RASFF Border Rejections Notified by Latvia
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Latvia issued 298 RASFF border rejections between 2020 and 2026, 3.1% of all EU border rejections in the dataset. The origins it rejects most often are Russia, India, United States. Its most-rejected product category is Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods. Volume in 2025 was down 13% on 2024.
Border rejections notified by Latvia, by year
| Year | Border rejections | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 14 | — | |
| 2021 | 14 | +0.0% | |
| 2022 | 23 | +64.3% | |
| 2023 | 39 | +69.6% | |
| 2024 | 91 | +133.3% | |
| 2025 | 79 | -13.2% | |
| 2026 | 38 | — | YTD |
| Total | 298 |
Origins most rejected by Latvia
| # | Origin country | Rejections |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 85 |
| 2 | India | 69 |
| 3 | United States | 25 |
| 4 | Uzbekistan | 23 |
| 5 | China | 22 |
| 6 | Ukraine | 15 |
| 7 | Belarus | 11 |
| 8 | Afghanistan | 10 |
| 9 | Kazakhstan | 5 |
| 10 | Turkey | 5 |
| 11 | Georgia | 4 |
| 12 | Egypt | 3 |
| 13 | Azerbaijan | 2 |
| 14 | Brazil | 2 |
| 15 | Ecuador | 2 |
| 16 | Indonesia | 2 |
| 17 | Pakistan | 2 |
| 18 | South Korea | 2 |
| 19 | Sri Lanka | 2 |
| 20 | Argentina | 1 |
| 21 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1 |
| 22 | Hong Kong | 1 |
| 23 | Iceland | 1 |
| 24 | Iran | 1 |
| 25 | Japan | 1 |
| 26 | Nigeria | 1 |
Product categories rejected by Latvia
| # | Product category | Rejections |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | 75 |
| 2 | Fruits and Vegetables | 59 |
| 3 | Feed Materials | 33 |
| 4 | Herbs and Spices | 27 |
| 5 | Confectionery | 15 |
| 6 | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | 15 |
| 7 | Cereals and Bakery Products | 12 |
| 8 | Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea | 12 |
| 9 | Non-Alcoholic Beverages | 10 |
| 10 | Food Additives and Flavourings | 6 |
| 11 | Food Contact Materials | 6 |
| 12 | Natural Mineral Waters | 6 |
| 13 | Prepared Dishes and Snacks | 5 |
| 14 | Soups, Broths, Sauces and Condiments | 5 |
| 15 | Alcoholic Beverages | 3 |
Recent rejections notified by Latvia
- 2026.6525 BelarusSoups, Broths, Sauces and CondimentsUnlabelled salt from Belarus
- 2026.6524 UkraineNon-Alcoholic BeveragesUnauthorized novel food Echinacea extract in soft drink from Ukraine
- 2026.6059 South KoreaPrepared Dishes and SnacksGlycidyl esters in instant noodles glycidyl esters
- 2026.6058 South KoreaPrepared Dishes and SnacksGlycidyl esters in instant noodles glycidyl esters
- 2026.5799 IndiaDietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified FoodsAbsence of Official certificate and Sampling and analytical protocol for food supplements from India
- 2026.5163 EcuadorHerbs and SpicesChlorpyrifos ethyl, Imidacloprid, Fipronil in green pepprecon from Ecuador chlorpyrifosfipronilimidacloprid
- 2026.5124 IndiaDietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified FoodsUnsatisfactory submission of the Official certificate and Sampling and analysis protocol for food supplements from India
- 2026.4828 AfghanistanFruits and VegetablesUnprovided durability date and unsanitary conditions (dirty and damaged packaging) for dried fruit and various other products from Afghanistan
- 2026.4812 ChinaConfectioneryProhibited food additives: E406, E407, E 440, unknown source of gelatin (beef bones or skin), and incorrect labelled mini jelly cup candies from China
- 2026.4753 AfghanistanPrepared Dishes and SnacksUnauthorized color E110 and incorrect labeling of snacks from Afghanistan
- 2026.4454 Hong KongDietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified FoodsUnvalidated and unnotified food supplements from Hong Kong
- 2026.4213 AfghanistanPrepared Dishes and SnacksIncorrect labeling of snacks from Afghanistan.
- 2026.4206 AfghanistanNon-Alcoholic BeveragesIncorrect labeling of non-alcoholic beverages from Afghanistan
- 2026.4134 UkraineOther Food Product / MixedUnauthorised use of Sodium benzoate (E211) and Potassium sorbate (E202) fish roe analogues from Ukraine
- 2026.3790 UzbekistanFruits and VegetablesExceed maximum levels of pesticides residues: Imidacloprid-3,8 ± 1,4 mg/kg and lambda-cihalothrin1,4 ± 0,6 mg/kg in fresh dill from Uzbekistan imidaclopridlambda-cyhalothrin
- 2026.3775 KazakhstanConfectionery High trans-fatty acid content: 14.9 ± 3.0 g/100 g in confectionery from Kazakhstan trans fatty acids
- 2026.2326 ChinaFood Contact MaterialsHight amount of primary Aromatic Amines (PAAs) in black nylon (polyamide) spatulas set from China primary aromatic amines
- 2026.2128 RussiaConfectioneryUnauthorized food additive E171 Titan dioxide in candies from Russia
- 2026.2011 UzbekistanNuts, Nut Products and SeedsThe durability date of the product is not indicated on the label and accompanying documents for peanuts from Uzbekistan.
- 2026.0842 GeorgiaNon-Alcoholic BeveragesFrozen and broken bottles with lemonade from Georgia
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.