China — Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds — Groundnut / Peanut
China received 31 RASFF border-rejection notifications in Groundnut / Peanut, part of Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume peaked at 6 in 2024-Q1, with the trend roughly flat year-on-year. The most-cited issues are Aflatoxin B1 and aflatoxin total. Measured against EU import value, that runs at 68.1 notifications per $1 billion of imports of this commodity from China over the last 3 years. The list below gives the 20 most recent rejections by date and RASFF reference, with the country that notified it and the hazard found; 20 carry the laboratory result and 11 say what happened to the consignment.
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Key figures
If you import groundnut / peanut from China
Below the median. China ranks 4th of 6 origins shipping groundnut / peanut to the EU on border rejections per $1 billion of EU imports, at 68.1 — above 40% of them.
least riskmost risk
- Chance a consignment is opened at the EU border
- 10% of consignments get identity and physical checks for aflatoxins (Reg. (EU) 2019/1793).
- Rejections against import volume
- On average, 1 border rejection per 5,018 tonnes imported into the EU over the last 3 years; the 4th highest rejection rate of 5 origins with enough import volume on record to rate (EU import quantities 2022–2024, FAOSTAT).
- If it is rejected
- Held, final fate not recorded 55%; treated, sorted or diverted 19%; re-dispatched 13%; re-dispatched or destroyed 13%. A re-dispatched lot can be sold elsewhere, a treated or sorted one can be released once it complies, and a destroyed one is lost.
- Where rejections happen
- Netherlands (10), Spain (6), Greece (3), of 31 border rejections in the last 3 years.
- Riskiest months
- March, February, May, by rejections since 2020.
- Test for before shipping
- aflatoxins (31).
The EU does not publish how many consignments are shipped, so no page can state a true probability of rejection; these are the figures that are published.
Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters
Show the numbers
| Quarter | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2023-Q4 | 0 |
| 2024-Q1 | 6 |
| 2024-Q2 | 0 |
| 2024-Q3 | 3 |
| 2024-Q4 | 3 |
| 2025-Q1 | 5 |
| 2025-Q2 | 2 |
| 2025-Q3 | 1 |
| 2025-Q4 | 1 |
| 2026-Q1 | 3 |
| 2026-Q2 | 2 |
| 2026-Q3 | 5 |
Recent rejections
- 2026.7339 Aflatoxin B1 in Groundnut flours originating from China Notified by Belgium. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 4.8 (limit 2 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
- 2026.7126 Aflatoxinas en cacahuetes con cáscara de China // Aflatoxins in unshelled peanuts from China Notified by Spain. Re-dispatched. Result 15.7+-24.3% (limit 4 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.6770 Aflatoxins in Chinese groundnut kernels Notified by Netherlands. Result 11 (limit 2 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.6765 Aflatoxins in Chinese peanuts Notified by Netherlands. Result 12 (limit 2 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.5947 Groundnuts China Aflatoxin Notified by Netherlands. Treated, sorted or diverted. Result 5.1 (limit 2.0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
- 2026.4094 Aflatoxins in blanched groundnut kernels from China Notified by Greece. Result 5,0 ± 1,2 (limit 2,0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.3777 Supera límites máximos Aflatoxina B1 y aflatoxinas totales en cacahuetes de China / higher than maximum level Aflatoxin B1 and total aflatoxins in peanuts from China Notified by Spain. Result >20. Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.1341 Exceeding of MRL for Aflatoxin B1 and Total Aflatoxins in roasted and crushed peanuts from China /// Depasire LMA Aflatoxina B1 si Aflatoxine toatale in arahide prajite si maruntite, or. China Notified by Romania. Result 106,63 +/- 53,31 (limit 2 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.1172 Aflatoxins in Chinese inshell peanuts Notified by Netherlands. Result 20 (limit 2 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.0326 Mycotoxin presence in inshell peanut from China // Presencia de micotoxinas en cacahuetes sin cáscara de China Notified by Spain. Re-dispatched. Result 2.6+- 20.1% (limit 2 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
- 2025.8606 Aflatoxin in Chinese groundnuts Notified by Netherlands. Result 5.1 (limit 2,0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
- 2025.6809 Aflatoxin B1 and sum of aflatoxins above maximum level in peanuts from China Notified by Poland. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result Sample A: 4,84 +/- 1,02; Sample B: 5,49 +/- 1,15 (limit 2,0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2025.4304 Aflatoxins in peanuts from China Notified by France. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 20±6 (limit 4,0 µg/kg - ppb). aflatoxin total
- 2025.3134 Aflatoxins in peanuts in shell from China Notified by Greece. Result 38,4+/-8,8 (limit 2,0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2025.1810 Aflatoxine B1 in peanuts from China Notified by Poland. Treated, sorted or diverted. Result 3,65 +/-0,77 (limit 2 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
- 2025.1703 Aflatoksyna B1 (4,11±0,86; 4,03±0,85 ) w orzechach ziemnych z Chin // Aflatoxin B1 (4.11±0.86; 4.03±0.85 ) in peanuts from China Notified by Poland. Treated, sorted or diverted. Result 4.11±0.86 (limit 2 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
- 2025.1146 Aflatoxins in peanuts from China Notified by Malta. Re-dispatched. Result 10.6± 4.2 (limit 2 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2025.0829 Arachidi con livelli di aflatossine B1 e totali sopra i limiti dalla Cina via Hong Kong/Peanuts with aflatoxin B1 and total levels above limits from China via Hong Kong Notified by Italy. Result 8.8 +/- 3.9 (limit 2.0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2025.0578 Aflatossina B1 e somma di aflatossine superiore ai limiti di legge in arachidi sgusciate origine Cina/Aflatoxin B1 and sum of aflatoxins above legal limits in shelled peanuts originating in China Notified by Italy. Re-dispatched. Result 3,6+-0,4 (limit 2 ng/kg - ppt). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2024.8831 Groundnuts China Aflatoxin Notified by Netherlands. Treated, sorted or diverted. Result 12 (limit 2 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 7 notifications since 2020 concerned groundnut / peanut from China found after entering the EU — 3 alerts, 4 information notifications. They are not part of the rejection figures or rates above, which measure border controls.
How they were found: company's own check 86%, official control on the market 14%. 1 led to a recall from consumers.
Show the numbers
| Year | Total | Alerts | Information notifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 2026 to date | 1 | 0 | 1 |
- 2026.5192 info: attentionAflatoxin B1 in groundnut kernels from China Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check, treated, sorted or diverted. Result 26 (limit 2.0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
- 2025.7793 info: attentionAflatoxin in groundnutkernels from China Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check, not on the market, treated, sorted or diverted. Result 30.0 (limit 2.0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2025.6418 info: attentioncadmium in peanut from China Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check. Result 0.23 ± 0.07 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). cadmiumchlormequat
- 2025.2011 alertAflatoxins in groundnuts from China, via Germany Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check. Result 26,0 (limit 2.0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxins B1aflatoxin total
- 2024.2772 alertaflatoxin contamination in groundnuts Notified by France. Company's own check. Result 16.4 (+/-6.6) / (limit 2 /mg). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2021.2834 info: attentionaflatoxins (B1 = 4.0; Tot. = 4.3 µg/kg - ppb) in organic groundnuts from China Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check, reached the market. Result 4.0 (limit 2.0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2020.0168 alertaflatoxins in peanuts Notified by Belgium. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 12,2 (limit 2 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
Data and downloads
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