India — Fruits and Vegetables — Peppers & Chilies

Below the median. India ranks 4th of 6 origins shipping peppers & chilies to the EU on border rejections per $1 billion of EU imports, at 49.7 — above 40% of them.

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India received 7 RASFF border-rejection notifications in Peppers & Chilies, part of Fruits and Vegetables between 2023-Q3 and 2026-Q2. Volume peaked at 3 in 2024-Q1, with the trend rising sharply year-on-year. The most-cited issues are ethion, fipronil, and buprofezin. Measured against EU import value, that runs at 49.7 notifications per $1 billion of imports of this commodity from India over the last 3 years.

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Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters

Recent rejections

2026.4588 2026-05-26 FranceMultiple pesticide residues in dry red chilli from India buprofezindinotefuranethionfipronil+3 more
2025.5187 2025-07-08 IrelandBorder Rejection of Red Chilli Peppers from UK of Indian Origin With No CHED-D Document
2025.1576 2025-03-05 SwedenAflatoxins in whole dried chili Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
2024.4942 2024-06-27 Italy Ethion above permitted limits in Dry Chili from India ethion
2024.1798 2024-03-12 ItalyPesticide' residues :Acetamipirid, Ethion, Fipronil (sum fipronil + sulfone metabolite) in Capsicum annuum from India acetamipridethionfipronil
2024.1300 2024-02-26 ItalyEthion in fresh Capsicum spp from India ethion
2024.1045 2024-02-14 PolandAbsence of health certificate for frozen peppers from India
2023.2012 2023-03-24 GreeceBuprofezin, chlorpyrifos, ethion, profenofos, tricyclazole, fipronil and fenpropathrin in chilli crushed from India buprofezinchlorpyrifosethionfenpropathrin+3 more
2023.1999 2023-03-23 Swedenseveral pesticides in chili peppers (Capsicum annuum) from India ethion
2023.0386 2023-01-17 GermanyPesticide residues in fresh chillies from India acetamipridcarbofuranfiproniltebuconazole
2022.1358 2022-03-08 GreeceEthylene oxide in crushed chilies from India 2-chloroethanolethylene oxide
2022.1126 2022-02-25 ItalyAflatoxins in chilli powder extra hot from India Aflatoxin
2022.0195 2022-01-12 SwitzerlandUnauthorised substance ethion (0.23 mg/kg - ppm) in peppers (Capsicum spp.) from India ethion
2021.5526 2021-10-13 SwitzerlandQuinalphos in peppers from India pesticide residues
2021.3362 2021-06-25 Spainimproper health certificate for frozen peppers (Capsicum spp) from India, via the United Kingdom
2021.3061 2021-06-14 Spainabsence of health certificate(s) for chilli powder from India, via the United Kingdom
2021.1638 2021-03-31 Franceunauthorised substance ETO in peppers from India ethylene oxide
2020.3852 2020-09-21 United KingdomFrozen Red Chilli Puree Tablet (Batch B1200701) - Failed for excess pesticides acephatemethamidophosmonocrotophospropargite+1 more
2020.2281 2020-06-03 United KingdomDried Whole Chilli Aflatoxin B1
2020.1123 2020-03-09 United KingdomAttempt to illegaly import chilli from India