How many tropical and pit fruit shipments from Afghanistan did FDA refuse in 2026?

FDA refused 6 shipment lines of tropical and pit fruit from Afghanistan in 2026 through July 6, 2026, compared with 10 in 2025.

Why does FDA refuse tropical and pit fruit from Afghanistan?

FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For tropical and pit fruit from Afghanistan the most frequent are SULFITELBL (SULFITELBL, 20 lines), FILTHY (filthy, putrid or decomposed substance, 13 lines) and PESTICIDE (pesticide chemical residue, 11 lines). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.

Which import alerts cover tropical and pit fruit from Afghanistan?

As of October 26, 2026, no import alert numbered under this category lists a firm in Afghanistan in SupplierRadar's records. General food alerts numbered 99-xx can still list Afghanistan firms; see the country page.

FDA import refusals

FDA import refusals: tropical and pit fruit from Afghanistan

FDA category: Fruit and Fruit Products (pit, subtropical and tropical fruits) · October 2016 to July 6, 2026

FDA refused 46 tropical and pit fruit shipment lines from Afghanistan between October 2016 and July 6, 2026, 6 of them in 2026; the most refused products were apricot and plum, most often for SULFITELBL (SULFITELBL).

Data from FDA public records, last checked October 26, 2026.

46
tropical and pit fruit lines refused since October 2016: 6
refused so far in 2026: 22%
of all FDA refusals from Afghanistan: 10
firms with the most records, listed below

Tropical and pit fruit refusals from Afghanistan by year

Shipment lines FDA refused each year. The table has the same numbers as the chart.

* 2026 is year to date, through July 6, 2026. FDA's refusal data starts on October 1, 2016, so 2016 covers three months.

Refusal lines by year
Year	Refusal lines	vs prior year
2026 (to date)	6
2025	10	+233%
2024	3	+50%
2023	2	-50%
2022	4	-33%
2021	6
2018	6	+50%
2017	4
2016 (from Oct)	5

Apricot refusals from Afghanistan

FDA refused 17 apricot lines from Afghanistan between October 2016 and July 6, 2026, 37% of the tropical and pit fruit lines.

Apricot product descriptions refused from Afghanistan
FDA product description	Lines	Share of tropical and pit fruit
Apricot, dried or paste	16	34.8%
Apricot (pit fruit)	1	2.2%

Recent apricot refusals

Recent Apricot refusals from Afghanistan
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Jun 17, 2026	Muslim Chakari Trading CompanyKabul, Afghanistan	Apricot, dried or paste	SULFITELBL	Source
Sep 5, 2025	Kabul Baba Jaan Manufacture and Packaging of Dried FruitKabul, Afghanistan	Apricot, dried or paste	SULFITELBL LIST INGRE	Source
Aug 19, 2025	Muslim Chakari Trading CompanyKabul, Afghanistan	Apricot, dried or paste	SULFITELBL	Source
May 28, 2024	Zia Zafar LtdJalalabad, Afghanistan	Apricot, dried or paste	SULFITELBL FILTHY LACKS FIRM	Source
Jan 31, 2024	Zia Zafar LtdJalalabad, Afghanistan	Apricot, dried or paste	SULFITELBL	Source

Plum refusals from Afghanistan

FDA refused 7 plum lines from Afghanistan between October 2016 and July 6, 2026, 15% of the tropical and pit fruit lines.

Plum product descriptions refused from Afghanistan
FDA product description	Lines	Share of tropical and pit fruit
Plum, dried or paste	7	15.2%

Recent plum refusals

Recent Plum refusals from Afghanistan
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Mar 30, 2026	Kabul Baba Jaan Manufacture and Packaging of Dried FruitKabul, Afghanistan	Plum, dried or paste	FILTHY FALSE	Source
Oct 9, 2025	Khalid Walid Ghalibi LtdMazar-E Sharif, Afghanistan	Plum, dried or paste	SULFITELBL	Source
Apr 17, 2025	Nazo AfghanKandahar, Afghanistan	Plum, dried or paste	SULFITELBL PESTICIDE	Source

Fig refusals from Afghanistan

FDA refused 7 fig lines from Afghanistan between October 2016 and July 6, 2026, 15% of the tropical and pit fruit lines.

Fig product descriptions refused from Afghanistan
FDA product description	Lines	Share of tropical and pit fruit
Fig, dried or paste	5	10.9%
Fig (subtropical and tropical fruit)	2	4.3%

Recent fig refusals

Recent Fig refusals from Afghanistan
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
May 4, 2026	Ansaf Dawodzai TradingKabul, Afghanistan	Fig, dried or paste	FILTHY	Source
Jun 6, 2025	Life PharmaKabul, Afghanistan	Fig, dried or paste	PESTICIDE FILTHY	Source
Jan 27, 2025	Nazo AfghanKandahar, Afghanistan	Fig, dried or paste	PESTICIDE	Source

Other tropical and pit fruit products refused from Afghanistan

Products refused from Afghanistan in tropical and pit fruit
Product group	Lines	Share
Tamarind	5	10.9%
Cherry	3	6.5%
Chinese red date	1	2.2%
Dates	1	2.2%
Mixed fruit	1	2.2%

Why FDA refused tropical and pit fruit from Afghanistan

FDA records a charge code on each refused line; one line can carry several.

Most frequent refusal charges for tropical and pit fruit from Afghanistan
Charge code	Meaning	Lines	Share
SULFITELBL	Appears to be misbranded because 1) it appears to contain sulfites but the label fails to declare the…	20	31%
FILTHY	Filthy, putrid or decomposed substance	13	20%
PESTICIDE	Pesticide chemical residue	11	17%
EXCESS SUL	The article appears to contain excessive sulfites, a poisonous and deleterious substance which may render it…	5	8%
LACKS FIRM	Manufacturer name and address missing	4	6%
LIST INGRE	Ingredients not listed	4	6%
NUTRIT LBL	Nutrition information missing from label	4	6%
LACKS N/C	Net quantity statement missing	2	3%
FALSE	False or misleading labeling	1	2%
INCONSPICU	Required information not conspicuous	1	2%

Afghanistan tropical and pit fruit firms with the most FDA records

Counts are FDA records in SupplierRadar's data, not a ranking of quality.

Afghanistan tropical and pit fruit firms with the most FDA records
Firm	City	FDA records
Haji Bashir Ahmad Ltd	Kabul	10
Nazo Afghan	Kandahar	6
Ashk Co Limited	Kabul	5
Life Pharma	Kabul	4
Arizo Zeba LLC	Kabul	4
Hamza Jalili Company	Mazar-e Sharif	2
Zia Zafar Ltd	Jalalabad	2
Muslim Chakari Trading Company	Kabul	2
Kabul Baba Jaan Manufacture and Packaging of Dried Fruit	Kabul	2
Afghanistan Red Gold Saffron Company	Herat	1

Latest tropical and pit fruit refusals from Afghanistan

Latest FDA tropical and pit fruit refusals from Afghanistan
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Jul 6, 2026	Nazo AfghanKandahar, Afghanistan	Dates, dried or paste	FILTHY LACKS FIRM	Source
Jun 17, 2026	Muslim Chakari Trading CompanyKabul, Afghanistan	Apricot, dried or paste	SULFITELBL	Source
Jun 5, 2026	Life PharmaKabul, Afghanistan	Mixed fruit, dried or paste, n.e.c.,	NO PROCESS	Source
May 14, 2026	Nazo AfghanKandahar, Afghanistan	Chinese red date (jujubes, Ziziphus jujuba), dried or paste	PESTICIDE	Source
May 4, 2026	Ansaf Dawodzai TradingKabul, Afghanistan	Fig, dried or paste	FILTHY	Source
Mar 30, 2026	Kabul Baba Jaan Manufacture and Packaging of Dried FruitKabul, Afghanistan	Plum, dried or paste	FILTHY FALSE	Source
Oct 9, 2025	Khalid Walid Ghalibi LtdMazar-E Sharif, Afghanistan	Plum, dried or paste	SULFITELBL	Source
Sep 5, 2025	Kabul Baba Jaan Manufacture and Packaging of Dried FruitKabul, Afghanistan	Apricot, dried or paste	SULFITELBL LIST INGRE	Source
Sep 2, 2025	Nazo AfghanKandahar, Afghanistan	Cherry, dried or paste	PESTICIDE	Source
Aug 19, 2025	Rahmat Momin Co LTDShahr-E Now, Afghanistan	Tamarind, dried or paste	FILTHY	Source
Aug 19, 2025	Rahmat Momin Co LTDShahr-E Now, Afghanistan	Tamarind, dried or paste	FILTHY	Source
Aug 19, 2025	Muslim Chakari Trading CompanyKabul, Afghanistan	Apricot, dried or paste	SULFITELBL	Source
Jul 7, 2025	Nazo AfghanKandahar, Afghanistan	Other fruits, mixed, dried or paste	PESTICIDE	Source
Jun 6, 2025	Life PharmaKabul, Afghanistan	Fig, dried or paste	PESTICIDE FILTHY	Source
Apr 17, 2025	Nazo AfghanKandahar, Afghanistan	Plum, dried or paste	SULFITELBL PESTICIDE	Source
Jan 27, 2025	Nazo AfghanKandahar, Afghanistan	Fig, dried or paste	PESTICIDE	Source
May 28, 2024	Zia Zafar LtdJalalabad, Afghanistan	Apricot, dried or paste	SULFITELBL FILTHY LACKS FIRM	Source
Jan 31, 2024	Zia Zafar LtdJalalabad, Afghanistan	Apricot, dried or paste	SULFITELBL	Source
Jan 17, 2024	Life PharmaKabul, Afghanistan	Tamarind, dried or paste	FILTHY	Source
Aug 15, 2023	Life PharmaKabul, Afghanistan	Tamarind, jam, jelly, preserves, marmalade, butter or candied	FILTHY	Source

Questions about tropical and pit fruit refusals from Afghanistan

How many tropical and pit fruit shipments from Afghanistan did FDA refuse in 2026?: FDA refused 6 shipment lines of tropical and pit fruit from Afghanistan in 2026 through July 6, 2026, compared with 10 in 2025.
Why does FDA refuse tropical and pit fruit from Afghanistan?: FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For tropical and pit fruit from Afghanistan the most frequent are SULFITELBL (SULFITELBL, 20 lines), FILTHY (filthy, putrid or decomposed substance, 13 lines) and PESTICIDE (pesticide chemical residue, 11 lines). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.
Which import alerts cover tropical and pit fruit from Afghanistan?: As of October 26, 2026, no import alert numbered under this category lists a firm in Afghanistan in SupplierRadar's records. General food alerts numbered 99-xx can still list Afghanistan firms; see the country page.

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