Which commodities are covered by the EUDR?

Seven: cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber, soya and wood. The rules also catch a long list of derived products such as leather, chocolate, furniture, paper, tyres and palm-oil derivatives, so a product can be in scope even if the raw commodity is not obvious from the finished item.

What is the core obligation?

Operators and large traders must submit a due-diligence statement confirming the goods are deforestation-free (no deforestation after 31 December 2020), legally produced, and traceable to the plot of land via geolocation coordinates. Goods cannot be placed on or exported from the EU market without it.

When does the EUDR apply?

Application was set for large and medium operators and traders from 30 December 2025, with micro and small enterprises following from 30 June 2026. Always confirm the current dates, as the Commission has adjusted the timeline; the tool shows the dates by business size.

What does geolocation mean in practice?

You must record the geographic coordinates of every plot of land where the commodity was produced, and the date or time range of production. For plots over four hectares this means polygons, not just a single point, so traceability data must come from your suppliers and be retained for five years.

Is anything I enter uploaded?

No. The commodity, role and size you choose are evaluated in your browser to produce the obligations summary. Nothing about your supply chain is sent to a server, logged or stored anywhere.

What is the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) Checker?

Select your commodity (cattle, soya, palm oil, wood, cocoa, coffee, rubber) and supply-chain role (operator or trader) to determine your EUDR obligations under Regulation 2023/1115 — due-diligence statements, geolocation data, risk benchmarking — and the key compliance dates for large and SME businesses. It runs free in your browser on Gera Tools, with nothing uploaded.

EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) Checker

Name: EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) Checker
Creator: Gera Tools
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

An EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) Checker that tells you, in plain terms, whether your goods fall under Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 and what you must do about it. The EUDR bans placing seven commodities and their many derived products on the EU market unless they are deforestation-free, legally produced and traceable. This tool is for trade, procurement and supply-chain compliance teams who need to scope obligations quickly across operator and trader roles.

Which products are actually in scope

The seven commodities sound straightforward, but the derived products list is long and catches many companies by surprise. For example:

Cattle covers not just beef and live cattle but also leather goods and certain gelatine products.
Cocoa covers chocolate, cocoa butter, cocoa powder, and preparations containing cocoa.
Wood covers furniture, paper, paperboard, printed products, and wooden pallets — a scope that touches almost every manufacturing company.
Oil palm covers a wide range of cosmetics, processed foods, and biofuels that contain palm oil or palm kernel derivatives.
Rubber covers tyres and latex products.

If any of these inputs feature in your supply chain, even as a minor ingredient or as packaging, you should check whether the finished product falls under the derived-products annex.

How it works

The regulation covers seven relevant commodities — cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber, soya and wood — plus a wide annex of derived products (leather, chocolate, furniture, paper, tyres, palm-oil derivatives and more). Your duties then depend on two factors:

role  = operator (first to place / export)  OR  trader (further down the chain)
size  = large / medium  OR  micro / SME

Operators and large traders carry the full due-diligence burden: collect supplier information and geolocation coordinates for every plot of land, run a risk assessment against the Commission’s country benchmarking (low / standard / high risk), apply risk mitigation where needed, and submit a due-diligence statement before the goods move. Micro and small traders have lighter record-keeping duties but must still keep the upstream statement references.

What geolocation data actually means for your suppliers

The EUDR’s geolocation requirement is the most operationally demanding part of the regulation. For each plot of land where the commodity was produced, you must record:

The latitude and longitude coordinates of the plot.
For plots larger than four hectares: a full polygon (multiple coordinate pairs tracing the boundary), not just a centroid point.
The date or date range of production, to demonstrate the land was not deforested after 31 December 2020.

In practice, this means your first-mile suppliers need to provide GPS data at farm or plot level. Many small farmers in high-risk sourcing countries do not currently have this data in digital form, which is why supply-chain traceability projects have been running alongside the EUDR’s roll-out. Starting this data-collection process early — before the application deadline — is essential: it cannot be done in weeks.

Key dates and compliance tips

Application dates phase in by size — larger businesses first, then micro and small enterprises roughly six months later (confirm current dates, as the Commission adjusted the timeline). The cut-off for “deforestation-free” is 31 December 2020, so you need production-date evidence as well as location data. All due-diligence records must be retained for five years.

The Commission benchmarks countries into three risk tiers. Low-risk countries are subject to simplified due diligence. Standard-risk countries require standard due diligence. High-risk countries require enhanced measures. The benchmarking list had not been fully published as of early 2025, so track the Commission’s official EUDR portal for updates.

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