Regulation

The EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), explained.

The EUDR (Regulation (EU) 2023/1115) changes how coffee, cocoa and five other commodities reach the EU market. The essentials, the current dates and what the delays mean — without the small print.

What is the EUDR?

It is the EU law that bans placing products linked to deforestation on the EU market. To enter the EU market, every product must be shown not to come from land deforested after 31 December 2020 and to have been produced legally.

More answers in the EUDR FAQ.

Which products does it cover?

☕ Coffee
🍫 Cocoa
🌴 Palm oil
🪵 Wood
🐄 Cattle / beef
🌱 Soy · rubber

And their derived products, such as chocolate, furniture or paper. Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/2102, in force since 18 September 2026, removed leather and most retreaded tyres from the scope and added soluble coffee and some palm oil derivatives, which apply only from 30 December 2027.

Importing coffee from Peru? Read the guide EUDR and Peruvian coffee.

Importing cocoa from Peru? Read the guide EUDR and Peruvian cocoa.

Every product and its code is listed in EUDR Annex I.

What does it require?

  1. Geolocation: the coordinates (or polygon) of every plot of origin.
  2. Deforestation-free: the product does not come from land deforested after 31 Dec 2020.
  3. Legality: production complies with the laws of the country of origin.
  4. Due diligence statement (DDS): filed in the EU information system (TRACES).

Key dates and delays: status as of September 2026

30 Dec 2026
Applies to large and medium operators.
30 Jun 2027
Applies to micro and small operators.
30 Dec 2027
Applies to newly added products, such as soluble coffee.

Application was postponed (from 2024 to 2025, then to 2026–2027) and simplified; the Commission's review of May 2026 kept these dates. Even though the legal date is still ahead, many EU buyers already ask for the data today for the coming harvests.

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

Who files the due diligence statement?

It is filed by the operator who first places the product on the EU market (usually the importer), not by the traders who resell it later. After the simplification, micro and small primary operators in low-risk countries submit a one-off simplified declaration; this does not apply to Peru, which is a standard-risk country.

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

What Origen does for importers

We prepare the data package your statement needs, at origin: your Peruvian suppliers capture the geolocation of each plot in the field, we check deforestation against four open satellite sources (Hansen/Global Forest Watch, GFW alerts, WDPA protected areas and the EU's 2020 forest map) and assemble the dossier + GeoJSON. Your suppliers deliver reliable data; you file your statement.

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Official sources

European Commission — Regulation on deforestation-free products Access2Markets (Commission) — delay to December 2026 Council of the EU — revision that simplifies and postpones European Parliament — changes adopted EUR-Lex — Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/2102: products added and removed

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