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EUDR Deforestation Regulation

We prepare your EUDR Due Diligence Statement in TRACES NT and link the DDS reference directly to your ATLAS customs declaration. You send us supplier geo-data, volumes and country of production - we verify, register and ensure every shipment of wood, coffee, cocoa, soy, palm oil, rubber or cattle clears customs without delay. Application start: 30 December 2026.

What it is about

If you import wood, coffee, cocoa, soy, palm oil, rubber or cattle (incl. downstream products) into the EU or export them from the EU, your shipment falls under the EUDR. The decisive cut-off is 31 December 2020 - goods from areas deforested after that date can no longer be placed on the market. We prepare your Due Diligence Statement (DDS) in TRACES NT with the geo-coordinates of your production plots and submit the DDS reference together with your customs declaration.

Legal framework and 2026 status

  • Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 on the placing on the market of certain commodities and products associated with deforestation and forest degradation, in force since 29 June 2023.
  • Application start after postponement: 30 December 2026 for large and medium-sized companies, 30 June 2027 for micro and small businesses.
  • Cut-off date for deforestation-free status: 31 December 2020.
  • Competent authority in Germany: Federal Office for Agriculture and Food (BLE).
  • Repeal of the predecessor EU Timber Regulation 995/2010 (EUTR) at the start of EUDR application.

Commodities and products in scope

  • Wood and wood products (Annex I of the Regulation, including timber, furniture, paper, plywood).
  • Coffee (roasted, unroasted, extracts).
  • Cocoa (beans, butter, powder, chocolate).
  • Soy (beans, meal, oil, feed).
  • Palm oil and palm kernel oil (incl. downstream products).
  • Natural rubber and rubber products (tyres, technical rubber goods).
  • Cattle (live, meat, leather, downstream products).

Due diligence obligations

We prepare your DDS in TRACES NT as operator or trader and submit it before goods are placed on the market or exported. We document all three mandatory steps - information gathering, risk assessment and risk mitigation - in full and audit-proof for your 5-year retention obligation.

  • You send us product, quantity, country of production and supplier geo-data - we convert it into DDS format (polygons from 4 hectares, otherwise point coordinates in decimal degrees).
  • We document the production period and verify that each plot was not deforested after 31 December 2020.
  • We assess country risk under the EU benchmarking system (low / standard / high) and check secondary risks such as corruption, indigenous rights or conflict situations.
  • At standard or high risk we organise the mitigation - additional supplier evidence, audits, certificate reconciliation or supplier change.
  • We archive your DDS records audit-proof for the EUDR mandatory retention period of at least 5 years.

TRACES NT - the EU information system

  • We work with TRACES NT (Trade Control and Expert System New Technology) as the central platform for EUDR DDS submission.
  • We handle your registration as operator or trader through the BLE as national access point.
  • We capture the DDS per shipment, link geo-coordinates and CN code, and submit it.
  • You receive a DDS reference number for each shipment, which we link directly to your ATLAS customs declaration.
  • We ensure customs finds the valid DDS reference electronically - without it, no release into free circulation.

Simplified due diligence

For shipments from low-risk countries we reduce the workload to the mandatory minimum: information gathering stays, in-depth risk assessment and mitigation are dropped as long as there are no indications of infringement. We monitor the current EU benchmarking list on your behalf and clarify whether, as a micro or small business, you can rely on DDS already submitted by upstream operators.

Integration into customs and ATLAS processes

  • We reconcile your CN codes against EUDR Annex I so that classification matches the customs declaration cleanly and no obligation is missed.
  • We enter the DDS reference into your ATLAS import declaration - without a valid reference there is no release.
  • We keep your master data consistent: country of production, geo-coordinates, certificates and risk classification in one record.
  • We keep customs, EUDR and (where applicable) CBAM data in sync so that overlapping obligations (e.g. charcoal or special steel alloys) do not lead to corrections.

Sanctions

EUDR infringements can trigger fines of up to 4 percent of annual EU turnover. On top of that come seizure of goods, confiscation of revenue, exclusion from public procurement and EU funding, and temporary activity bans. We structure your DDS processes so that the BLE finds solid documentation in any inspection and no remedial measures or shipment recalls become necessary.

How we support you

  • We screen your import portfolio for EUDR-relevant goods via the CN codes under Annex I.
  • We register you in TRACES NT and build the DDS workflow for your shipments.
  • We map supplier data, geo-coordinates and ATLAS declaration into one verified record per shipment.
  • We reconcile DDS reference and import declaration before the shipment goes to customs - eliminating examination orders.
  • We communicate with the BLE and represent you in inspections, queries and enforcement actions.
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Frequently asked questions

Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 has been in force since 29 June 2023. After postponement the application start is 30 December 2026 for large and medium-sized companies, and 30 June 2027 for micro and small businesses. We recommend setting up the DDS workflow with us at the latest 3 months before your applicable deadline.
Seven commodity groups are covered: wood, coffee, cocoa, soy, palm oil, natural rubber and cattle - including downstream products such as furniture, chocolate, leather goods, tyres and animal feed. The relevant CN codes are listed in Annex I of the Regulation. You send us your item list with tariff numbers - we identify every EUDR-relevant line in your portfolio.
The Due Diligence Statement is the electronic due diligence declaration we prepare and submit for you in TRACES NT before goods are placed on the market or exported. It contains the geo-coordinates of the production plots, country of production, quantity, CN code and confirmation of deforestation-free status after 31 December 2020. You receive a DDS reference from us for each shipment.
For production plots below 4 hectares, point coordinates in decimal degrees are sufficient; from 4 hectares upward polygons covering the entire growing area are mandatory. We verify your suppliers' geo-coordinates for TRACES import readiness and convert them into the required machine-readable format where needed.
The European Commission classifies producing countries into three risk categories: low, standard and high. At low risk your workload drops to the simplified due diligence procedure. We track updates to the list continuously and adjust your DDS workflows automatically whenever a country's status changes.
Without a valid DDS reference, customs refuses release into free circulation or export - the shipment remains under customs supervision. Fines of up to 4 percent of annual EU turnover are possible. We submit the DDS reference in advance and reconcile it with your ATLAS declaration so that your shipment is not held up.
EUDR and CBAM are two separate compliance regimes with their own goods lists: CBAM prices CO2 emissions, EUDR addresses deforestation-free status. For specific products (e.g. charcoal, certain iron/steel alloys) the obligations overlap. We check your shipments against both regimes in parallel and file the correct declarations for each.