Russia — Fruits and Vegetables — Other
Russia received 10 RASFF border-rejection notifications in Other, part of Fruits and Vegetables between 2023-Q2 and 2026-Q1. Volume peaked at 4 in 2023-Q3, with the trend rising sharply year-on-year. The most-cited issues are pesticide residues and chlorpyrifos.
Key figures
If you import other from Russia
- Chance a consignment is opened at the EU border
- Not on the EU's increased-checks list, so only member states' routine, risk-based checks apply (rates not published).
- If it is rejected
- Re-dispatched 83%; treated, sorted or diverted 17%. 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
- Latvia (5), Poland (1), of 6 border rejections in the last 3 years.
- Riskiest months
- September, October, July, by rejections since 2020.
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.
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Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters
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| Quarter | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2023-Q2 | 0 |
| 2023-Q3 | 4 |
| 2023-Q4 | 3 |
| 2024-Q1 | 0 |
| 2024-Q2 | 0 |
| 2024-Q3 | 0 |
| 2024-Q4 | 1 |
| 2025-Q1 | 0 |
| 2025-Q2 | 0 |
| 2025-Q3 | 1 |
| 2025-Q4 | 0 |
| 2026-Q1 | 1 |
Recent rejections
- 2026.0101 The product batch number indicated on the product label does not match the one indicated on the Official certificate and Test report Notified by Latvia. Re-dispatched.
- 2025.4978 Unauthorized novel food Dictamnus albus root (dried) from Russia Notified by Latvia. Treated, sorted or diverted.
- 2024.7530 imazetapyr (0,033 ± 0,017 mg/kg) w soczewicy czerwonej // imazethapyr (0,033 ± 0,017 mg/kg) in red lentils Notified by Poland. Re-dispatched.
- 2023.7027 Not labelled with code of identification in accordance with article 3 (p.3) of Regulation 2020/1158. There is no label on the packaging according to article 9 of Regulation 2011/1169. Notified by Latvia. Re-dispatched.
- 2023.7025 Not labelled with code of identification in accordance with article 3 (p.3) of Regulation 2020/1158. There is no label on the packaging according to article 9 of Regulation 2011/1169. Notified by Latvia. Reached the market, re-dispatched.
- 2023.7024 Not labelled with code of identification in accordance with article 3 (p.3) of Regulation 2020/1158. There is no label on the packaging according to article 9 of Regulation 2011/1169. Notified by Latvia. Reached the market, re-dispatched.
- 2023.6612 Improper Official Certificate(s) for Boletus edulis from Russia. Mismatch in OC on the identity, weight of the goods and their aggregate state. Sampling not carried out by the competent authority. Notified by Latvia. Reached the market, re-dispatched.
- 2023.6609 Improper Official Certificate for Boletus edulis from Russia. OC signed by business operator, too. Two different certificates have the same number. Incorrect weight of the consignment in the test report and other accompanying documents. Notified by Latvia. Reached the market, re-dispatched.
- 2023.6607 Improper Official Certificate for Boletus edulis from Russia. OC signed by business operator, too. Two different certificates have the same number. Incorrect weight of the consignment in the test report and other accompanying documents. Notified by Latvia. Re-dispatched.
- 2023.4653 Consignment without Official Certificate(s) for Boletus edulis (dry) from Russia. Test report without identification code. Notified by Latvia. Reached the market, re-dispatched.
- 2022.5765 Improper Official Certificate(s) for Boletus edulis from Russia. On OC not mentioned entry BCP and Batch No. Notified by Latvia. Re-dispatched.
- 2022.5375 Imazetapyr in lentil from Russia Notified by Poland. Re-dispatched. Result 0,046+/-0,023 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). pesticide residues
- 2022.5091 chlorpyrifos in sunflower seed from Russia Notified by Poland. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0,033 +/- 0,017 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyrifos
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 1 notifications since 2020 concerned other from Russia found after entering the EU — 1 information notifications. They are not part of the rejection figures or rates above, which measure border controls.
How they were found: at the EU border 100%.
Show the numbers
| Year | Total | Information notifications |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 to date | 1 | 1 |
- 2026.3032 info: follow-upUnauthorised use of E321 and colours E 110 - Sunset Yellow FCF and E 124 - Ponceau 4R / cochineal red A in seaweed based fish roe analogues from Russia Notified by Latvia. At the EU border. Result 53 ± 19 (limit 0 mg/kg - ppm). colour E 110 - Sunset Yellow FCFcolour E 124 - Ponceau 4R / cochineal red A
Data and downloads
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