United Kingdom — All Categories

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United Kingdom received 273 FDA import refusals across all food categories between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume peaked at 58 in 2025-Q4, with the trend rising sharply year-on-year. The most-cited issues are false, unsafe col, and nutrit lbl. No trade baseline is published for this commodity from United Kingdom, so no per-$1B rate is shown here.

Of these, 122 were hazard refusals and 151 were paperwork refusals.

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Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters

10 2023-Q4 2023-Q4: 10 8 2024-Q1 2024-Q1: 8 9 2024-Q2 2024-Q2: 9 33 2024-Q3 2024-Q3: 33 9 2024-Q4 2024-Q4: 9 10 2025-Q1 2025-Q1: 10 9 2025-Q2 2025-Q2: 9 28 2025-Q3 2025-Q3: 28 58 2025-Q4 2025-Q4: 58 50 2026-Q1 2026-Q1: 50 26 2026-Q2 2026-Q2: 26 23 2026-Q3 2026-Q3: 23

By category, last 156 weeks

Category Rejections Per $1B US imports Most-cited hazard
Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum 94 unsafe col
Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans 76 unapproved
Baby (Infant and Junior) Food Products 35 false
Nuts and Edible Seeds 9 poisonord
Vegetables and Vegetable Products 9 no process
Soft Drinks and Waters 7 unsafe col
Chocolate and Cocoa Products 7 nutrit lbl
Dressings and Condiments 2 nutrit lbl

Recent rejections

Recent weeks

WeekBorder rejections
2026-W380
2026-W370
2026-W360
2026-W352
2026-W347
2026-W333
2026-W323
2026-W311

→ See all FDA import refusals for 2026-W38