What EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) is all about

Implementing the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR)
Practical information and resources to support businesses and Member States in implementing EU rules on deforestation-free products. 

The EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) requires that, from 30 December 2026, products placed on, sold within, or exported from the EU are free from deforestation. The Regulation covers the commodities most associated with deforestation or forest degradation.  

The EUDR covers timber and six key agricultural commodities: cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber, soy, as well as products made from them such as beef, furniture and chocolate (printed products such as books and newspapers were removed from the scope of the regulation in December 2025).  

To be sold in or exported from the EU market, these products must meet the following three conditions:

1. Products are deforestation-free.
2. Products are produced in compliance with the relevant laws of the country of origin.
3. Products are covered by a due diligence statement, showing that the company has checked the origin and ensured the products meet EUDR requirements.

This means businesses must demonstrate that any EUDR-covered commodities were not produced on land that was deforested nor did they contribute to forest degradation after the Dec. 31, 2020 cutoff date. Although the regulation is legally in place, companies are not required to start complying until Dec. 30, 2026, for large corporations and June 30, 2027, for small enterprises.

Producers and companies in non-EU countries do not have obligations under the EUDR unless they place products on the EU market. However, non-EU producers and companies may still be asked to provide information — such as the locations where products were grown, harvested or raised — to help EU-based companies meet their requirements.  

To learn more about roles see the Understand roles and responsibilities webpage.

For further information on how the EU is addressing deforestation and promoting deforestation-free products, refer to the Deforestation and EUDR policy and legalisation homepages. 

For further information on EU and Member States’ support to partner countries, see the Team Europe Initiative on Deforestation-free Value Chains


Legislation repository & certification schemes repository (under construction)

The International Trade Centre (ITC) in cooperation with the Commission is currently developing two repositories: one repository listing relevant legislation of the country of production; and one repository on certification and third-party verification schemes applicable to EUDR-relevant commodities. The repositories will be launched ahead of the EUDR’s entry into application.

Regulation on Deforestation-free Products

EU rules to guarantee that the products EU citizens consume do not contribute to deforestation or forest degradation worldwide.

Overview

By boosting the consumption of ‘deforestation-free’ products and reducing the EU’s impact on global deforestation and forest degradation, the Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 on deforestation-free products (EUDR) aims to bring down greenhouse gas emissions and biodiversity loss.

The Regulation is a key part of the Commission's plan to tackle deforestation.

Together with cooperation initiatives, financial support and improved access to data and monitoring, the EUDR will reduce the EU's global footprint and support the transition to sustainable, deforestation-free value chains worldwide.

  
Objectives

The Regulation, adopted in 2023, aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and biodiversity loss by boosting the consumption of ‘deforestation-free’ products and by reducing the EU’s impact on global deforestation and forest degradation.

The rules are designed to:

    Ensure that products consumed in the EU do not contribute to deforestation or forest degradation in the EU or globally 
   Cut carbon emissions linked to EU consumption and production of the covered commodities by at least 32 million tonnes per year
    Address deforestation driven by agricultural expansion and forest degradation linked to the commodities in scope

Legislation

In December 2024 and December 2025, the EU amended the Deforestation Regulation, introducing simplification measures which will reduce administrative costs and burdens for companies covered by the Regulation.

The entry into application is:

    Large and medium operators: 30 December 2026
    Micro and small operators: 30 June 2027
    Micro and small operators already covered by the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR): 30 December 2026

Note: The new products added to the scope of EUDR by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/2102 will become subject to the Regulation from 30 December 2027, to allow businesses sufficient time to prepare. This includes soluble coffee, certain palm oil derivatives and frozen cattle tongues.