RASFF Border Rejections Notified by Portugal
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Portugal issued 215 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.
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 | 9 | — | YTD |
| Total | 215 |
Origins most rejected by Portugal
| # | Origin country | Rejections |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 47 |
| 2 | China | 34 |
| 3 | Angola | 19 |
| 4 | Costa Rica | 14 |
| 5 | Argentina | 13 |
| 6 | United States | 10 |
| 7 | Ecuador | 9 |
| 8 | India | 9 |
| 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 | Chile | 1 |
| 24 | Egypt | 1 |
| 25 | El Salvador | 1 |
| 26 | Ghana | 1 |
| 27 | Hong Kong | 1 |
| 28 | Iran | 1 |
| 29 | Madagascar | 1 |
| 30 | Norway | 1 |
Product categories rejected by Portugal
| # | Product category | Rejections |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fruits and Vegetables | 52 |
| 2 | Other Food Product / Mixed | 21 |
| 3 | Fish and Fish Products | 20 |
| 4 | Feed Materials | 17 |
| 5 | Food Contact Materials | 12 |
| 6 | Cereals and Bakery Products | 11 |
| 7 | Non-Alcoholic Beverages | 9 |
| 8 | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | 7 |
| 9 | Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea | 6 |
| 10 | Confectionery | 6 |
| 11 | Fats and Oils | 6 |
| 12 | Soups, Broths, Sauces and Condiments | 6 |
| 13 | Crustaceans and Products Thereof | 5 |
| 14 | Herbs and Spices | 5 |
| 15 | Prepared Dishes and Snacks | 5 |
Recent rejections notified by Portugal
- 2026.6632 BrazilFruits and VegetablesE 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)
- 2026.4745 BangladeshConfectioneryNon-authorized country Bangladesh
- 2026.3892 ChinaOther Food Product / MixedMISSING HEALTH CERTIFICATE in Frozen Products
- 2026.2359 United StatesFish and Fish ProductsIdentification mark mismatch
- 2026.2060 BrazilFruits and VegetablesUtilização de Aditivo não autorizado para revestimento da superfície dos frutos
- 2026.0232 BrazilFruits and VegetablesResíduos de Pesticidas em Feijão encarnado // pesticide residues in red beans acephatemethamidophos
- 2026.0229 BrazilFruits and VegetablesResíduos de Pesticidas em Feijão encarnado acephate
- 2026.0221 BrazilFruits and VegetablesResíduos de Pesticidas em Feijão encarnado // pesticide residues in red beans acephatemethamidophos
- 2026.0219 BrazilFruits and VegetablesResíduos de Pesticidas em Feijão encarnado // pesticide residues in red beans acephatechlorfenapyrmethamidophos
- 2025.7875 ChinaFood Contact MaterialsInsufficient documentation for food contact materials from China
- 2025.5970 AngolaCrustaceans and Products ThereofCrustáceos
- 2025.5969 PeruCephalopods and Products Thereofinsufficient labelling (no indication of establishment of origin) of frozen squid (Gosidicus gigas) from Peru
- 2025.5874 TurkeyHerbs and Spices Pyrrolizidine alkaloid above LM Reg.2023/915 in oregano pyrrolizidine alkaloids
- 2025.5783 TurkeyHerbs and SpicesPyrrolizidine alkaloid over LM in Dried oregano from Turkey pyrrolizidine alkaloids
- 2025.5696 BrazilOther Food Product / MixedSUPLEMENTOS BIONUTRIX
- 2025.3490 ChinaCereals and Bakery ProductsMASSA ARROZ- OGM ARROZ genetically modified
- 2025.2870 ChinaFood Contact MaterialsRice husk fiber in Plastic Lunch Box from China
- 2025.2581 PortugalNon-Alcoholic BeveragesNovel Food - Chrysanthemum morifolium in Herb soda
- 2025.1587 ChinaHoney and Royal JellyRoyal jelly and honey (apiculture product) from non-approved establishment
- 2025.1491 EcuadorFish and Fish Productscadmium in squids from Ecuador cadmium
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.