EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR)

The EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) prohibits the placement on the EU market, or export from the EU, of products linked to deforestation or forest degradation. The regulation covers seven commodities and a wide range of derived products: cattle, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, rubber, soy, and timber.

Operators (those who place products on the EU market for the first time) and traders must submit a due diligence statement confirming that products are "deforestation-free" and produced in accordance with relevant legislation in the country of production. Statements require geolocation data for all production plots.

Any operator placing in-scope products on the EU market, or exporting them from the EU. This includes both EU-based and non-EU companies acting as the first placer. Traders downstream also have due diligence obligations, with reduced requirements for SMEs.

A due diligence statement per shipment/product, supported by: geolocation coordinates of all production plots, evidence of deforestation-free production (cut-off date December 31, 2020), and evidence of compliance with the legislation of the country of production. The information must be made available to authorities and partially to downstream operators.

Originally scheduled for December 2024, EUDR application was delayed to December 30, 2025 for large operators and June 30, 2026 for micro and small enterprises. Companies in scope should be operationalizing supply chain due diligence and geolocation data collection now.