RASFF Border Rejections Notified by Netherlands
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Netherlands issued 1,084 RASFF border rejections between 2019 and 2026, 11.1% of all EU border rejections in the dataset. The origins it rejects most often are India, Brazil, United States. Its most-rejected product category is Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Volume in 2025 was down 30% on 2024.
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Border rejections notified by Netherlands, by year
| Year | Border rejections | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | — | |
| 2020 | 130 | — | |
| 2021 | 145 | +11.5% | |
| 2022 | 216 | +49.0% | |
| 2023 | 180 | -16.7% | |
| 2024 | 185 | +2.8% | |
| 2025 | 130 | -29.7% | |
| 2026 | 96 | — | YTD |
| Total | 1,084 |
Origins most rejected by Netherlands
| # | Origin country | Rejections |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 201 |
| 2 | Brazil | 155 |
| 3 | United States | 149 |
| 4 | Egypt | 94 |
| 5 | China | 77 |
| 6 | Argentina | 61 |
| 7 | Turkey | 61 |
| 8 | Pakistan | 60 |
| 9 | Indonesia | 41 |
| 10 | Thailand | 33 |
| 11 | Kenya | 28 |
| 12 | Bolivia | 19 |
| 13 | Colombia | 18 |
| 14 | Vietnam | 16 |
| 15 | United Kingdom | 13 |
| 16 | Uganda | 12 |
| 17 | Nigeria | 6 |
| 18 | Ethiopia | 5 |
| 19 | Nicaragua | 5 |
| 20 | Ghana | 4 |
| 21 | South Africa | 3 |
| 22 | Malaysia | 2 |
| 23 | Morocco | 2 |
| 24 | Paraguay | 2 |
| 25 | Sri Lanka | 2 |
| 26 | Sudan | 2 |
| 27 | Uruguay | 2 |
| 28 | Bangladesh | 1 |
| 29 | France | 1 |
| 30 | Guyana | 1 |
Product categories rejected by Netherlands
| # | Product category | Rejections |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | 490 |
| 2 | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | 146 |
| 3 | Fruits and Vegetables | 139 |
| 4 | Herbs and Spices | 130 |
| 5 | Cereals and Bakery Products | 101 |
| 6 | Crustaceans and Products Thereof | 12 |
| 7 | Feed Materials | 12 |
| 8 | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | 11 |
| 9 | Fish and Fish Products | 10 |
| 10 | Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea | 7 |
| 11 | Food Contact Materials | 5 |
| 12 | Fats and Oils | 4 |
| 13 | Animal By-Products | 3 |
| 14 | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | 3 |
| 15 | Other Food Product / Mixed | 3 |
Recent rejections notified by Netherlands
- 2026.8060 VietnamFish and Fish ProductsNitrite (11 mg/kg) in frozen tuna from Vietnam E 250 - sodium nitrite
- 2026.7854 ChinaMeat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry)Intercepted consignment with illegal and infected goods from China
- 2026.7844 BrazilPoultry Meat and Poultry Meat ProductsSalmonella spp. in poultry meat preparation from Brazil. Salmonella spp
- 2026.7678 IndiaNuts, Nut Products and SeedsExceedance of aflatoxin B1 in HPS groundnuts from India Aflatoxin B1
- 2026.7635 BrazilPoultry Meat and Poultry Meat ProductsSalmonella spp. in frozen salted chicken half breasts from Brazil. Salmonella spp
- 2026.7270 IndiaNuts, Nut Products and SeedsGroundnuts India Aflatoxin Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.7187 IndiaNuts, Nut Products and SeedsAflatoxins B1 in groundnuts from India Aflatoxin B1
- 2026.7183 BrazilPoultry Meat and Poultry Meat ProductsSalmonella spp. in poultry meat preparation from Brazil. Salmonella spp.
- 2026.7173 BrazilPoultry Meat and Poultry Meat ProductsSalmonella spp. in poultry meat preparation from Brazil Salmonella spp.
- 2026.6981 BrazilPoultry Meat and Poultry Meat ProductsSalmonella spp. in poultry meat preparation from Brazil. Salmonella spp
- 2026.6948 BrazilPoultry Meat and Poultry Meat ProductsSalmonella spp. in poultry meat preparation from Brazil. Salmonella spp
- 2026.6771 United StatesNuts, Nut Products and SeedsAflatoxins in U.S.A. peanuts Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.6770 ChinaNuts, Nut Products and SeedsAflatoxins in Chinese groundnut kernels Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.6767 ArgentinaNuts, Nut Products and SeedsAflatoxins(som) in Argentine peanuts aflatoxin total
- 2026.6766 ArgentinaNuts, Nut Products and SeedsAflatoxin B1 in Argentine peanuts Aflatoxin B1
- 2026.6765 ChinaNuts, Nut Products and SeedsAflatoxins in Chinese peanuts Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.6628 MalaysiaDietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foodsunauthorised novel food ingredient Eurycoma Longifolia (Tongkat Ali) and prohibted substance sildenafil
- 2026.6623 IndiaHerbs and SpicesCuminseed Whole India Pesticide Residue Azoxystrobinacetamipridcarbendazimchlorpyrifos+7 more
- 2026.6544 EgyptFruits and VegetablesStrawberry Egypt Pesticide Residue oxamyl
- 2026.6353 IndiaCereals and Bakery ProductsRice India Pesticide Residue carbendazimtricyclazole
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.