EUDR

Sustainability & Carbon

EU Deforestation Regulation Compliance

7 Commodities. Plot-Level Geolocation. Due Diligence Statements for Every Shipment. Is Your Supply Chain Traceable to the Source?

EUDR compliance requires plot-level traceability for every commodity entering the EU market—geolocation coordinates, deforestation-free verification, and due diligence statements submitted through the EU Information System. Large operators must comply by December 30, 2026. Penalties reach 4% of EU turnover.

Certivo automates EUDR evidence collection from supplier origin declarations to audit-ready due diligence statements.

7 Commodities in scope (cattle, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, rubber, soy, wood)

Dec 31, 2020 Deforestation cutoff date for all in-scope products

4% Maximum penalty as percentage of EU-wide annual turnover

Regulation Overview

Jurisdiction
European Union / European Economic Area
Regulatory Body
European Commission (enforcement by national competent authorities)
Regulation Number
Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 (amended by Regulation (EU) 2025/2650)
Effective Date
Entered into force June 29, 2023 (application December 30, 2026 for large/medium operators)
Official Source
EU Deforestation Regulation
Key Threshold
All relevant commodities and derived products placed on or exported from the EU market

What is the EU Deforestation Regulation?

The EUDR is the EU’s landmark regulation ensuring that commodities and derived products placed on or exported from the EU market are deforestation-free. For supply chain and compliance teams, the core obligation is proving—with plot-level geolocation data—that seven key commodities were not produced on land deforested after December 31, 2020.

Operators must submit due diligence statements through the EU Information System (TRACES NT) before placing products on the market. This requires collecting geolocation coordinates of production plots, verifying deforestation-free status via satellite imagery or independent audits, and confirming compliance with local laws in the country of production.

EUDR compliance demands origin-level traceability data from every supplier in your commodity chain. Country risk classifications (high, standard, low) determine due diligence intensity—but even low-risk sourcing requires documented evidence.

Key Components / Sub-Frameworks

Obligation
Mandatory for all operators and non-SME traders
Due Diligence System
Three-step process: collect, assess, mitigate
Obligation
Required before placing product on EU market or exporting
Due Diligence Statement (DDS)
Formal declaration submitted via EU Information System
Obligation
Must be included in DDS; provided to authorities on request
Geolocation Requirement
GPS coordinates of all plots where commodities were produced
Obligation
Determines due diligence intensity and inspection rates
Country Benchmarking
High, standard, or low risk classification by Commission
Obligation
Labour rights, land use rights, environmental, tax, and trade laws
Legality Requirement
Compliance with country-of-production laws
Obligation
Products must not come from land deforested after this date
Deforestation Cutoff
December 31, 2020

Large Operators Must Comply by December 30, 2026—Is Your Geolocation Data Ready?

The EUDR application date for large and medium operators is December 30, 2026. Micro and small enterprises have until June 30, 2027. Due diligence statements require plot-level geolocation coordinates for every commodity shipment. Suppliers without traceable origin data will block your market access.

Key Compliance Requirements

Who Must Comply

• EU operators placing EUDR commodities or derived products on the EU market
• Traders making EUDR products available on the EU market
• Exporters shipping EUDR commodities or products from the EU
• Non-EU companies supplying EU operators with in-scope commodities
• Downstream operators commercializing products already placed on the EU market
• Companies sourcing derived products (leather, chocolate, furniture, paper, rubber goods)

Key Thresholds

7 commodities

Cattle, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, rubber, soy, wood—plus derived products

Dec 31, 2020

Cutoff date: products must not originate from land deforested after this date

5 years

Minimum retention period for due diligence documentation

4% of EU turnover

Maximum fine for serious non-compliance

Core Obligations

1. Due Diligence Statement Submit DDS via EU Information System (TRACES NT) before market placement
   DEADLINE
   Before each product is placed on EU market (from Dec 30, 2026)
2. Geolocation Data Collect GPS coordinates of all production plots for each commodity
   DEADLINE
   Included in every DDS submission
3. Risk Assessment Evaluate deforestation risk based on country classification, supplier data, and land-use history
   DEADLINE
   Part of due diligence before market placement
4. Risk Mitigation Adopt procedures to reduce identified risk to negligible level
   DEADLINE
   Required when risk assessment identifies more than negligible risk
5. Record Retention Retain all due diligence documentation including risk mitigation evidence
   DEADLINE
   Minimum 5 years from date of market placement

EUDR-Specific Pain Points

The Geolocation Data Gap

Your coffee supplier sources from 200 smallholder farms across three countries. The EUDR requires GPS coordinates for every production plot. Eighty farms have no digital records. Forty use shared cooperatives with blended sourcing. You need plot-level coordinates—not country-of-origin certificates—and your suppliers have never collected them.

The Due Diligence Statement Bottleneck

Every shipment of in-scope product requires a DDS submitted through TRACES NT before customs clearance. You import palm oil derivatives from four suppliers across Indonesia and Malaysia. Each supplier sources from different mills and plantations. Assembling a compliant DDS requires geolocation data, risk assessments, and legality verification—per shipment, per commodity, per origin.

The Derived Products Trap

The EUDR doesn’t just cover raw commodities. Leather, chocolate, furniture, paper, rubber tires, glycerol, soybean oil—all derived products are in scope. Your industrial product contains a rubber gasket from Thailand and a wood-pulp filter from Brazil. Both trigger full EUDR due diligence. Without commodity-level BOM traceability, you can’t identify which products are affected.

The Multi-Origin Complexity

A single product can contain commodities from multiple origins—each requiring separate geolocation verification. Your chocolate manufacturer sources cocoa from Côte d’Ivoire (standard risk) and Ghana (standard risk), with soy lecithin from Brazil. Each origin requires independent deforestation-free verification against the 2020 cutoff date. Manual tracking across multi-origin supply chains is unsustainable.

Certivo In Action

EUDR Workflow

GET EVIDENCE IN

Collect Origin Declarations and Geolocation Data from Every Supplier—Without the Chasing

CORA launches targeted campaigns to collect plot-level geolocation coordinates, deforestation-free attestations, legality declarations, and chain-of-custody documentation from commodity suppliers.

• Launch EUDR traceability campaigns to hundreds of suppliers with one click
• CORA-powered outreach in suppliers’ native languages requesting geolocation and origin data
• Accept any format: GeoJSON, GPS coordinates, PDF attestations, Excel, freeform responses
• Track response rates and escalate non-responders automatically

MAKE SENSE OF IT

Know Instantly Which Shipments Meet EUDR Requirements—and Which Don’t

CORA parses supplier origin data, validates geolocation coordinates against the December 2020 cutoff, cross-references country risk classifications, and flags compliance gaps automatically.

• CORA extracts plot coordinates, commodity types, origin countries, and supplier chain details
• Automatic validation against country benchmarking classifications (high, standard, low risk)
• Real-time risk assessment flagging shipments from high-risk origins or incomplete data
• Product-level deforestation-free status with gap analysis per commodity and origin

PROVE COMPLIANCE OUT

Generate Due Diligence Statements and Audit Documentation in Hours, Not Weeks

Produce DDS-ready data packages, customer-facing EUDR documentation, and audit evidence instantly from validated supplier data.

• One-click due diligence statement data packages aligned with TRACES NT requirements
• Pre-structured risk assessment documentation with country and supplier-level analysis
• Customer-specific EUDR compliance packages with full traceability chain
• Complete audit trail for every geolocation validation, risk decision, and DDS submission

One Supplier Submission. Geolocation Validation Across Every Origin. Audit-Ready in Hours.

Certivo collects supplier origin declarations and geolocation data, validates against country risk classifications and the December 2020 deforestation cutoff, and generates DDS-ready documentation automatically. When country risk classifications change or new derived products enter scope, Certivo reassesses your portfolio and alerts you—before shipments are delayed.

Features Tabs

Origin Data Collection

Certivo’s automated campaigns achieve 95% response rates vs. 20-30% with manual outreach.

• Targeted campaigns by commodity type, supplier country, or risk classification
• Multi-language outreach in suppliers’ native languages
• Intelligent follow-up sequences adapting to supplier behavior
• Format-agnostic: GeoJSON, GPS coordinates, PDF declarations, Excel, freeform responses

Geolocation Extraction

Every supplier declaration parsed to plot-level coordinates automatically—no manual data entry.

• Deep extraction of GPS coordinates, farm identifiers, cooperative details, and plot boundaries
• Parses GeoJSON, KML, shapefile references, and unstructured coordinate formats
• Multi-language document processing for origin certificates and attestations
• Anomaly detection for implausible coordinates, duplicate plots, or missing geolocation data

Risk Classification Monitoring

Always validated against current country risk classifications—not your last annual review.

• Automatic sync with EU Commission country benchmarking updates
• Risk assessment scoring combining country, commodity, and supplier-level factors
• Proactive alerts when country classifications change affecting your supply chain
• Historical tracking of risk status changes by origin and commodity

Due Diligence Documentation

Generate due diligence statement data packages in hours instead of 4-6 weeks.

• One-click DDS data assembly with geolocation, risk assessment, and legality evidence
• Pre-formatted exports compatible with TRACES NT submission requirements
• Supplier evidence chain with complete traceability per commodity and origin
• Deadline tracking for DDS submission before customs clearance

Commodity Traceability

Full commodity traceability from production plot to finished product—across every tier.

• BOM-level commodity identification for derived products (leather, chocolate, paper, rubber)
• Multi-origin mapping linking finished products to all upstream commodity sources
• Chain-of-custody documentation from farm to processor to importer
• Derived product scope analysis identifying EUDR exposure across your portfolio

Key Statistics

7
Commodities tracked with automatic country risk classification sync

99.2%
Geolocation and origin data extraction accuracy

95%
Supplier response rate with CORA-powered campaigns

Frequently Asked Questions

Which products fall under the EU Deforestation Regulation?
The EUDR covers seven commodities—cattle, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, rubber, soy, and wood—plus derived products listed in Annex I. This includes leather, chocolate, furniture, paper, rubber goods, glycerol, soybean oil, and more. If your product contains, was fed with, or was made using any of these commodities, it is likely in scope. Certivo identifies EUDR-exposed products across your portfolio through commodity-level BOM analysis.

What are the penalties for EUDR non-compliance?
Member States set penalties, but maximum fines must be at least 4% of the operator’s annual EU-wide turnover. Additional penalties include confiscation of products and revenues, temporary exclusion from public procurement, and for serious or repeated infringements, a temporary prohibition from placing relevant products on the EU market. Non-compliant shipments can be blocked at customs.

What geolocation data is required for EUDR due diligence?
Operators must provide GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude in WGS-84 format) for all plots of land where commodities were produced. For plots larger than four hectares, polygon boundaries are required. This data must be included in the due diligence statement submitted via the EU Information System. CORA collects geolocation data from suppliers in any format—GeoJSON, manual coordinates, PDF attestations—and normalizes it for TRACES NT submission.

How does Certivo help with EUDR due diligence statements?
Certivo collects and validates the supplier-side evidence required for EUDR due diligence—geolocation coordinates, origin declarations, deforestation-free attestations, and legality documentation. CORA assembles this data into DDS-ready packages aligned with TRACES NT submission requirements. This reduces DDS preparation from weeks to hours.

How does EUDR relate to CSDDD, CSRD, and other EU sustainability regulations?
EUDR addresses product-level deforestation risk. CSDDD addresses corporate-level environmental and human rights due diligence. CSRD requires sustainability disclosure, including deforestation impacts. Many companies must comply with all three. Certivo validates supplier evidence against multiple sustainability frameworks simultaneously, eliminating duplicate collection campaigns.

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