FDA import refusal: Implant, Dermal, Collagen for Aesthetic Use (South Korea)
FDA refuses entry of collagen implant from South Korea.
What changed & why it matters
MedSpaRadar recorded an FDA import refusal at the federal level, dated August 14, 2026, in the Aesthetic Injectables category.
An import refusal marks a shipment the FDA stopped at the U.S. border as violative — the gray-market corridor a med spa must never source injectables from. Foreign, unapproved, or misbranded product refused at import is exactly what surfaces when a practice buys outside verified US-licensed 503A/503B or FDA-registered channels.
- Type
- FDA Import Refusal
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Category
- Aesthetic Injectables
- Recorded
- August 14, 2026
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The FDA record
- Firm
- Janytree Inc.
- Origin
- Geumcheon, South Korea
- Product
- Implant, Dermal, Collagen For Aesthetic Use
- FDA classification
- General and Plastic Surgery Medical Devices
- Refused
- Aug 14, 2026
- FDA district
- Division of Southeast Imports
- Firm FEI
- 3012662975
- FDA shipment ID
- AEK-0899165-4/20002/1
Why FDA refused it
Adulteration501(f)(1)(B), 801(a)(3); ADULTERATION
The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) in that the device appears to be a Class III device and does not appear to have in effect an approved application for premarket approval pursuant to Section 515 of the Act, or an exemption pursuant to Section 520(g)(1).
Misbranding502(a),(f)(1), 801(a)(3); MISBRANDING
The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) in that it is a prescription device that appears to not feature a prescription device legend as required by 21 CFR 801.109.
FDA charge codes on this record: 237 (Adulteration) · 84 (Misbranding). Definitions via the FDA Refusal Charges Reference.
Verify at FDA
FDA doesn’t publish a page per refusal. Open the FDA Import Refusals database and search by shipment ID AEK-0899165-4/20002/1 (or firm FEI 3012662975), refused Aug 14, 2026.
FDA Import Refusal · FDA Import Refusals database ↗FDA record · Janytree Inc. · Geumcheon · plastic-surgery device · refused as adulteration, misbranding
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