RASFF Border Rejections Notified by Spain
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Spain issued 1,156 RASFF border rejections between 2019 and 2026, 11.9% of all EU border rejections in the dataset. The origins it rejects most often are China, Morocco, India. Its most-rejected product category is Fish and Fish Products. Volume in 2025 was down 30% on 2024.
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Border rejections notified by Spain, by year
| Year | Border rejections | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6 | — | |
| 2020 | 106 | — | |
| 2021 | 372 | +250.9% | |
| 2022 | 208 | -44.1% | |
| 2023 | 134 | -35.6% | |
| 2024 | 152 | +13.4% | |
| 2025 | 106 | -30.3% | |
| 2026 | 72 | — | YTD |
| Total | 1,156 |
Origins most rejected by Spain
| # | Origin country | Rejections |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 141 |
| 2 | Morocco | 137 |
| 3 | India | 89 |
| 4 | Brazil | 83 |
| 5 | United States | 59 |
| 6 | Ecuador | 54 |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 48 |
| 8 | Turkey | 38 |
| 9 | Chile | 33 |
| 10 | Argentina | 30 |
| 11 | Pakistan | 28 |
| 12 | Peru | 26 |
| 13 | Colombia | 24 |
| 14 | Mauritania | 23 |
| 15 | Egypt | 22 |
| 16 | Australia | 17 |
| 17 | Costa Rica | 17 |
| 18 | Mexico | 16 |
| 19 | Nigeria | 16 |
| 20 | Spain | 14 |
| 21 | Seychelles | 13 |
| 22 | Vietnam | 13 |
| 23 | Iran | 12 |
| 24 | Uruguay | 11 |
| 25 | Senegal | 10 |
| 26 | South Korea | 7 |
| 27 | Malaysia | 6 |
| 28 | Mozambique | 6 |
| 29 | South Africa | 6 |
| 30 | Algeria | 5 |
Product categories rejected by Spain
| # | Product category | Rejections |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fish and Fish Products | 258 |
| 2 | Fruits and Vegetables | 151 |
| 3 | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | 119 |
| 4 | Herbs and Spices | 95 |
| 5 | Other Food Product / Mixed | 77 |
| 6 | Crustaceans and Products Thereof | 75 |
| 7 | Food Contact Materials | 64 |
| 8 | Cereals and Bakery Products | 58 |
| 9 | Cephalopods and Products Thereof | 47 |
| 10 | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | 35 |
| 11 | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | 24 |
| 12 | Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea | 19 |
| 13 | Confectionery | 19 |
| 14 | Feed Materials | 17 |
| 15 | Bivalve Molluscs and Products Thereof | 14 |
Recent rejections notified by Spain
- 2026.7993 PeruFruits and VegetablesPoor temperature control in frozen artichoke from Peru // Ruptura de la cadena de frío en alcachofas congeladas de Perú
- 2026.7965 ChinaFish and Fish ProductsPoor temperature control in frozen tuna from China // Ruptura de la cadena de frío en atunes congelados de China
- 2026.7964 VietnamFish and Fish ProductsIrradiated panga fillets from Vietnam // filetes de panga irradiados de Vietnam irradiation
- 2026.7793 United KingdomPoultry Meat and Poultry Meat Productsrotura cadena de frío en carne de pollo congelada procedente de Reino Unido // Break in the cold chain for frozen chicken from the United Kingdom
- 2026.7751 BrazilPoultry Meat and Poultry Meat ProductsSalmonella typhimurium in frozen poultry meat from Brazil // Salmonella thyphimurium en carne de ave de corral congelada de Brasil Salmonella typhimurium
- 2026.7694 MoroccoFish and Fish ProductsPoor temperature control in frozen fish products from Morocco // Ruptura de la cadena de frío en preparados de pescado congelados de Marruecos
- 2026.7625 BrazilPoultry Meat and Poultry Meat ProductsSalmonella Typhimurium chicken breasts from Brasil / Salmonella Typhimurium en pechugas de pollo de Brasil Salmonella typhimurium
- 2026.7568 EcuadorCrustaceans and Products ThereofRuptura de cadena de frío en langostinos de Ecuador // Poor temperature control in prawns from Ecuador
- 2026.7320 ArgentinaNuts, Nut Products and SeedsAlternariol y ácido tenzuánico en semillas de girasol procedente de Argentina // Alternariol and tenzuanic acid in sunflower seeds from Argentina alternarioltenuazonic acid
- 2026.7178 BrazilPoultry Meat and Poultry Meat ProductsSalmonella typhimurium en carne pollo de Brasil // Salmonella typhimurium in chicken meat from Brazil Salmonella typhimurium
- 2026.7126 ChinaNuts, Nut Products and SeedsAflatoxinas en cacahuetes con cáscara de China // Aflatoxins in unshelled peanuts from China Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.6931 NigeriaNuts, Nut Products and SeedsSalmonela en semillas de sésamo de Nigeria // Salmonella in sesame seeds from Nigeria Salmonella
- 2026.6899 KenyaFruits and VegetablesChlorpyrifos en pimientos de Kenia // Chlorpyrifos in peppers from Kenya chlorpyrifos
- 2026.6898 JapanFish and Fish ProductsMecurio y cadmio en pescado procedente de Japón //Mercury and cadmium in fish from Japan cadmiummercury
- 2026.6792 EcuadorFruits and VegetablesPlaguicidas en taro de Ecuador // Pesticides in dasheen from Ecuador carbendazimthiabendazole
- 2026.6786 BrazilOther Food Product / MixedPerdida cadena de frio sorbete congelado Brasil // Poor temperature control frozen sorbet from Brazil
- 2026.6635 MoroccoFish and Fish ProductsLarvas de anisakis en Scorpaena Scrofaprocedente de Marruecos // Anisakis larvae in Scorpaena scrofa from Morocco Anisakis
- 2026.6395 South AfricaFish and Fish ProductsRotura de cadena de frío en atún de Sudáfrica // Poor temperature control for South African tuna
- 2026.6391 ColombiaSoups, Broths, Sauces and CondimentsEryngium foetidum en salsa/pasta de Adobo de Colombia + Aditivo E 222 en salsa/pasta de ají de Colombia//Eryngium foetidum in adobo sauce/paste from Colombia + Additive E 222 chili sauce/paste from Colombia
- 2026.6385 NigeriaNuts, Nut Products and SeedsSalmonella en semilla de sésamo de Nigeria // Salmonella in sesame seeds from Nigeria Salmonella
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.