United Kingdom — Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans — Herbals-Botanicals

United Kingdom received 11 FDA import refusals in Herbals-Botanicals, part of Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans between 2022-Q4 and 2025-Q3. Volume peaked at 3 in 2025-Q1, with the trend rising sharply year-on-year. The most-cited issues are unapproved new drug, no adequate directions, and nutrition labeling. No trade baseline is published for this commodity from United Kingdom, so no per-$1B rate is shown here.

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Key figures

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Hazard or paperwork: Of 9 refusals in the last 3 years, 1 were hazard findings and 8 paperwork alone — most were avoidable at the desk.
Where refusals happen: DSEI — Southeast (6); DNBI — North Border, the Canadian land border (1); DNEI — Northeast (1).
Riskiest months: October, July, March, by refusals since 2020.
Test for before shipping: poisonous substance (1).
Paperwork to get right: unapproved new drug (5), nutrition labeling (2), supplement labeling (1).

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

hazard findings labelling & registration

Show the numbers

Quarter	Refusals	Hazard	Paperwork
2022-Q4	0	0	0
2023-Q1	1	1	0
2023-Q2	0	0	0
2023-Q3	1	0	1
2023-Q4	2	0	2
2024-Q1	0	0	0
2024-Q2	0	0	0
2024-Q3	0	0	0
2024-Q4	2	1	1
2025-Q1	3	0	3
2025-Q2	1	0	1
2025-Q3	1	0	1

Recent refusals

SCS-2344931-2 2025-07-28 HERBALS & BOTANICALS (NOT TEAS), N.E.C. Import division DSEI. unapproved new drug
SCS-8642106-6 2025-04-03 ACONITE (HERBAL & BOTANICALS, NOT TEAS) Import division DSEI. unapproved new drug
SCS-9157231-7 2025-03-26 ARNICA (HERBAL & BOTANICALS, NOT TEAS) Import division DSEI. unapproved new drug
SCS-8318975-7 2025-02-13 HERBALS & BOTANICALS (NOT TEAS), N.E.C. Import division DSEI. false or misleading labelunapproved new drug
BPQ-7050200-5 2025-01-15 GINSENG (HERBAL & BOTANICALS, NOT TEAS) Import division DSWI. ingredients not listedsupplement labelingplant part not declarednutrition labeling+1 more
799-3619074-4 2024-10-23 HERBALS & BOTANICALS (NOT TEAS), N.E.C. Import division DSEI. nutrition labeling
SCS-6299570-3 2024-10-10 BETEL NUT (HERBAL AND BOTANICALS, NOT TEAS II) Import division DSEI. poisonous substance
SCS-1358626-2 2023-12-07 54K[][]22/TURMERIC (HERBAL & BOTANICALS, NOT TEAS II) Import division DNEI. foreign plant not registeredlabeling
AEK-3698739-2 2023-11-08 ASHWAGANDHA (HERBAL & BOTANICALS, NOT TEAS) Import division DNBI. label not conspicuous
AEK-3829203-1 2023-08-31 HERBALS & BOTANICALS (NOT TEAS), N.E.C. Import division DSEI. no contact informationnutrition labeling
AEK-2902888-1 2023-03-07 HERBALS & BOTANICALS (NOT TEAS), N.E.C. Import division DSEI. unsafe dietary ingredient
E5G-0165881-1 2022-03-24 GARLIC (HERBAL & BOTANICALS, NOT TEAS) Import division DNBI. unapproved new drug
016-0022741-6 2022-01-13 MILK THISTLE (HERBAL & BOTANICAL OTHER THAN TEAS) Import division DNBI. no adequate directionsunapproved animal drug
AEK-9156037-2 2021-07-23 HERBALS & BOTANICALS (NOT TEAS), N.E.C. Import division DNBI. no adequate directionsunapproved new drug
AEK-9155903-6 2021-07-23 HERBALS & BOTANICALS (NOT TEAS), N.E.C. Import division DNBI. no adequate directionsunapproved new drug
AEK-9170911-0 2021-07-23 HERBALS & BOTANICALS (NOT TEAS), N.E.C. Import division DNBI. no adequate directionsunapproved new drug
AEK-9155871-5 2021-07-23 HERBALS & BOTANICALS (NOT TEAS), N.E.C. Import division DNBI. no adequate directionsunapproved new drug
AEK-9156095-0 2021-07-23 HERBALS & BOTANICALS (NOT TEAS), N.E.C. Import division DWCI. inadequate directionsunapproved new drug
AEK-7930252-4 2020-10-23 HERBALS & BOTANICALS (NOT TEAS), N.E.C. Import division DSEI. supplement labeling
SCS-2057102-4 2020-10-22 HERBALS & BOTANICALS (NOT TEAS), N.E.C. Import division DSEI. establishment not listedforeign plant not registeredunapproved new drug

Data and downloads

Download all 29 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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United Kingdom country report since 2020 — every refusal by year, charge and import division →