EUDR: what the EU requires from 30 December 2026
The EU deforestation regulation applies from 30-12-2026. Which products it covers and what data your EU buyer will ask you for.
Published on 19 October 2026Updated on 19 October 2026
Luis Sanz FiguerasFounder de Exporta.ai
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The EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) applies to large and medium operators from 30 December 2026 and to micro and small ones from 30 June 2027. If you sell coffee, cocoa, soy, palm oil, rubber, wood or cattle to the EU, your buyer will ask for proof of the origin of each plot. It is worth having it ready before the year ends.
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What has happened and when it applies
The European Commission confirms on its official page that the EUDR applies on 30 December 2026 to large and medium operators, and on 30 June 2027 to micro and small ones. Micro and small operators that were already subject to the EU Timber Regulation apply it from 30 December 2026.
The EUDR is the regulation that bans placing certain products on the EU market if they come from deforested land or were produced illegally. It was amended in December 2024 and again in December 2025, this time with simplification measures to reduce the administrative burden on companies.
Source: Comisión Europea – Reglamento contra la deforestación (EUDR)Data for 2026-2027
New products and the declaration system
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/2102 extends the product list with soluble coffee, some palm oil derivatives and frozen bovine tongues. These products become subject to the EUDR on 30 December 2027, a year after the rest.
Due diligence statements are submitted in the EUDR information system, which the Commission launched on 4 December 2024. Companies can already register to use it.
Source: Comisión Europea – Reglamento contra la deforestación (EUDR)Data for 2026-2027
Who is affected if you export to the EU
The obligation to submit the statement falls on the operator that places the product on the EU market, usually the importer. If you export to the EU, whether from Spain or from another country, you do not submit the statement yourself, but your customer will need information from you to do so.
That information includes which plot the goods come from and its geolocation. A supplier with this in order wins orders; one without it falls off the importer's list.
Source: Comisión Europea – Reglamento contra la deforestación (EUDR)Data for 2026-2027
What to do before 30 December
- 01
Check whether your product is covered
Look up your tariff code and confirm whether it belongs to one of the products in the regulation.
- 02
Gather the origin
For each batch, note the plot, the producer and the production or harvest date.
- 03
Ask for geolocation
Request it from your suppliers and keep it with the batch it belongs to.
- 04
Talk to your importer
Ask what data format they need and by when before each shipment.
- 05
Review the contract
Make clear who bears the cost of verifying and documenting the origin.
How Exporta helps you
With Exporta you can consult the market reports by country and product to see the tariffs and requirements for your tariff code, organise each shipment's information with the export documents, and keep the conversation with each importer about what they ask for in the CRM. Xport, the Exporta assistant, helps you prepare those steps.
Does the EUDR affect my company if I am not an importer?
Yes, indirectly. The due diligence statement is submitted by the operator that places the product on the EU market, but that operator will need information from its suppliers about the origin of the goods. It is best to have it ready before you are asked.
When does the EUDR apply to small companies?
It applies to micro and small operators on 30 June 2027, according to the European Commission. For large and medium operators, it applies on 30 December 2026.
Which products are added in 2027?
Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/2102 adds soluble coffee, some palm oil derivatives and frozen bovine tongues. They apply from 30 December 2027.
Source: Comisión Europea – Reglamento contra la deforestación (EUDR)Data for 2026-2027
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