RASFF Border Rejections Notified by Sweden
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Sweden issued 132 RASFF border rejections between 2019 and 2026, 1.3% of all EU border rejections in the dataset. The origins it rejects most often are India, Turkey, China. Its most-rejected product category is Fruits and Vegetables. Volume in 2025 was up 24% on 2024.
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Key figures
- What Sweden does with rejected consignments, since 2020
- Held, final fate not recorded: 41%; Destroyed: 26%; Re-dispatched or destroyed: 23%; Not stated: 5%; Re-dispatched: 4%; Treated, sorted or diverted: 1% (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 Sweden, by year
| Year | Border rejections | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | — | |
| 2020 | 11 | — | |
| 2021 | 5 | -54.5% | |
| 2022 | 31 | +520.0% | |
| 2023 | 18 | -41.9% | |
| 2024 | 21 | +16.7% | |
| 2025 | 26 | +23.8% | |
| 2026 | 18 | — | YTD |
| Total | 132 |
Origins most rejected by Sweden
| # | Origin country | Rejections |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 41 |
| 2 | Turkey | 32 |
| 3 | China | 23 |
| 4 | Egypt | 7 |
| 5 | Uganda | 5 |
| 6 | Vietnam | 4 |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 3 |
| 8 | Thailand | 3 |
| 9 | Kenya | 2 |
| 10 | Madagascar | 2 |
| 11 | Pakistan | 2 |
| 12 | United States | 2 |
| 13 | Ecuador | 1 |
| 14 | Paraguay | 1 |
| 15 | South Korea | 1 |
| 16 | Sri Lanka | 1 |
| 17 | Sweden | 1 |
| 18 | Syria | 1 |
Product categories rejected by Sweden
| # | Product category | Rejections |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fruits and Vegetables | 58 |
| 2 | Herbs and Spices | 22 |
| 3 | Cereals and Bakery Products | 10 |
| 4 | Crustaceans and Products Thereof | 9 |
| 5 | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | 9 |
| 6 | Food Contact Materials | 6 |
| 7 | Other Food Product / Mixed | 4 |
| 8 | Pet Food | 4 |
| 9 | Compound Feeds | 3 |
| 10 | Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea | 2 |
| 11 | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | 2 |
| 12 | Feed Materials | 1 |
| 13 | Fish and Fish Products | 1 |
| 14 | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | 1 |
Recent rejections notified by Sweden
- 2026.9484 Aflatoxins in dried figsFrom Turkey, Fruits and Vegetables. Result 39,2+-13 (limit 10 µg/kg - ppb).
- 2026.9481 ochratoxin A in dried figs from TurkeyFrom Turkey, Fruits and Vegetables. Result 11,6 +/-2,4 (limit 8 µg/kg - ppb).
- 2026.8654 Pesticides in vine leaves from EgyptFrom Egypt, Fruits and Vegetables. Re-dispatched or destroyed.
- 2026.8604 Aflatoxins in dried figsFrom Turkey, Fruits and Vegetables. Re-dispatched or destroyed.
- 2026.7523 Salmonella newlands in dog chewFrom Paraguay, Feed Materials. Result Detected (limit Not detected /25g).
- 2026.7300 Acetamiprid in bell peppers/chilliesFrom Kenya, Fruits and Vegetables. Destroyed. Result 0,26 (limit 0,09 mg/kg - ppm).
- 2026.6913 Ochratoxin A in dried figs from TürkiyeFrom Turkey, Fruits and Vegetables. Result 15,4 ; 4,0 (limit 8 µg/kg - ppb).
- 2026.5818 Formaldehyde in spoon of melamineFrom China, Food Contact Materials. Destroyed. Result 45 (limit 15 mg/kg - ppm).
- 2026.5303 Ochratoxin A in dried organic figsFrom Turkey, Fruits and Vegetables. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 19,8 ± 4,0 (limit 8 µg/kg - ppb).
- 2026.4322 Chlorpyrifos and 14 other pesticides in cumin powderFrom India, Herbs and Spices. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0,59 (limit 0,05 mg/kg - ppm).
- 2026.3245 Ochratoxin A in dried organic figsFrom Turkey, Fruits and Vegetables. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 21,7 ± 4,4 μg/kg (limit 8 µg/kg - ppb).
- 2026.3228 Ochratoxin A in dried figsFrom Turkey, Fruits and Vegetables. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 71,4 ± 15 (limit 8 µg/kg - ppb).
- 2026.2264 Ochratoxin A in dried figs (fig balls)From Turkey, Fruits and Vegetables. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 15,6 ± 3,2 (limit 6,78 µg/kg - ppb).
- 2026.1538 Salmonella enterica in tahini from SyriaFrom Syria, Other Food Product / Mixed. Destroyed.
- 2026.1107 Pesticides in okra from IndiaFrom India, Fruits and Vegetables. Destroyed.
- 2026.1034 Pesticides (chlorpyrifos) in helmet beansFrom Bangladesh, Fruits and Vegetables. Destroyed. Result 0,027 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm).
- 2026.1005 Ochratoxin A in dried figs (fig balls)From Turkey, Fruits and Vegetables. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 11,4 ± 2,3 (limit 6,78 µg/kg - ppb).
- 2026.0962 Pesticides in fresh chiliFrom Kenya, Fruits and Vegetables. Destroyed. Result 0.73 (limit 0,1 mg/kg - ppm).
- 2025.10321 Ochratoxin A in dried figsFrom Turkey, Fruits and Vegetables. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 16,0 ± 3,3 (limit 6,78 µg/kg - ppb).
- 2025.9969 Ochratoxin A in dried organic figsFrom Turkey, Fruits and Vegetables. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 16,4 ± 3,3 µg/kg and 14,2 ± 2,9 (limit 8 µg/kg - ppb).
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.