Question 1

What is the EUDR and which products does it cover?

Accepted Answer

The EU Deforestation Regulation is Regulation (EU) 2023/1115. It covers seven commodities — cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber, soya and wood — and the products derived from them, from leather and chocolate to furniture and paper. Placing any of them on the EU market, or exporting them from it, requires showing three things: the commodity was not grown on land deforested after 31 December 2020, it was produced legally under the laws of the country of production, and a due diligence statement covering that shipment has been filed to the EU Information System.

Question 2

When does the EUDR actually apply to us?

Accepted Answer

30 December 2026 for large and medium operators and traders, 30 June 2027 for micro and small enterprises — the dates that survived two postponements, most recently the May 2026 amendment package. The 31 December 2020 deforestation cut-off is a separate thing entirely: it describes a property of the land, not a deadline for your company, and neither delay has touched it. A plot cleared in 2022 is out of scope regardless of when your obligation to prove that starts.

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