Prepare for EUDR with inspection-ready evidence.
Connect supplier, origin, geolocation, risk and declaration evidence before relevant products are placed on the EU market or exported.
UCVreg’s EUDR workflow is in development to help operators and traders structure due-diligence data, document risk and mitigation decisions, and preserve the evidence behind each Due Diligence Statement or simplified declaration.
EUDR, explained
What is EUDR?
EUDR is an EU law that requires businesses to make sure the products they sell in, or export from, the EU are not linked to deforestation. It covers certain products made from or containing cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber, soya or wood. The exact scope depends on the product and its Annex I customs code.
What is an EUDR Due Diligence Statement?
Where required, a Due Diligence Statement is an electronic operator declaration submitted through the EU Information System. It is supported by traceable information, risk assessment and, where necessary, mitigation records; it is not a certificate or a complete proof package.
What is available today — and what is planned
Available now
UCVreg already provides regulatory-record infrastructure: versioned evidence, integrity verification and controlled access. That foundation is live and designed to extend to EUDR pathways.
EUDR capabilities in development
EUDR-specific flows — supplier and plot intake, risk documentation, DDS packaging and inspection reconstruction — are in active development. There is no live EUDR product demo yet; early access is the path to follow progress.
Who is affected, what is covered and when it applies
EUDR obligations differ by role, product and organisational size. Coverage depends on relevant products and the applicable CN/HS codes in Annex I — not on a commodity label alone.
Who this is for
Upstream operators
First placers of relevant products on the EU market, responsible for collecting origin and due-diligence evidence.
Downstream operators and traders
Actors who further place or make available relevant products and must maintain declaration references and supporting evidence.
Micro and small primary operators
May use simplified declaration routes where the Regulation allows; duties still depend on product and role.
Commodity coverage
Relevant products are defined by Annex I / CN codes. The seven commodity groups below are the headline categories; exact coverage depends on the product you place or export.
Application timetable
Last reviewed: August 2026- 30 December 2026Large and medium operators
- 30 June 2027Micro and small operators
- 30 December 2026Micro and small operators already covered by the EU Timber Regulation
EUDR timelines can change. Confirm the current Commission position before treating a date as final for your organisation.
How EUDR due diligence works
EUDR is an operating model: collect information, assess risk, mitigate where needed, approve, submit a declaration and retain reconstructable evidence.
- 01
Collect information
Supplier identity, product and lot references, origin data and supporting documents enter a structured intake — including geolocation for plots or cattle establishments where required.
- 02
Assess risk
Evaluate deforestation and legality risk using documented criteria. A geospatial signal alone is not a negligible-risk conclusion.
- 03
Mitigate and approve
Record mitigation actions, exceptions and who approved the risk decision before declaration.
- 04
Submit the declaration
Prepare a Due Diligence Statement or simplified declaration with the evidence package that supports it.
- 05
Retain evidence
Keep supplier, plot, risk, mitigation and declaration references retrievable for the retention period — typically five years.
Operational requirements sit inside that workflow:
- Supplier intake and evidence gaps
- Plot or establishment geolocation
- Supply-chain and lot traceability
- Documented risk decisions
- Five-year evidence retention
Where EUDR programmes usually break
- Missing or unmatched geolocation
- Incomplete supplier evidence
- Unexplained risk decisions
- Disconnected DDS or Information System references
Plots, legality and what risk actually means
EUDR often requires geolocation of production plots or cattle establishments, plus legality evidence against the applicable cut-off and national rules.
Plot and establishment geolocation
Points or polygons tied to the commodity lot — not a free-text farm name.
Cut-off and legality
Evidence must support deforestation-free status after 31 December 2020 and legality under relevant production-country rules.
Signal versus conclusion
A map overlay can flag risk. A negligible-risk conclusion still needs a documented assessment and, where required, mitigation.
Illustrative geolocation view
Planned functionalityPlanned: suppliers, plots and risk status in one reconstructable view.
Available foundation. Planned EUDR workflow.
EUDR on UCVreg is planned to sit on the same system-of-record controls used elsewhere — without turning this page into a full architecture tour.
Versioned evidence
Decision history
Integrity verification
EUDR-specific intake, DDS packaging and inspection reconstruction remain in development.
Explore the platformTraceability is a data structure
EUDR is about preserving relationships between physical goods and regulatory decisions — not filing PDFs in a folder.
Those links must survive supplier changes, system upgrades and later inspection.
From preparation to possible enforcement
Due diligence is tested when goods move and when authorities ask for the evidence behind a declaration.
Preparation
Evidence is collected, risk is documented and a declaration is ready before placement or export.
Customs or market placement
Relevant products enter the EU market or export flow with declaration references available for checks.
Later inspection
Authorities may request geolocation, supplier chain and risk rationale. Incomplete reconstruction can lead to delays, market restrictions or other enforcement exposure — not only an automatic hold.
Commercial continuity risks
- Border delays and holding costs
- Market-access disruption
- Commercial impact with buyers and retailers
EUDR readiness checklist
- 1
Scope role and products
Confirm whether you act as operator or trader and which Annex I products apply.
- 2
Map suppliers
Identify who must provide origin, legality and geolocation evidence.
- 3
Prepare geolocation intake
Decide how plots or establishments will be collected, validated and linked to lots.
- 4
Define risk governance
Who assesses risk, who approves exceptions and what gets recorded.
- 5
Plan systems and approval
Connect ERP/procurement data paths and assign declaration approval responsibility.
Guides for timelines, evidence and preparation
These resources cover EUDR timelines, evidence requirements and implementation preparation.
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