RASFF Border Rejections Notified by Spain
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Spain issued 1,146 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 | 62 | — | YTD |
| Total | 1,146 |
Origins most rejected by Spain
| # | Origin country | Rejections |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 140 |
| 2 | Morocco | 136 |
| 3 | India | 89 |
| 4 | Brazil | 80 |
| 5 | United States | 59 |
| 6 | Ecuador | 53 |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 47 |
| 8 | Turkey | 38 |
| 9 | Chile | 33 |
| 10 | Argentina | 29 |
| 11 | Pakistan | 28 |
| 12 | Peru | 25 |
| 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 | Iran | 12 |
| 23 | Vietnam | 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 | 255 |
| 2 | Fruits and Vegetables | 150 |
| 3 | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | 118 |
| 4 | Herbs and Spices | 95 |
| 5 | Other Food Product / Mixed | 77 |
| 6 | Crustaceans and Products Thereof | 74 |
| 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 | 20 |
| 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
- 2026.7126 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
- 2026.6384 ChinaNon-Alcoholic BeveragesNuevo alimento en bebida de China // Novel food in drink product from China
- 2026.5644 IndiaHerbs and Spices Residuos de plaguicidas en semillas de cardamomo procedentes de la India//Pesticide residues in cardamom seeds from India Imidaclopridebifenthrinchlorpyrifosfipronil+3 more
- 2026.5478 IndiaHerbs and SpicesResiduos de plaguicidas en semillas de comino procedentes de la India//Pesticide residues in cumin seeds from India Azoxystrobinacetamipridcarbendazimclothianidin+7 more
- 2026.5380 NigeriaNuts, Nut Products and Seedssalmonella en semilla de sésamo de Nigeria // salmonella in sesame seeds from Nigeria Salmonella
- 2026.5379 BrazilPoultry Meat and Poultry Meat ProductsSalmonella Typhimurium en pollo de Brasil // Salmonella Typhimurium in chicken from Brazil Salmonella typhimurium
- 2026.5336 PeruCephalopods and Products ThereofRotura de cadena de frío potón congelado de Perú / Poor temperature control in giant squid tentacles from Peru
- 2026.5259 LebanonHerbs and SpicesResiduos de pesticidas en especias de Líbano//Pesticide residues in spices from Lebanon chlorpyrifos
- 2026.5257 ChinaFruits and VegetablesAditivo no autorizado (E-315) en melocotón en conserva de China // Unauthorised additive (E-315) in tinned peaches from China E 315 - erythorbic acid
- 2026.5221 FranceFish and Fish ProductsRotura de cadena de frío en atún a granel procedente de un buque pesquero francés//Poor temperature control in bulk tuna from a french fishing vessel.
- 2026.5018 GeorgiaNuts, Nut Products and SeedsAflatoxin in hazelnut kernels from Georgia aflatoxins
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.