Indonesia — Herbs and Spices
Indonesia received 19 RASFF border-rejection notifications in Herbs and Spices between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume peaked at 3 in 2024-Q2, with the trend rising year-on-year. The most-cited issues are Aflatoxin B1, aflatoxin total, and ochratoxin A. The list below gives each of these 20 rejections by date and RASFF reference, with the country that notified it and the hazard found; 18 carry the laboratory result and 9 say what happened to the consignment.
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Key figures
If you import herbs and spices from Indonesia
- Chance a consignment is opened at the EU border
- 30% of consignments get identity and physical checks for aflatoxins (Reg. (EU) 2019/1793).
- If it is rejected
- Held, final fate not recorded 53%; re-dispatched or destroyed 24%; re-dispatched 12%; destroyed 6%; treated, sorted or diverted 6%. 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 (13), Germany (1), Greece (1), of 17 border rejections in the last 3 years.
- Riskiest months
- May, February, March, by rejections since 2020.
- Test for before shipping
- aflatoxins (12), ochratoxin A (5).
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
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| Quarter | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2023-Q4 | 2 |
| 2024-Q1 | 1 |
| 2024-Q2 | 3 |
| 2024-Q3 | 2 |
| 2024-Q4 | 0 |
| 2025-Q1 | 0 |
| 2025-Q2 | 3 |
| 2025-Q3 | 2 |
| 2025-Q4 | 1 |
| 2026-Q1 | 2 |
| 2026-Q2 | 2 |
| 2026-Q3 | 1 |
Recent rejections
- 2026.6336 Exceedance of aflatoxin & ochratoxin in Nutmeg from Indonesia Notified by Netherlands. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 120 (limit 15 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin totalochratoxin A
- 2026.4599 aflatoxin B1 and ochratoxin-A in nutmeg from Indonesia Notified by Netherlands. Result 17 (limit 5 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1ochratoxin A
- 2026.3196 Border rejection of consignment of nutmeg due to missing official certificate Notified by Ireland. Destroyed.
- 2026.1912 Nutmeg Indonesia Aflatoxin Notified by Netherlands. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 43 (limit 10 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.0187 Nutmeg Indonesia Aflatoxin Notified by Netherlands. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 15 (limit 5 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
- 2025.7999 aflatoxine in indonesian nutmeg Notified by Netherlands. Result 13 (limit 5,0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
- 2025.5632 No health certificate or test results for nutmeg from Indonesia via Ukraine Notified by Poland. Re-dispatched.
- 2025.5453 Aflatoxins in nutmegs from Indonesia Notified by Germany. Result 208,5 +/- 83,4 (limit 5 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2025.4359 Ochratoxin A in Indonesian Nutmeg Notified by Netherlands. Result 34 (limit 15 µg/kg - ppb). ochratoxin A
- 2025.3582 aflatoxins in Indonesian nutmeg shrivels Notified by Netherlands. Result 23 and 50 (limit 5 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2025.3271 aflatoxins in Indonesian nutmeg shrivels broken Notified by Netherlands. Result 25 (limit 5 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2024.7196 ochratoxin-A in Indonesian nutmeg Notified by Netherlands. Result 43 (limit 15 µg/kg - ppb). ochratoxin A
- 2024.5497 Nutmeg Indonesia Ochratoxin A from Indonesia Notified by Netherlands. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 110 (limit 15 µg/kg - ppb). ochratoxin A
- 2024.3959 Aflatoxins in nutmeg from Indonesia Notified by Greece. Re-dispatched. Result 220.2 (limit 5 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2024.3795 aflatoxins in Indonesian nutmeg Notified by Netherlands. Result 20 (limit 5 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2024.3299 aflatoxins in Indonesian nutmeg Notified by Netherlands. Result 61 (limit 5 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2024.0032 Aflatoxins in nutmeg Indonesia GGB 23128932 Notified by Netherlands. Treated, sorted or diverted. Result 11 (limit 5 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
- 2023.7106 Exceeded the maximum level of aflatoxin B1 8,2 ± 2,1 μg/kg for nutmeg (emergency measures) Notified by Latvia. Reached the market. Result 8,2 ± 2,1 (limit 5 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
- 2023.7026 Aflatoxins in nutmeg from Indonesia Notified by Germany. Result 23,5 ± 9,4 (limit 5 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2023.5997 ochratoxin A (92 µg/kg - ppb) in ground nutmeg from Indonesia Notified by Netherlands. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 92 (limit 15 µg/kg - ppb). ochratoxin A
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 11 notifications since 2020 concerned herbs and spices from Indonesia found after entering the EU — 9 alerts, 2 information notifications. They are not part of the rejection figures or rates above, which measure border controls.
How they were found: official control on the market 64%, company's own check 27%, at the EU border 9%. 4 led to a recall from consumers.
Show the numbers
| Year | Total | Alerts | Information notifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 to date | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- 2025.9672 alertUndeclared gluten in ground nutmeg from Indonesia, via Poland, via Hungary and via Germany Notified by Switzerland. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result >200 (limit 200 null). gluten
- 2025.9265 alertSalmonella spp. in ground organic black pepper from Germany, packaged in the Czech Republic, with raw material from Indonesia, processed in the Netherlands Notified by Germany. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result nachgewiesen. Salmonella spp.
- 2025.1075 alertChlorpyrifos in whole cloves from Indonesia packed in Italy Notified by Denmark. Official control on the market, reached the market, re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0,05 +/-0,03. chlorpyrifos
- 2025.0029 alertChlorpyrifos in lime leaves, from Indonesia Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check, reached the market, re-dispatched. Result 1,3 (limit ≤0,070 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyrifos
- 2024.9224 alertHigh levels of ochratoxin A in nutmeg from India / Contenido elevado de ocratoxina A en nuez moscada procedente de India. Notified by Spain. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 20+/-1 (limit 15 µg/kg - ppb). ochratoxin A
- 2024.7684 info: attentionBacillus cereus in ground cinnamon from Serbia Notified by Croatia. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 4800 (limit 1000 CFU/g). Bacillus cereus
- 2024.7326 alertChlorpyrifos in dried ground cinnamon from Indonesia and United Arab Emirates Notified by Italy. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 0.024+/-0.012. chlorpyrifos
- 2024.5049 info: attentionOchratoxin A in nutmeg from Indonesia Notified by Netherlands. Official control on the market, reached the market, re-dispatched. Result 110 (limit 15 µg/kg - ppb). ochratoxin A
- 2023.8251 alertMercury and mineral oil hydrocarbons in ground cinnamon, from Indonesia Notified by Germany. Company's own check. Result 0,031 (limit 0,02 mg/kg - ppm). aromatic hydrocarbonsmercury
- 2021.3905 alertChlorpyriphos in Cassia Korintji from Indonesia Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check, reached the market. Result 0,066 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyrifos
Data and downloads
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