EUDR · Regulation (EU) 2023/1115

EUDR Due Diligence Statement Check

Answer nine questions about your commodity, supplier country and operation. Get a cited verdict on whether a DDS is required, the deadline that applies and the TRACES NT path to follow.

DDS readiness check

Reg (EU) 2023/1115 · TRACES NT

Your operation

Company headcountIn-scope turnover (EUR)Operator roleFirst to place the product on the EU market.CommodityHS code (6–10 digits, optional)Production countryEU placement countryExpected placement date

How your answers decide the verdict

Role + headcount + turnover set whether you are an operator or trader and your size class (micro/small vs large/medium) — which fixes the deadline.
Commodity + HS code decide whether the line is in EUDR Annex I scope at all.
Production country sets the country-risk class (low / standard / high) and so the depth of due diligence.
EU placement country + date confirm the goods enter the EU market and which deadline applies.

DDS REQUIRED

Submit by

2027-06-30

382 days

Citation: Art. 3, Reg. (EU) 2023/1115; deadlines per Reg. (EU) 2025/2650; country risk per Implementing Reg. (EU) 2025/1093 (OJ 23 May 2025).

Company size class: small/micro
Country risk class: standard
Submission path: Full DDS via TRACES NT
Maximum penalty (Art. 25): €180,000
Record retention until: 2032-09-01

DDS dossier readiness

The four due-diligence pillars (Art. 8–11) you must complete before lodging a valid DDS in TRACES NT.

Information — commodity, quantity, country of production identified
Information — Annex I HS / CN code captured for each line
Information — geolocation coordinates of all production plots (you supply)
Risk assessment — deforestation-free + legality criteria scored against the benchmark
Risk mitigation — measures applied until risk is negligible (you supply evidence)
Submission — DDS lodged in TRACES NT → reference number reused downstream

Ruleset version 2026-06-13 — last verified 2026-06-13. This tool checks scope, deadline and submission path; it does not certify a TRACES NT submission and is not legal advice.

Two deadlines, set by Regulation (EU) 2025/2650 (OJ 23 December 2025): large and medium EU operators and traders must file their first EUDR Due Diligence Statement in TRACES NT by 30 December 2026; micro and small enterprises and natural persons by 30 June 2027. Country risk (low / standard / high) follows Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1093, in force since 23 May 2025 — its low list covers most of the world, while deforestation-frontier producers default to standard.

Large / medium30 Dec 2026Micro / small30 Jun 2027

Official sources: Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 · Reg (EU) 2025/2650 · Impl. Reg (EU) 2025/1093 · EU EUDR / TRACES

What a valid DDS needs
Information (incl. plot geolocation), a risk assessment against the deforestation-free + legality criteria, and risk mitigation until risk is negligible — then a statement lodged in TRACES NT.What it produces
A DDS reference number that downstream operators and traders reuse. An incomplete DDS blocks placement and exposes you to Art. 25 penalties. Read the methodology

TRACES NT submission workflow

Confirm your operator role and the producing country; pull the Annex I HS code for each line item.
Capture geolocation polygons for every production plot and document the supply chain back to the operator who first placed the goods on the EU market.
Log in to TRACES NT, create a DDS record per Art. 4(2), attach the geolocation file and reference any upstream DDS numbers.
Retain the submission reference, the polygons and the supporting documentation for at least five years from the placement date (Art. 5(3)).

EUDR Due Diligence Statement — frequently asked questions

When is the first EUDR Due Diligence Statement due?: Large and medium operators and traders: 30 December 2026. Micro and small enterprises and natural persons: 30 June 2027. These dates come from Regulation (EU) 2025/2650, the deadline-extension act published in the Official Journal on 23 December 2025.
Which commodities are in scope?: Seven: cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber, soya and wood — plus products derived from them (e.g. leather, chocolate, furniture, paper, tyres) as listed in Annex I of Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 by Combined Nomenclature code.
What does my country's risk class change?: Risk class (low / standard / high) is set by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1093. Low-risk sourcing allows a simplified due-diligence procedure (Art. 13) — reduced risk assessment — but you still file a DDS and submit geolocation. Standard and high require full due diligence; high-risk countries face higher inspection rates.
Which countries are high risk?: Only four under Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1093: Belarus, North Korea (DPRK), Myanmar and the Russian Federation. The benchmarking's low list covers most other countries; any country not in the Annex is standard by default.
Is the country benchmarking final?: It is the operational list, but contested. The European Parliament adopted a non-binding objection to the methodology on 9 July 2025 (373–289). The classification could be revised, so confirm the current Commission Green Forum list before relying on a low/simplified outcome.
Does a low-risk country mean no Due Diligence Statement?: No. Low risk only simplifies the risk-assessment step. You still collect geolocation for each plot, submit a DDS in TRACES NT and retain records for at least five years (Art. 5(3)). The relief is reduced assessment, not exemption.