RASFF Border Rejections Notified by Germany
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Germany issued 832 RASFF border rejections between 2019 and 2026, 8.7% of all EU border rejections in the dataset. The origins it rejects most often are Brazil, Turkey, India. Its most-rejected product category is Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Volume in 2025 was down 26% on 2024.
Border rejections notified by Germany, by year
| Year | Border rejections | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | — | |
| 2020 | 113 | — | |
| 2021 | 187 | +65.5% | |
| 2022 | 134 | -28.3% | |
| 2023 | 107 | -20.1% | |
| 2024 | 133 | +24.3% | |
| 2025 | 99 | -25.6% | |
| 2026 | 56 | — | YTD |
| Total | 832 |
Origins most rejected by Germany
| # | Origin country | Rejections |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 243 |
| 2 | Turkey | 179 |
| 3 | India | 72 |
| 4 | Iran | 66 |
| 5 | Egypt | 47 |
| 6 | United States | 43 |
| 7 | China | 22 |
| 8 | Pakistan | 17 |
| 9 | Vietnam | 16 |
| 10 | Uganda | 15 |
| 11 | Thailand | 12 |
| 12 | Azerbaijan | 9 |
| 13 | Bangladesh | 9 |
| 14 | Argentina | 8 |
| 15 | Indonesia | 8 |
| 16 | Sri Lanka | 8 |
| 17 | Nigeria | 7 |
| 18 | Georgia | 6 |
| 19 | Ethiopia | 5 |
| 20 | Mozambique | 5 |
| 21 | New Zealand | 3 |
| 22 | Dominican Republic | 2 |
| 23 | Germany | 2 |
| 24 | Israel | 2 |
| 25 | Kenya | 2 |
| 26 | Russia | 2 |
| 27 | South Korea | 2 |
| 28 | Benin | 1 |
| 29 | Bolivia | 1 |
| 30 | Cambodia | 1 |
Product categories rejected by Germany
| # | Product category | Rejections |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | 224 |
| 2 | Herbs and Spices | 203 |
| 3 | Fruits and Vegetables | 171 |
| 4 | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | 78 |
| 5 | Cereals and Bakery Products | 36 |
| 6 | Fish and Fish Products | 17 |
| 7 | Feed Materials | 16 |
| 8 | Other Food Product / Mixed | 13 |
| 9 | Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea | 10 |
| 10 | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | 10 |
| 11 | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | 9 |
| 12 | Pet Food | 9 |
| 13 | Prepared Dishes and Snacks | 9 |
| 14 | Food Contact Materials | 6 |
| 15 | Crustaceans and Products Thereof | 5 |
Recent rejections notified by Germany
- 2026.6541 ThailandOther Food Product / MixedAttempt of illegal importation of goods of animal origin from Thailand porcine DNA presencepoultry DNA presence
- 2026.6394 TurkeyFruits and VegetablesOchratoxin A in dried organic figs from Turkey ochratoxin A
- 2026.6370 TurkeyFruits and VegetablesOchratoxin A contamination in dried figs from turkey ochratoxin A
- 2026.6246 TurkeyFruits and VegetablesOchratoxin A in dried fig dices from Turkey ochratoxin A
- 2026.6244 TurkeyFruits and VegetablesOchratoxin A in dried fig dices from turkey ochratoxin A
- 2026.5931 TurkeyFruits and VegetablesOchratoxin A in fig paste from Türkiye ochratoxin A
- 2026.5855 United StatesNuts, Nut Products and SeedsAflatoxins in peanuts from the United States Aflatoxin B1
- 2026.5847 United StatesNuts, Nut Products and SeedsAflatoxins in peanuts from the United States Aflatoxin B1
- 2026.5183 PakistanCereals and Bakery ProductsClothianidin in rice from Pakistan clothianidin
- 2026.5177 EgyptNuts, Nut Products and SeedsAflatoxins in peanuts in shell from Egypt Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.4444 TurkeyFruits and VegetablesOchratoxin A in dried figs from Turkey ochratoxin A
- 2026.4436 TurkeyFruits and VegetablesOchratoxin A in dried, diced organic figs from Turkey ochratoxin A
- 2026.4010 United StatesNuts, Nut Products and SeedsAflatoxins in peanut kernels from the United States Aflatoxin B1
- 2026.4007 ChinaCocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and TeaPesticide residues in tea from China acetamipriddifenoconazoledinotefuranflonicamid+1 more
- 2026.3521 TurkeyNuts, Nut Products and SeedsAflatoxins in roasted and salted pistachios from Turkey Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.3482 ThailandPrepared Dishes and SnacksMisleading labelling and incorrect documents for various products from Thailand porcine DNA presence
- 2026.3465 TurkeyFruits and VegetablesOchratoxin A in dried figs from Türkiye ochratoxin A
- 2026.3417 ChinaCocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and TeaLambda-cyhalothrin and dinotefuran in Matcha Tea from China dinotefuranlambda-cyhalothrin
- 2026.3404 TurkeyFruits and VegetablesAflatoxins in dried figs from Turkey Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.3401 TurkeyFruits and VegetablesOchratoxin A contamination of dried figs from turkey ochratoxin A
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.