What is the EUDR?
The EUDR is the EU Deforestation Regulation. It sets the conditions under which seven commodities and the products made from them can be placed on the EU market or exported from it.
Updated 6 November 2026
What it requires
Under Article 3, a covered product can only be placed on the EU market, made available on it or exported if it meets three conditions:
- It is deforestation-free: produced on land not deforested after 31 December 2020. For wood, the harvest must also not have degraded the forest after that date.
- It was produced in line with the relevant laws of the country of production.
- It is covered by a due diligence statement.
Legal does not always mean deforestation-free
The two conditions are separate. The regulation defines deforestation as the conversion of forest to agricultural use, whether human-induced or not. Clearing authorised by local law after 31 December 2020 meets the legality test, but it does not make that land deforestation-free.
Which products it covers
The regulation covers cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber, soya and wood, plus the derived products listed in Annex I. The customs code decides, not the trade name.
Annex I has changed twice. Regulation 2025/2650 removed books, newspapers and other printed products. Delegated Regulation 2026/2102 removed hides and leather and several vulcanised rubber articles, and adds soluble coffee and a range of palm-based oleochemicals from 30 December 2027. Check your CN codes against the current version.
Who has to do what
- Operators place a product on the EU market or export it for the first time. They carry out due diligence and file the due diligence statement.
- Downstream operators make products from goods already covered by a statement. Since Regulation 2025/2650 they do not file one.
- Traders make products available on the market without being the operator. They do not file one either.
Downstream operators and traders still keep supplier and customer records, and those that are not SMEs must register in the EU Information System. If a company outside the EU places a product on the EU market, the first person established in the EU to make it available is treated as the operator.
When it applies
- 30 December 2026: large and medium-sized companies, and timber already covered by the EU Timber Regulation.
- 30 June 2027: micro and small undertakings established by 31 December 2024.
What you need from suppliers
The core of the work is data from origin: the geolocation of each plot, the production date or period, and evidence of legality. The country risk level then sets how much assessment you do on top.
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This guide is general information, not legal advice.