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Cocoa under the EUDR
What EUDR covers for cocoa, why the geometry problem is one of volume rather than difficulty, and where the chain stops being traceable.
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Field guides to the EU Deforestation Regulation
The regulation has been amended twice and most of what is written about it online is out of date. These are written from the consolidated text and the Commission's own guidance, and every one carries the date it was last checked.
General information about EU Regulation 2023/1115, not legal advice. Always check against the primary sources.
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Commodity guides
Coffee under the EUDR
What EUDR covers for coffee, what the soluble coffee addition means and when it bites, and why the washing station is where traceability ends.
13 min read
Commodity guides
Oil palm under the EUDR
What EUDR covers for oil palm including the oleochemical derivatives, why the mill catchment breaks plot traceability, and what peatland has to do with it.
13 min read
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Natural rubber under the EUDR
What EUDR still covers for natural rubber after the July 2026 removals, why Thailand's low-risk status matters, and where latex loses its identity.
13 min read
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Soya under the EUDR
What EUDR covers for soya, why the Cerrado largely sits outside the forest definition, and where grain stops being traceable to a field.
13 min read
Commodity guides
Cattle under the EUDR
What EUDR covers for cattle after leather left Annex I, why whole-life establishment history is the real obligation, and how feed exposure works.
13 min read
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Wood and timber under the EUDR
What EUDR covers for wood, why a FLEGT licence no longer discharges due diligence, and how the degradation limb differs from deforestation.
13 min read
Risk & benchmarking
Supplier questionnaires: proving EUDR readiness before the first plot lands
Why EUDR teams should run supplier questionnaires early: readiness signals, dynamic legality questions, risk scoring, and how ERWAY turns builder → send → results into an audit-ready PDF.
3 min read
Risk & benchmarking
EUDR country risk classification: which obligations change, tier by tier
A complete tier-by-tier comparison of EUDR obligations: information collection, due diligence systems, risk assessment, mitigation, mixing rules, substantiated concerns and authority check rates.
6 min read
Filing & enforcement
Penalties under Article 25: what non-compliance actually costs
The EUDR penalty regime: fines of at least 4% of EU turnover, confiscation of products and revenues, procurement exclusion, market bans, and the criminal liability layer.
5 min read
Filing & enforcement
The Due Diligence Statement and the EU Information System, end to end
What goes into an EUDR due diligence statement, how it reaches the EU Information System, what the reference number is for, and what the 2026 rebuild changed.
6 min read
See what this looks like on your own supplier data
ERWAY turns supplier plot geometry into deforestation risk intelligence and a submission-ready EU Due Diligence Statement. Take the two-minute interactive tour.