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Understand the EU Deforestation Regulation

Every product has
a place of origin.

Make sense of the link between commodities, production land and the evidence needed for EUDR due diligence.

Illustrative aerial landscape showing tropical forest beside agricultural plots
Land is the starting point. Evidence connects it to the product.
AI-generated illustrative landscape, not a verified production location.
01 / SourceProduction land
02 / RecordsAttributable evidence
03 / ReviewRisk & mitigation
04 / DecisionDocumented due diligence

Seven commodities.
Product-specific scope.

Coverage depends on the current Annex I product entries, their customs codes and exclusions.

Some newly added product entries apply from 30 December 2027. Check the full entry before assigning a date.

From location to understanding

A plot on a map
is only the beginning.

Location data tells you where production took place. A useful evidence record connects that place to the goods, production period and assessment.

The legal outcome depends on the evidence and applicable requirements, not the appearance of a map.

Understand geolocation
Plot recordsIllustrative example
Plot APlot B

Schematic only. Real boundaries need validated coordinates; a map alone does not establish deforestation-free production or legality.

An evidence dossier
Production locationsPlot / establishment
Supporting informationDated & attributable
Risk assessmentReasoned & recorded

Turn information
into a reasoned decision.

The standard operator framework brings together information collection, assessment and mitigation. Special regimes have their own conditions.

  1. 01

    Gather the evidence

    Connect product records to production locations, dates and relevant supporting information.

    Supply-chain evidence
  2. 02

    Understand the risk

    Consider the product and supply chain, including the reliability of records and potential mixing.

    Risk assessment
  3. 03

    Resolve and record

    Address more-than-negligible risk and preserve the rationale for the relevant release decision.

    Due diligence process

A practical reading path.

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Current application schedule

Dates need context.

Read the timeline and conditions
30 December 2026
Main application date for the specified provisions.
30 June 2027
Qualifying micro/small operators, subject to establishment and EUTR-product conditions.
30 December 2027
Specified newly added Annex I product entries.