RASFF Border Rejections Notified by Portugal
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Portugal issued 223 RASFF border rejections between 2019 and 2026, 2.2% of all EU border rejections in the dataset. The origins it rejects most often are Brazil, China, Angola. Its most-rejected product category is Fruits and Vegetables. Volume in 2025 was down 58% on 2024.
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Key figures
- What Portugal does with rejected consignments, since 2020
- Re-dispatched or destroyed: 37%; Destroyed: 30%; Held, final fate not recorded: 14%; Re-dispatched: 11%; Not stated: 8% (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 Portugal, by year
| Year | Border rejections | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | — | |
| 2020 | 11 | — | |
| 2021 | 37 | +236.4% | |
| 2022 | 33 | -10.8% | |
| 2023 | 72 | +118.2% | |
| 2024 | 36 | -50.0% | |
| 2025 | 15 | -58.3% | |
| 2026 | 17 | — | YTD |
| Total | 223 |
Origins most rejected by Portugal
| # | Origin country | Rejections |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 49 |
| 2 | China | 35 |
| 3 | Angola | 19 |
| 4 | Costa Rica | 14 |
| 5 | Argentina | 13 |
| 6 | United States | 11 |
| 7 | Ecuador | 10 |
| 8 | India | 10 |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 5 |
| 10 | Pakistan | 4 |
| 11 | Turkey | 4 |
| 12 | Vietnam | 4 |
| 13 | Japan | 3 |
| 14 | Morocco | 3 |
| 15 | Portugal | 3 |
| 16 | Senegal | 3 |
| 17 | Thailand | 3 |
| 18 | Bangladesh | 2 |
| 19 | Honduras | 2 |
| 20 | Malaysia | 2 |
| 21 | Peru | 2 |
| 22 | Sri Lanka | 2 |
| 23 | United Arab Emirates | 2 |
| 24 | Chile | 1 |
| 25 | Egypt | 1 |
| 26 | El Salvador | 1 |
| 27 | Ghana | 1 |
| 28 | Hong Kong | 1 |
| 29 | Iran | 1 |
| 30 | Madagascar | 1 |
Product categories rejected by Portugal
| # | Product category | Rejections |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fruits and Vegetables | 52 |
| 2 | Other Food Product / Mixed | 24 |
| 3 | Fish and Fish Products | 21 |
| 4 | Feed Materials | 17 |
| 5 | Cereals and Bakery Products | 12 |
| 6 | Food Contact Materials | 12 |
| 7 | Non-Alcoholic Beverages | 9 |
| 8 | Confectionery | 7 |
| 9 | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | 7 |
| 10 | Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea | 6 |
| 11 | Crustaceans and Products Thereof | 6 |
| 12 | Fats and Oils | 6 |
| 13 | Soups, Broths, Sauces and Condiments | 6 |
| 14 | Herbs and Spices | 5 |
| 15 | Prepared Dishes and Snacks | 5 |
Recent rejections notified by Portugal
- 2026.8212 Composite Product ( Spicy plickled fish skin) from China- Health guarantee not filled out correctlyFrom China, Other Food Product / Mixed. Re-dispatched.
- 2026.7980 Composite products-Chocolates- from United Arab Emirates without private attestationFrom United Arab Emirates, Confectionery. Destroyed.
- 2026.7850 Establishment of Origin not approved- Composite product from BrasilFrom Brazil, Cereals and Bakery Products. Re-dispatched.
- 2026.7849 Missing certificate model COL in composite product from BrasilFrom Brazil, Other Food Product / Mixed. Re-dispatched or destroyed.
- 2026.7833 Unauthorized use of E338 and E516 in BeerFrom South Korea, Alcoholic Beverages. Destroyed.
- 2026.7646 Composite products (potato chips) from INDIA without Private AtestationFrom India, Other Food Product / Mixed. Destroyed.
- 2026.7630 Label/Document mismatch- Penaeus vannamei- EcuadorFrom Ecuador, Crustaceans and Products Thereof. Re-dispatched.
- 2026.7617 Label/ and sanitary certificate mismatch in squid from USAFrom United States, Fish and Fish Products. Re-dispatched.
- 2026.6632 E 211 - sodium benzoate unauthorised in frozen passion fruit and dragon fruit (pitahaya) pulps / Rejeição de Polpas de Frutas Congeladas com aditivo não autorizado (E211 Benzoato de ódio)From Brazil, Fruits and Vegetables. Destroyed.
- 2026.4745 Non-authorized country BangladeshFrom Bangladesh, Confectionery. Destroyed.
- 2026.3892 MISSING HEALTH CERTIFICATE in Frozen ProductsFrom China, Other Food Product / Mixed. Destroyed.
- 2026.2359 Identification mark mismatchFrom United States, Fish and Fish Products. Re-dispatched.
- 2026.2060 Utilização de Aditivo não autorizado para revestimento da superfície dos frutosFrom Brazil, Fruits and Vegetables. Re-dispatched or destroyed.
- 2026.0232 Resíduos de Pesticidas em Feijão encarnado // pesticide residues in red beansFrom Brazil, Fruits and Vegetables. Reached the market, re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0.033 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm).
- 2026.0229 Resíduos de Pesticidas em Feijão encarnadoFrom Brazil, Fruits and Vegetables. Reached the market, re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0.022 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm).
- 2026.0221 Resíduos de Pesticidas em Feijão encarnado // pesticide residues in red beansFrom Brazil, Fruits and Vegetables. Reached the market, re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0.178 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm).
- 2026.0219 Resíduos de Pesticidas em Feijão encarnado // pesticide residues in red beansFrom Brazil, Fruits and Vegetables. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0.041 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm).
- 2025.7875 Insufficient documentation for food contact materials from ChinaFrom China, Food Contact Materials.
- 2025.5970 CrustáceosFrom Angola, Crustaceans and Products Thereof.
- 2025.5969 insufficient labelling (no indication of establishment of origin) of frozen squid (Gosidicus gigas) from PeruFrom Peru, Cephalopods and Products Thereof. Re-dispatched.
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.