RASFF Border Rejections Notified by Belgium
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Belgium issued 332 RASFF border rejections between 2019 and 2026, 3.5% of all EU border rejections in the dataset. The origins it rejects most often are Turkey, United Kingdom, Egypt. Its most-rejected product category is Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Volume in 2025 was up 24% on 2024.
Border rejections notified by Belgium, by year
| Year | Border rejections | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | — | |
| 2020 | 13 | — | |
| 2021 | 46 | +253.8% | |
| 2022 | 54 | +17.4% | |
| 2023 | 57 | +5.6% | |
| 2024 | 49 | -14.0% | |
| 2025 | 61 | +24.5% | |
| 2026 | 51 | — | YTD |
| Total | 332 |
Origins most rejected by Belgium
| # | Origin country | Rejections |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkey | 39 |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 37 |
| 3 | Egypt | 32 |
| 4 | Uganda | 32 |
| 5 | India | 25 |
| 6 | China | 24 |
| 7 | United States | 23 |
| 8 | Ghana | 15 |
| 9 | Brazil | 13 |
| 10 | Pakistan | 12 |
| 11 | Vietnam | 9 |
| 12 | Bangladesh | 8 |
| 13 | Iran | 7 |
| 14 | Burkina Faso | 6 |
| 15 | Côte d'Ivoire | 6 |
| 16 | Ecuador | 6 |
| 17 | Israel | 5 |
| 18 | New Zealand | 4 |
| 19 | Afghanistan | 3 |
| 20 | Dominican Republic | 3 |
| 21 | Madagascar | 3 |
| 22 | Thailand | 3 |
| 23 | Argentina | 2 |
| 24 | Peru | 2 |
| 25 | Senegal | 2 |
| 26 | Syria | 2 |
| 27 | Guinea | 1 |
| 28 | Hong Kong | 1 |
| 29 | Indonesia | 1 |
| 30 | Kenya | 1 |
Product categories rejected by Belgium
| # | Product category | Rejections |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | 71 |
| 2 | Fruits and Vegetables | 64 |
| 3 | Feed Materials | 45 |
| 4 | Crustaceans and Products Thereof | 23 |
| 5 | Herbs and Spices | 22 |
| 6 | Cereals and Bakery Products | 20 |
| 7 | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | 16 |
| 8 | Fats and Oils | 16 |
| 9 | Food Contact Materials | 16 |
| 10 | Fish and Fish Products | 14 |
| 11 | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | 14 |
| 12 | Honey and Royal Jelly | 4 |
| 13 | Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea | 2 |
| 14 | Cephalopods and Products Thereof | 1 |
| 15 | Confectionery | 1 |
Recent rejections notified by Belgium
- 2026.6045 MoroccoCereals and Bakery ProductsAflatoxines, ochratoxin A and pesticide residues in millet from Morocco Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin totalchlorpyrifosochratoxin A
- 2026.5841 Côte d'IvoireFats and OilsSudan red IV and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in palm oil from Ivory Coast Sudan 4polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons sum of
- 2026.5787 UgandaNuts, Nut Products and SeedsAflatoxins in crushed peanuts from Uganda Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.5525 New ZealandFeed MaterialsEnterobacteriaceae in processed animal proteins (Ovis aries) from New Zealand Enterobacteriaceae
- 2026.5310 UgandaNuts, Nut Products and SeedsAflatoxin B1 in red peanut powder from Uganda Aflatoxin B1
- 2026.5185 GhanaFats and OilsSoudan red IV dye in palm oil from Ghana Sudan 4
- 2026.5114 United KingdomFeed MaterialsSalmonella in processed animal proteins (poultry meal) from the United Kingdom Salmonella
- 2026.5112 United KingdomFeed MaterialsSalmonella in processed animal proteins (poultry meal) from the United Kingdom Salmonella
- 2026.4963 UgandaNuts, Nut Products and SeedsAflatoxins in peanuts from Uganda Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.4907 BrazilPoultry Meat and Poultry Meat ProductsSalmonella in poultry meat preparation from Brazil Salmonella Minnesota
- 2026.4727 United KingdomFeed MaterialsSalmonella in processed petfood (from sheep) from the UK Salmonella
- 2026.4726 United KingdomFeed MaterialsSalmonella in processed animal proteins (poultry meal) from the United Kingdom Salmonella
- 2026.4608 UgandaNuts, Nut Products and SeedsAflatoxins in peanuts from Uganda Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.4349 UgandaNuts, Nut Products and SeedsAflatoxins in red peanuts from Uganda with destination Belgium Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.4329 TurkeyFruits and VegetablesAflatoxin B1 in dried figs from Turkey Aflatoxin B1
- 2026.4189 RwandaFruits and VegetablesPesticides residues in chili peppers from Rwanda acetamipridchlorpyrifos
- 2026.4165 United KingdomFeed MaterialsSalmonella in processed animal proteins (poultry meal) from the United Kingdom Salmonella
- 2026.3742 United KingdomFeed MaterialsSalmonella in processed animal proteins (poultry meal) from the United Kingdom Salmonella
- 2026.3613 UgandaFruits and VegetablesPesticides residues in chili peppers from Uganda cypermethrin
- 2026.2934 Côte d'IvoireFats and OilsSudan red dyes in palm oil from Ivory Coast Sudan 3Sudan 4
About RASFF border rejections
What is a RASFF border rejection?
A RASFF border rejection is a notification filed through the EU's Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed recording that a consignment of food or feed was refused entry at the EU's external border after failing an official control. It is one RASFF notification type, alongside alerts and information notifications.
What is the difference between the notifying country and the country of origin?
The notifying country is the EU or EEA member state whose authority detected the problem and filed the rejection — for example France or the Netherlands. The country of origin is where the rejected product was produced or shipped from. These pages rank member states by the number of rejections they issued.
Do border rejections protect the single market?
Yes. By stopping non-compliant consignments at the external frontier, border rejections keep unsafe or mislabelled food and feed out of the EU single market, and the shared RASFF record lets every member state act on the same information.