RASFF Border Rejections Notified by Bulgaria
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Bulgaria issued 1,159 RASFF border rejections between 2018 and 2026, 11.9% of all EU border rejections in the dataset. The origins it rejects most often are Turkey, Georgia, United States. Its most-rejected product category is Fruits and Vegetables. Volume in 2025 was down 14% on 2024.
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Border rejections notified by Bulgaria, by year
| Year | Border rejections | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | — | |
| 2019 | 5 | — | |
| 2020 | 180 | — | |
| 2021 | 268 | +48.9% | |
| 2022 | 233 | -13.1% | |
| 2023 | 139 | -40.3% | |
| 2024 | 127 | -8.6% | |
| 2025 | 109 | -14.2% | |
| 2026 | 97 | — | YTD |
| Total | 1,159 |
Origins most rejected by Bulgaria
| # | Origin country | Rejections |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkey | 1,059 |
| 2 | Georgia | 45 |
| 3 | United States | 13 |
| 4 | Azerbaijan | 12 |
| 5 | India | 10 |
| 6 | China | 5 |
| 7 | Argentina | 3 |
| 8 | Iran | 3 |
| 9 | New Zealand | 2 |
| 10 | Bolivia | 1 |
| 11 | Brazil | 1 |
| 12 | Ecuador | 1 |
| 13 | Indonesia | 1 |
| 14 | Pakistan | 1 |
| 15 | Uruguay | 1 |
Product categories rejected by Bulgaria
| # | Product category | Rejections |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fruits and Vegetables | 1,004 |
| 2 | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | 109 |
| 3 | Herbs and Spices | 21 |
| 4 | Other Food Product / Mixed | 10 |
| 5 | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | 5 |
| 6 | Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea | 2 |
| 7 | Fish and Fish Products | 2 |
| 8 | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | 2 |
| 9 | Cereals and Bakery Products | 1 |
| 10 | Crustaceans and Products Thereof | 1 |
| 11 | Feed Materials | 1 |
| 12 | Pet Food | 1 |
Recent rejections notified by Bulgaria
- 2026.8076 TurkeyFruits and VegetablesAcetamiprid in fresh peppers from Türkiye acetamiprid
- 2026.8015 ArgentinaFeed MaterialsAflatoxin B1 in groundnuts from Argentina Aflatoxin B1
- 2026.7899 TurkeyFruits and VegetablesAcetamiprid in fresh peppers from Türkiye acetamiprid
- 2026.7898 TurkeyFruits and VegetablesEtoxazole and Indoxacarb in fresh tomatoes from Türkiye etoxazoleindoxacarb
- 2026.7781 TurkeyFruits and VegetablesFormetanate in fresh peppers from Türkiye formetanate
- 2026.7744 TurkeyFruits and VegetablesFormetanate in fresh peppers from Türkiye formetanate
- 2026.7648 United StatesNuts, Nut Products and SeedsAflatoxin in peanuts from United States Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.7413 TurkeyFruits and VegetablesEmamectin Formetanate and Tebufenpyrad in fresh peppers from Türkiye emamectinformetanatetebufenpyrad
- 2026.7378 TurkeyFruits and VegetablesChlorpyrifos-methyl in peppers from Türkiye chlorpyrifos-methyl
- 2026.7377 AzerbaijanNuts, Nut Products and Seedsaflatoxins in hazelnut kernel from Azerbaijan Aflatoxin B1
- 2026.7100 TurkeyFruits and VegetablesOchratoxin A in dried figs paste from Türkiye ochratoxin A
- 2026.7037 GeorgiaNuts, Nut Products and Seedsaflatoxins in hazelnutl from Georgia Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.7036 TurkeyFruits and VegetablesOchratoxin A in dried figs from Türkiye ochratoxin A
- 2026.6902 TurkeyFruits and Vegetablesacetamiprid in fresh pepppers from Türkiye acetamiprid
- 2026.6736 TurkeyFruits and VegetablesOchratoxin A in dried figs from Türkiye ochratoxin A
- 2026.6692 TurkeyFruits and VegetablesOchratoxin A in dried figs from Türkiye ochratoxin A
- 2026.6664 TurkeyFruits and Vegetables Acetamiprid and Acrinatrin in fresh peppers from Türkiye Acrinathrinacetamiprid
- 2026.6662 GeorgiaNuts, Nut Products and Seedsaflatoxins in hazelnuts from Georgia aflatoxin total
- 2026.6656 TurkeyFruits and VegetablesOhratoxin A in dried figs from Türkiye ochratoxin A
- 2026.6655 TurkeyFruits and VegetablesFosthiazate in fresh peppers from Türkiye fosthiazate
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.