Intensified import controls in EU

: Published: 07 May 2021

The concept for import controls at the EU's external borders has been changed and supplemented by so-called risk profiles. This leads to changes in the regular import controls for food from third countries into the EU.

Here is a selection of the current risk profile-based regular import controls. It can serve as a suggestion for the adaptation of internal inspection plans. We have limited ourselves only to those import goods and countries of origin which we consider important. In addition to fruit and vegetables, other product groups which may be of interest to our customers are now also taken into account.

Food	KN Code	Country of origin	Reason
Sweet peppers (Capsicum annuum)	0709 60 10	Turkey	Pesticide residues (10%)
Peppers of the Capsicum species (other than sweet)	0710 80 51	Turkey	Pesticide residues (10%)
Sesame seed now: incl. roasted sesame seed	1207 40 90 ex 2008 19 19 ex 2008 19 99	all	microbiological and chemical risks
Groundnuts (peanuts) and products thereof	1202 41 00 1202 42 00 and further 6	Brazil	Aflatoxins (new: 10%)
		China	Aflatoxins (new: 10%)
		India	Aflatoxins (50%,previously 10%)
Hazelnuts and products thereof	0802 21 00 0802 22 00 and further 35	Turkey	Aflatoxins (new: 5%)
Black pepper	ex 0904 11 00	Brazil	Salmonella (50% ,previously 20%)
Peppers	ex 0709 60 99 ex 0710 80 59	Thailand	Pesticide residues (20%, previously 10%)
Goji berries		China	No enforced control level any more
Dried grapes		Turkey	No enforced control level any more

Link: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT

Author: Dr. Frank Mörsberger

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