RASFF Border Rejections Notified by Croatia
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Croatia issued 281 RASFF border rejections between 2019 and 2026, 2.9% of all EU border rejections in the dataset. The origins it rejects most often are Turkey, Albania, Serbia. Its most-rejected product category is Fruits and Vegetables. Volume in 2025 was down 17% on 2024.
Border rejections notified by Croatia, by year
| Year | Border rejections | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | — | |
| 2020 | 7 | — | |
| 2021 | 33 | +371.4% | |
| 2022 | 32 | -3.0% | |
| 2023 | 40 | +25.0% | |
| 2024 | 70 | +75.0% | |
| 2025 | 58 | -17.1% | |
| 2026 | 40 | — | YTD |
| Total | 281 |
Origins most rejected by Croatia
| # | Origin country | Rejections |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkey | 41 |
| 2 | Albania | 30 |
| 3 | Serbia | 30 |
| 4 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 27 |
| 5 | China | 23 |
| 6 | India | 23 |
| 7 | North Macedonia | 23 |
| 8 | Egypt | 21 |
| 9 | Iran | 8 |
| 10 | United States | 7 |
| 11 | Ukraine | 3 |
| 12 | Brazil | 2 |
| 13 | Indonesia | 2 |
| 14 | Iraq | 2 |
| 15 | Kosovo | 2 |
| 16 | Malaysia | 2 |
| 17 | Peru | 2 |
| 18 | Sri Lanka | 2 |
| 19 | Tajikistan | 2 |
| 20 | United Kingdom | 2 |
| 21 | Argentina | 1 |
| 22 | Belarus | 1 |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 1 |
| 24 | Cambodia | 1 |
| 25 | Croatia | 1 |
| 26 | Ecuador | 1 |
| 27 | Ethiopia | 1 |
| 28 | Georgia | 1 |
| 29 | Germany | 1 |
| 30 | Hong Kong | 1 |
Product categories rejected by Croatia
| # | Product category | Rejections |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fruits and Vegetables | 147 |
| 2 | Food Contact Materials | 23 |
| 3 | Cereals and Bakery Products | 18 |
| 4 | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | 18 |
| 5 | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | 13 |
| 6 | Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea | 11 |
| 7 | Fats and Oils | 10 |
| 8 | Other Food Product / Mixed | 10 |
| 9 | Herbs and Spices | 8 |
| 10 | Confectionery | 6 |
| 11 | Non-Alcoholic Beverages | 5 |
| 12 | Prepared Dishes and Snacks | 4 |
| 13 | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | 2 |
| 14 | Alcoholic Beverages | 1 |
| 15 | Food Additives and Flavourings | 1 |
Recent rejections notified by Croatia
- 2026.6712 IndiaDietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified FoodsBanaba leaf extract (Lagerstroemia speciosa) - absence of original certificate, unauthorized novel food
- 2026.6669 TajikistanFruits and VegetablesHigh content od sulfurdioxide in dreid apricot from Bosnia and Herzegovina E220- sulfur dioxide
- 2026.6567 North MacedoniaFruits and VegetablesPesticide in fresh plums from Macedonia propamocarb
- 2026.6451 IndiaFood Contact MaterialsIncreased levels of formaldehyde, organoleptic impairment, and increased overall migration in a melamine tray from India formaldehydemigration overallorganoleptic characteristics unsuitable
- 2026.6386 IndiaCocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and TeaDinotefuran in green tea extract from India dinotefuran
- 2026.6268 TajikistanFruits and VegetablesHigh content od sulfurdioxide in dreid apricot from Bosnia and Herzegovina E220- sulfur dioxide
- 2026.5688 United StatesCereals and Bakery ProductsPirimiphos-methyl in maize (popcorn) from USA pirimiphos-methyl
- 2026.5347 ChinaDietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified FoodsArsenic in red yeast rice extract from China arsenic
- 2026.5324 AlbaniaFruits and VegetablesAcetamiprid in red peppers from Albania acetamiprid
- 2026.5308 TurkeyOther Food Product / MixedSaponaria officinalis root extract from Turkay
- 2026.4830 IndiaDietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified FoodsImport of food suplements from India without accompanying documentation
- 2026.4631 VietnamFruits and VegetablesPesticide residues in cucumbers from Vietnam cyromazinethiamethoxam
- 2026.3393 ChinaCocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and TeaPyrrolizidine alkaloids in green tea from Serbia pyrrolizidine alkaloids
- 2026.3360 IndiaDietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified FoodsFOOD SUPPLEMENTS FROM INDIA - HIMALAYAN SHILAJIT RESIN
- 2026.3345 IndiaCereals and Bakery ProductsImport of basmati rice from India to the Czech Republic without CHEDD
- 2026.3299 SerbiaCereals and Bakery ProductsTricyclazole in rice cake from Serbia tricyclazole
- 2026.3242 TurkeyCereals and Bakery ProductsMesophilic bacteria in pancakes from Turkey mesophiles aerobic
- 2026.3151 EgyptFruits and VegetablesChlorfenapyr in frozen strawberries from republic of North Macedonia chlorfenapyr
- 2026.3137 ChinaFood Contact MaterialsDiverse product (FCM) from China have not the necessary import documentation
- 2026.3055 BrazilPoultry Meat and Poultry Meat ProductsSalmonella spp. in frozen poultry meat from Brazil Salmonella Minnesota
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.