Exporting food from Thailand to Poland

What Poland buys from Thailand

The EU and Thailand are negotiating a trade agreement; Thailand aims to finish the talks by the end of 2026. Until then the standard EU duties apply.

• The largest food line is prepared fruit and nuts (HS 2008, which includes canned pineapple): €16.0 million in 2025, close to the 2022 peak after two weaker years.
• Sauces and seasonings reached €5.7 million in 2025. Rice more than doubled, from €2.3 million in 2021 to €5.1 million.
• Direct food imports from Thailand are modest. Thai food cleared in Rotterdam or Hamburg and resold to Poland counts as Dutch or German trade, so Polish shelves carry more than these numbers show.

Thailand food at the EU border

Most alerts are pesticide residues on fresh fruit, vegetables and herbs, and Salmonella in poultry. Test fresh produce against EU maximum residue limits before shipping, and check that the buyer’s documents match the additives on your label. In 2026 so far, 16 shipments from Thailand were stopped at the EU border. The most common reasons for EU food alerts, 2020–2025 (number of alerts):

• Pesticide residues 109
• Pathogenic micro-organisms 39
• Additives and flavourings 24
• Heavy metals 15
• Environmental pollutants 12

Latest alerts

• 22 Oct Information: Sator bean (Parkia speciosa) · Bromide residues
• 20 Oct Border rejection: Illegal import of goods of animal origin

All border data for Thailand →

Duties

Until an agreement applies, Thai products pay the standard (MFN) EU duty, which for canned tuna, sugar confectionery and some prepared foods is high. When the agreement is concluded, duties will fall in stages. Check your code in Access2Markets and follow the talks in our Regulatory digest.

Next steps

The general route, documents and label rules are in How to export food to Poland. For your type of product:

• Exporting sauces, instant noodles and ready meals to Poland
• Exporting drinks and juices to Poland
• Exporting canned fish and seafood to Poland