40 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.
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