Namibia — All Categories
Namibia received 1 RASFF border-rejection notification across all food categories between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume is newly active in the last year. The list below gives each of these 3 rejections by date and RASFF reference, with the country that notified it; 1 says what happened to the consignment.
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Key figures
- What happened to rejected consignments, last 3 years
- Re-dispatched or destroyed: 100%. Source: RASFF Window notification records.
Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters
Show the numbers
| Quarter | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2023-Q4 | 0 |
| 2024-Q1 | 0 |
| 2024-Q2 | 0 |
| 2024-Q3 | 0 |
| 2024-Q4 | 0 |
| 2025-Q1 | 0 |
| 2025-Q2 | 0 |
| 2025-Q3 | 0 |
| 2025-Q4 | 0 |
| 2026-Q1 | 0 |
| 2026-Q2 | 0 |
| 2026-Q3 | 1 |
By year
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 |
By category, last 156 weeks
| Category | Rejections | Per $1B EU imports | Most-cited hazard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fish and Fish Products | 1 | — | — |
Recent rejections
- 2026.8495 Poor temperature control in frozen hake fillets from Namibia // Ruptura de la cadena de frío en filetes de merluza congelados de NamibiaFish and Fish Products. Notified by Spain. Re-dispatched or destroyed.
- 2020.5239 Improper health certificate(s) for frozen kingklip fillets (Genypterus capensis) from Namibia Fish and Fish Products. Notified by Spain.
- 2020.5237 Improper health certificate(s) for frozen kingklip fillets (Genypterus capensis) from NamibiaFish and Fish Products. Notified by Spain.
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 5 notifications since 2020 concerned products from Namibia found after entering the EU — 1 alerts, 4 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 40%, at the EU border 40%, company's own check 20%.
Show the numbers
| Year | Total | Alerts | Information notifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026 to date | 1 | 0 | 1 |
- 2026.6281 info: attentionHigh levels of mercury in frozen swordfish (Xiphias gladius) fillets from Spain// Nivel elevado de mercurio en rodajas congeladas de pez espada (Xiphias gladius) procedentes de España Notified by Spain. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 1.6 (limit 1 mg/kg - ppm). mercury
- 2025.10393 info: follow-upConsignment chilled meat skipped veterinary controls in Border Control Post Notified by Netherlands. At the EU border, reached the market.
- 2025.10392 info: follow-upConsignment chilled meat skipped veterinary controls in Border Control Post Notified by Netherlands. At the EU border, reached the market.
- 2023.1938 info: attentionSalmonella Kisarawe and Salonella Anatum in beef from Namibia Notified by Norway. Company's own check, reached the market, destroyed. Result Presence (limit Not presence /25g). Salmonella KisaraweSalmonella anatum
- 2021.6830 alertmercury (1.6 mg/kg - ppm) in frozen swordfish ((Xiphias gladius) steaks from Spain, with raw material from Namibia Notified by Italy. Official control on the market, reached the market, destroyed. Result 1.6 mg +/-0.4 (limit 1 mg/kg - ppm). mercury
Recent weeks
| Week | Border rejections |
|---|---|
| 2026-W46 | 0 |
| 2026-W45 | 0 |
| 2026-W44 | 0 |
| 2026-W43 | 0 |
| 2026-W42 | 0 |
| 2026-W41 | 0 |
| 2026-W40 | 0 |
| 2026-W39 | 1 |
→ See all RASFF notifications for 2026-W46
Data and downloads
Download all 8 entries (CSV) — every notification behind this page, border rejections and those found on the market, with how each was found and what was done. Every entry is also listed by year above.
The file holds entries up to 2026-09-24. To get new ones for Namibia by email, watch Namibia.