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EUDR and coffee from Peru: what it requires and what your supplier must deliver.

From 30 December 2026, coffee placed on the EU market must be traced to the plot it comes from and shown not to come from land deforested after 2020. This is what you need from your Peruvian suppliers.

What the regulation requires for coffee

Regulation (EU) 2023/1115, known as the EUDR, lists coffee among its commodities. Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/2102 also adds soluble coffee, but only from 30 December 2027. To place coffee on the EU market, three things must be shown:

  1. Deforestation-free: the coffee does not come from land deforested after 31 December 2020.
  2. Legality: it was produced in line with Peruvian law (land tenure, environment, labour).
  3. Geolocation: the coordinates of every plot the coffee came from.

Also importing cocoa? See the guide EUDR and Peruvian cocoa.

The dates

30 Dec 2026
Applies to large and medium operators.
30 Jun 2027
Applies to micro and small companies.

The May 2026 review simplified procedures but kept these dates. In practice you need the data earlier to prepare your statement: coffee arriving in Europe in 2027 is already being contracted on that condition.

Will it be delayed again? See the EUDR timeline and latest news.

Point or polygon: how each plot is recorded

Up to 4 hectares: a single GPS point inside the plot is enough.
Over 4 hectares: a polygon is required, i.e. the full outline of the plot.

Coordinates are delivered as GeoJSON, the format accepted by the EU information system.

Who does what

  1. The farmer and the cooperative record the plots and keep the evidence for each one.
  2. The exporter pools that data per shipment and hands it to the buyer.
  3. The EU operator, usually the importer, files the due diligence statement in TRACES and is legally accountable to its competent authority.
Peru is classified as a standard-risk country on the European Commission's list (May 2025). That means full due diligence: traceability to the plot, legality and risk assessment. The simplified regime for low-risk countries does not apply.

How it works, step by step: the EUDR due diligence statement (DDS) in TRACES.

The real problem: one container, dozens of plots

An export lot almost never comes from a single farm. It pools coffee from many farmers and sometimes several regions. If a single plot does not comply, that coffee cannot be mixed with compliant coffee. That is why every plot should be verified before the shipment is assembled, not when you are already asking for the data.

How Origen solves it

The cooperative's technician records each plot on a phone, even without signal. Origen checks it against four open satellite sources, including the EU's own 2020 forest reference map, and generates one dossier per shipment with a TRACES-ready GeoJSON. If a plot is flagged, it tells you which one, so it can be excluded or substantiated.

Origen does not certify: it delivers verifiable evidence for your due diligence statement.

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Sources

Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 (EUR-Lex) Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/2102: soluble coffee from 30 December 2027 (EUR-Lex) EUDR review of 4 May 2026: dates and scope changes Country risk classification (European Commission, May 2025) The EUDR explained (Origen)

Informational summary, not legal advice. EUDR rules have changed several times; check the official sources before making decisions.