EUDR Guide
What the EU Deforestation Regulation asks of coffee, cocoa and other supply chains, how to map plot geolocation, and the tools that prepare it.
Understand the rule
Who has to comply, what a due diligence statement holds and when it applies.
- What is the EUDR?The regulation explained for cooperatives, exporters and importers.
- EUDR for EU importersOperator, downstream operator or trader, and what to do before goods reach the market.
- EUDR for smallholder farmersWhy buyers ask where your plots are, and what to keep ready.
- EUDR competent authorities and penaltiesWho enforces the EUDR in each EU country, and the penalties its law sets, if it has one yet.
- What changed in the EUDREvery delay and update since 2023, dated and linked to its source.
- Free toolEUDR scope checkerA few questions to see your role, your date and what you may have to file. Not legal advice.
- Free toolEUDR HS code and country lookupWhether a product is in Annex I, and each country’s EU risk tier.
- Free toolEUDR delay checkerThe dates the rules apply from, and any new delay.
Map every plotField team · Mapping
A point or a boundary for each plot, collected in the field and kept current.
- EUDR for cooperativesWhat buyers ask a cooperative for, and the order to do the work in.
- What geolocation the EUDR requiresPoints, polygons, the 4 hectare rule and six decimals in a GeoJSON file.
- Tools for EUDR geolocation dataField apps, file checkers and screening tools compared.
- Free toolField plot templateA free Excel sheet to record each plot in the field: producer, GPS point or boundary, area and crop.
- Free toolPlot file checkerCheck a plot file and fix it into a GeoJSON for TRACES, with every fix explained.
- ProductMapping plots in Restoration ScopeBring in the plots you have, then map and update the rest from the field.
Trace each lot to its plotsProduction team · Harvest and lots
Harvest recorded by plot, grouped into lots, with the geolocation file each lot needs.
- EUDR for exportersWhat your EU buyer needs with each lot, and how to collect it from suppliers.
- ProductHarvest and lotsOpen a lot and see every farm in it, with its producer, area and harvest.
- ProductThe file for your EU buyerOne GeoJSON file per lot, ready to attach to the statement.
- Free toolDue diligence statement prep sheetEach field of the statement in TRACES, what to prepare for it and the article behind it.
Review the evidenceCompliance team · Assessments
Imagery from before the 2020 cutoff, forest maps and the plots whose data needs a fix. Your team makes the call.
- EUDR compliance checklistScope, information, risk, the statement and records, in order.
- Risk assessment and concernsThe 14 Article 10 criteria, negligible risk, low-risk countries and what a substantiated concern sets off.
- Filing the statement in TRACESEvery screen from Create to the reference number, with the rules it enforces.
- Screening plots with WhispRun the free FAO check, read its risk flags and review a flagged plot.
- DCF commitments vs the EUDRThe land and cut-off dates buyers’ deforestation- and conversion-free pledges add to the law.
- Free toolPlot imagery viewerSatellite pictures from late 2020 next to the newest, plot by plot. Your team judges what changed.
- ProductDeforestation evidenceSatellite pictures from before and after 2020, and forest maps over each plot.
- ProductData qualityThe plots that need a fix, sent to the field team as tasks.
See it working
An example coffee cooperative with its plots, lots and imagery.
Every EUDR post
EUDR Risk Assessment: Article 10 Criteria, Negligible Risk and Substantiated Concerns
How EUDR risk assessment works: the 14 Article 10 criteria, what negligible risk means, low-risk countries, and what happens when someone files a concern.
What Changed in the EUDR: A Dated Log of Every Delay and Update
Every EUDR change since 2023, dated and linked to its official source: two delays, the country risk list, the product list update and the information system.
EUDR Competent Authorities and Penalties in Each EU Country
Who enforces the EUDR in each of the 27 EU countries, the language it works in, and the penalties its national law sets so far, each linked to its source.
DCF Commitments vs the EUDR: What Buyers Ask For Beyond the Law
How buyers' deforestation- and conversion-free pledges differ from the EUDR: the land they cover, their cut-off dates, and the plot evidence that answers both.
How to Submit an EUDR Due Diligence Statement in TRACES, Screen by Screen
Every screen of the EU Information System (TRACES) from Create to the reference number: what each field takes, the geolocation rules, the 72-hour amend window.
How to Use Whisp for EUDR: Run a Check and Read the Results
How to screen coffee and cocoa plots with Whisp, the free FAO tool: prepare the file, run a check, read the risk flags and review a flagged plot.
What Is the EUDR? The EU Deforestation Regulation Explained
The EUDR keeps coffee, cocoa, soy, palm oil, cattle, rubber and wood from land deforested after 2020 out of the EU. Who must comply, what to file and when.
EUDR Compliance Checklist: From Scope to Statement
A step-by-step EUDR compliance checklist for compliance and sustainability teams: scope, information, risk, the due diligence statement and records.
EUDR for Cooperatives: What to Do, and in What Order
What the EUDR asks of coffee and cocoa cooperatives: the plot data EU buyers need, the order to collect it in, and when a cooperative files itself.
EUDR for Exporters: What Your EU Buyer Needs With Each Lot
What the EUDR asks of coffee and cocoa exporters outside the EU: the data each lot needs, how to collect it from suppliers, and when you file yourself.
EUDR for EU Importers: Operator Duties, Step by Step
Are you an EUDR operator, downstream operator or trader? What EU importers must do before placing coffee, cocoa or wood on the market, step by step.
EUDR for Smallholder Farmers: What You'll Be Asked For
What the EUDR means for coffee and cocoa farmers: why buyers ask where your plots are, what to keep ready, and what the 2020 forest cutoff means for a farm.
What Geolocation Does the EUDR Require?
The EUDR asks for every plot a product came from: a point with six decimals, or a polygon above 4 hectares. What that means in a GeoJSON file.
Tools for EUDR Geolocation Data, From Field Mapping to Filing
The tool for each EUDR geolocation step: map plots offline (KoboToolbox, ODK, QField), fix GeoJSON (GeoRoots), screen for deforestation (Whisp), file in TRACES.