We provide practical guidance for businesses working with cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber, soya and wood, together with relevant products listed within the EUDR scope. Support can cover product scope, supplier data, geolocation evidence, due diligence, risk assessment, DDS readiness and EUDR Information System preparation.
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EUDR covers seven relevant commodities and relevant products listed in Annex I that contain, have been fed with or have been made using those commodities. Product scope should therefore be checked against the applicable classification code rather than assumed from the product name alone.
Support with cattle related supply chains and relevant products within the EUDR product scope, including origin, traceability and supplier evidence.
Guidance for cocoa and relevant cocoa products, including production plot data, supplier traceability and due diligence evidence.
Support for coffee supply chains, farm geolocation, supplier data quality, origin evidence and risk assessment processes.
Guidance for oil palm and relevant products in scope, including production origin, traceability and supplier evidence requirements.
Support for rubber supply chains and relevant rubber products, with focus on origin data, supplier evidence and due diligence readiness.
Guidance for soya supply chains and relevant products, including production plot information, legal production evidence and traceability.
Support for timber, furniture and relevant wood products, including species, harvest origin, geolocation, chain of custody and DDS readiness.
We can help you review the commodity, product description and HS or CN classification against the EUDR product scope.
EUDR applies to relevant products linked to cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber, soya and wood when they fall within the product scope of the Regulation. The practical challenge is proving where the relevant commodity was produced and whether the supporting evidence is complete, traceable and reliable.
Supplier policies, certification documents and general sustainability statements can support the process, but they do not replace product scope checks and the evidence required for due diligence. Depending on the commodity and product, businesses may need production origin data, geolocation evidence, legal production records, traceability, risk assessment and a clear audit trail.
SustainZone helps turn EUDR into a working process across the seven regulated commodity groups. Our guidance is available without a consultancy fee, and we focus on what your team needs to identify, collect, check, store and use when responding to customers or preparing due diligence records.
We review product descriptions, HS or CN codes, materials and supplier information to help identify whether cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber, soya, wood or relevant products may fall within EUDR scope.
We prepare structured supplier requests covering the relevant commodity, country and place of production, geolocation, legal production evidence, traceability information and existing DDS references where applicable.
We help set up evidence checks, supplier follow ups, risk reviews, mitigation actions, approval decisions and audit file storage.
We help review whether coordinates, polygons or map files relate to the actual production plot or location required for the relevant commodity, rather than only a factory, office, warehouse or intermediary address.
We support practical risk reviews covering country risk, supplier reliability, document quality, commodity specific risks, traceability and complex or mixed origin supply chains.
We help prepare product data, quantity, origin evidence, risk conclusions and TRACES NT workflow readiness where a Due Diligence Statement is required.
EUDR is not only a supplier document collection exercise. Your team also needs to check whether the product is in scope and whether the evidence is complete, reliable and linked to the correct commodity, product, supplier, production location, purchase order, shipment or batch.
Check supplier reliability, response quality, upstream transparency, source complexity and whether the required production location or plot level evidence can be provided.
Review the relevant commodity, product classification and supply chain characteristics, including whether the item contains, has been fed with or has been made using an EUDR relevant commodity and is listed within the applicable product scope.
Check whether evidence is current, product specific and linked to the right purchase order, invoice, batch, shipment or DDS reference.
Create a clear low, medium or high risk rating and keep a record of who reviewed the evidence, what was missing and what action was taken.
We help companies move from uncertainty to a process that can be used across products, suppliers, shipments and customer requests.
Build a product register and check whether products are linked to cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber, soya or wood and fall within the relevant EUDR product scope.
Check whether you are an operator, importer, exporter, downstream operator, trader or supplier supporting an EU customer.
Request the relevant commodity information, production country, geolocation, legal production evidence, traceability records and batch or shipment links required for the product and supply chain.
Review country, supplier, commodity specific factors, document quality, traceability and supply chain complexity before deciding whether mitigation is needed.
Request corrected documents, stronger declarations, additional supplier clarification or alternative sourcing where needed.
Prepare product, quantity, origin and risk conclusion records for DDS readiness and TRACES NT submission where required.
Keep supplier responses, risk assessments, mitigation evidence, DDS references and communications in one audit file.
Repeat checks when suppliers, products, wood species, countries, shipments or risk information change.
The exact evidence depends on the commodity, product, role and supply chain. Common evidence areas include product data, production origin, geolocation, legal production evidence, traceability records and due diligence information.
Support for businesses placing relevant cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber, soya, wood or related products on the EU market or exporting them.
Guidance for businesses manufacturing, processing or transforming relevant commodities into products that may fall within Annex I.
Support for cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm and soya related supply chains requiring stronger production origin, plot and supplier evidence.
Support for relevant rubber supply chains and products where origin, production location, traceability and supplier documentation need to be organised.
Guidance for timber, furniture and relevant wood products, including species, harvest origin, geolocation, traceability and DDS readiness.
Support for product scope reviews, supplier engagement, evidence tracking, due diligence workflow, risk checks and audit readiness.
Read our guide covering dates, DDS, supplier evidence and the preparation process.
Build a stronger supplier data process across emissions, sourcing and sustainability requirements.
Improve supplier evidence, ESG data quality and procurement readiness.
Connect product sustainability evidence with lifecycle impacts and product data requirements.
Prepare supplier data and embedded emissions evidence for imported goods subject to CBAM.
Align supplier engagement and Scope 3 reduction activity with credible climate targets.
EUDR means EU Deforestation Regulation. It requires covered products to be deforestation free, legally produced and supported by due diligence evidence before they are placed on or exported from the EU market.
It can apply where furniture or furniture components contain covered wood based materials and fall within the relevant product scope. HS code checking and material review are usually the first steps.
Certification can support the risk assessment, but it does not normally replace EUDR due diligence, geolocation evidence, legal harvest evidence or DDS submission where required.
A DDS reference number is generated after a Due Diligence Statement is submitted through the EUDR Information System. Downstream businesses may need to collect and retain this number where an upstream supplier has already submitted the DDS.
Start early because product scope checks, supplier engagement, production location data and traceability evidence can take time to collect and validate, particularly across multi-tier or mixed origin supply chains.
The seven relevant commodity groups are cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber, soya and wood. The Regulation applies to relevant products listed in Annex I, so the product classification should also be checked.
Yes. Our aim is to provide practical EUDR guidance without requiring a consultancy fee. You can request support without making a payment or committing to a contribution.
If you value the support and would like to make a voluntary contribution, we will invite you to choose from our current supported charity programmes. The contribution will be designated for the programme you select rather than treated as a fee for the EUDR guidance.
No. A contribution is entirely optional and does not provide preferential treatment or change the guidance available to you.
Speak to SustainZone about cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber, soya, wood or a relevant product in your supply chain. Our practical guidance is available without a consultancy fee. If you later choose to make a voluntary contribution, you can select a supported charity programme for it to benefit.
