Methodology

How this tool decides what EUDR Due Diligence Statement applies, the deadline and the TRACES NT path.

What this tool checks

Scope — does Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 apply to your operation, commodity, HS code and EU placement country?
Deadline — large/medium operators submit by 30 December 2026; micro/small by 30 June 2027 (Implementing Regulation 2025 delay act).
Country risk class — low / standard / high per the EU Commission 2026 Country Benchmarking; default standard under Art. 29.
Submission path — simplified DDS, full DDS, collect-and-resubmit reference, or retain-reference-only depending on operator role and country risk.
Penalty ceiling — Art. 25(2) floor of 4% of in-scope EU turnover.
Record retention — Art. 5(3) requires five years from the placement date.

It does not file a DDS in TRACES NT on your behalf.
It does not validate geolocation polygons or upstream supply-chain evidence.
It does not certify legal compliance and is not legal advice.
It does not cover UK domestic regulation; UK-only placement is flagged out-of-scope.

Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 — Deforestation Regulation, consolidated text.
Annex I — Combined Nomenclature codes for cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber, soya, wood and derived products.
Annex II — Information required in a Due Diligence Statement.
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025 — deadline delay act.
EU Commission Country Benchmarking (May 2026 release) — low / standard / high classification.

Current ruleset: 2026-06-11. Last verified against EUR-Lex: 2026-06-11.