RASFF Border Rejections Notified by Germany
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Germany issued 849 RASFF border rejections between 2019 and 2026, 8.5% 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.
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Key figures
- What Germany does with rejected consignments, since 2020
- Held, final fate not recorded: 62%; Re-dispatched or destroyed: 11%; Destroyed: 10%; Re-dispatched: 7%; Treated, sorted or diverted: 7%; Not stated: 2% (all EU border rejections: held, final fate not recorded 33%; destroyed 21%; re-dispatched 19%; re-dispatched or destroyed 13%; treated, sorted or diverted 8%; not stated 6%). Source: RASFF Window notification records.
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 | 73 | — | YTD |
| Total | 849 |
Origins most rejected by Germany
| # | Origin country | Rejections |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 247 |
| 2 | Turkey | 183 |
| 3 | India | 72 |
| 4 | Iran | 66 |
| 5 | Egypt | 50 |
| 6 | United States | 43 |
| 7 | China | 23 |
| 8 | Pakistan | 18 |
| 9 | Vietnam | 16 |
| 10 | Uganda | 15 |
| 11 | Thailand | 14 |
| 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 | 4 |
| 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 | 179 |
| 4 | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | 82 |
| 5 | Cereals and Bakery Products | 37 |
| 6 | Fish and Fish Products | 17 |
| 7 | Feed Materials | 16 |
| 8 | Other Food Product / Mixed | 14 |
| 9 | Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea | 11 |
| 10 | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | 11 |
| 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
- 2026.9308 Illegal import of goods of animal origin from ThailandFrom Thailand, Other Food Product / Mixed. Destroyed.
- 2026.9273 Ochratoxin A in dried organic figs from TurkeyFrom Turkey, Fruits and Vegetables. Result 49,24 ±19,70 (limit 8 µg/kg - ppb).
- 2026.9269 Aflatoxins in dried organic figs from TurkeyFrom Turkey, Fruits and Vegetables. Result 52,01 ± 17,39 (limit 10 µg/kg - ppb).
- 2026.9191 Salmonella Derby in processed animal protein from New ZealandFrom New Zealand, Animal By-Products. Result Nachweis Salmonella Derby.
- 2026.8578 Salmonella spp. in frozen chicken meat-preparation from BrazilFrom Brazil, Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result nachgewiesen/detected (limit nicht nachweisbar /not detectable /25g).
- 2026.8576 Salmonella spp. in frozen chicken meat-preparation from Brazil From Brazil, Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result detected (limit nicht nachweisbar /not detectable /25g).
- 2026.8558 Salmonella spp. in frozen chicken meat-preparation from BrazilFrom Brazil, Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result salmonella spp. (limit nicht nachweisbar /not detectable /25g).
- 2026.8399 Acetamiprid and unauthorised substance oxamyl in okra from JordanFrom Jordan, Fruits and Vegetables. Destroyed. Result 0,47 (limit 0,2 mg/kg - ppm).
- 2026.8378 Illegal import of goods of animal origin from Thailand From Thailand, Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry). Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result nachgewiesen /// detected.
- 2026.8230 Residues of clothianidin in mangoes from EgyptFrom Egypt, Fruits and Vegetables. Destroyed. Result 0,057 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm).
- 2026.8035 Ochratoxin A in organic dried figs from TurkeyFrom Turkey, Fruits and Vegetables. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 19,8 and 32,1 (limit 8 µg/kg - ppb).
- 2026.7881 Unauthorised substance chlorpyrifos and residues of lambda-cyhalothrin in tea from ChinaFrom China, Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea. Destroyed. Result 0,025+/-0,013 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm).
- 2026.7869 Cyfluthrin in mangoes from EgyptFrom Egypt, Fruits and Vegetables. Destroyed. Result 0,28 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm).
- 2026.7460 Salmonella spp. in chicken meat-preparation from BrazilFrom Brazil, Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result Salmonella spp. (limit nicht nachweisbar /25g).
- 2026.7390 Pesticide residues in mangoes from EgyptFrom Egypt, Fruits and Vegetables. Destroyed. Result 0,026 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm).
- 2026.6957 Clothianidin in Basmati Rice from PakistanFrom Pakistan, Cereals and Bakery Products. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result Clothiandin 0,027+/-0,014 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm).
- 2026.6829 Ochratoxin A in diced, dried organic figs from TurkeyFrom Turkey, Fruits and Vegetables. Result 22,30 (limit 2 µg/kg - ppb).
- 2026.6541 Attempt of illegal importation of goods of animal origin from ThailandFrom Thailand, Other Food Product / Mixed. Re-dispatched or destroyed.
- 2026.6394 Ochratoxin A in dried organic figs from TurkeyFrom Turkey, Fruits and Vegetables. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 15,4+/-6,2 µg/kg (limit 8 µg/kg - ppb).
- 2026.6370 Ochratoxin A contamination in dried figs from turkeyFrom Turkey, Fruits and Vegetables. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 34,7 +/- 13,9 (limit 8 µg/kg - ppb).
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.