EUDR requires covered commodities and products to be deforestation-free, produced in accordance with relevant local law, and supported by due diligence. CommonShare helps operators collect geolocation and chain-of-custody data, assess risk, close gaps, and prepare due-diligence records.
At a glance
Reviewed against official primary sources on 5 August 2026.
Jurisdiction
European Union
Status
In force · application begins 30 December 2026
Who it affects
Operators and traders placing, making available, or exporting covered goods
Products & scope
Cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber, soya, wood, and products listed in the current Annex I
Key dates
30 Dec 2026 for large/medium operators and certain EUTR firms · 30 Jun 2027 for other micro/small firms
Authority
EU Member State competent authorities
Market-access conditions
Know which goods are covered before they move.
Start with the current Annex I and operator role, then connect covered goods to geolocation, legality, risk assessment, and the appropriate due-diligence record.
Determine product scope
Map products and customs classifications to covered commodities and derived goods.
Collect production geolocation
Maintain required plot coordinates or polygons, production dates, quantities, and country information.
Verify legality and traceability
Link goods to production evidence and relevant laws in the country of production.
Assess and mitigate risk
Document risk factors, information quality, and any mitigation needed to reach negligible risk.
Submit and retain due diligence
Prepare due-diligence statements and retain the supporting record set.
Regulatory workflow in practice
Move from scope to a governed outcome.
Map the relevant records, collect evidence, review gaps, and release an approved outcome with a complete history.
- EU Deforestation RegulationDetermine product scope
- Operational evidenceCollect production geolocation
- CommonShareConnect obligations to owned action.
- AuthorityVerify legality and traceability
- Team ownershipAssess and mitigate risk
01 ScopeOpen the relevant requirement02 ConnectGather identity and evidence03 AssessCheck, calculate, and route04 DecideKeep human authority05 DemonstrateIssue and reuse the outcome
Determine product scope
Build the product-to-plot evidence chain behind deforestation-free due diligence and declaration preparation.
- Input
- Operators and traders placing or exporting covered commodities and products
- Decision or control
- Translate applicable requirements into a managed process while keeping legal judgement with the responsible team.
- Handoff
- Collect production geolocation · Operational evidence
- Determine product scopeEU Deforestation Regulation
See how CommonShare connects products, partners, evidence, calculations, and accountable decisions in one governed operating model.
Operational evidence
Trace each covered product back to production evidence.
Maintain the plot, supplier, transformation, shipment, legality, and risk records that support the operator’s conclusion.
- 01
Commodity, product, HS/CN code, quantity, and batch records
- 02
Farm or plot geolocation and production date or range
- 03
Supplier, trader, processor, shipment, and chain-of-custody links
- 04
Legality documents relevant to the country of production
- 05
Country, supplier, and product risk-assessment rationale
- 06
Mitigation actions, approvals, statement references, and retention history
CommonShare support
Connect plots, products, partners, and statement evidence.
CommonShare supports traceability, supplier collection, risk review, and statement-data preparation. Operators remain responsible for the legal conclusion and submission.
Plot-to-product traceability
Connect origin plots and facilities to batches, transformations, shipments, and finished products.
Supplier data collection
Request standardized geolocation, legality, and chain-of-custody records from trading partners.
Risk and gap workflows
Flag missing evidence, route reviews, document mitigation, and control release decisions.
Due-diligence record assembly
Keep statement references and the evidence behind them connected for retrieval and review.
CommonShare operational view
Trade and market access
Sustainability, trade compliance, and sourcing
- 01Classify
- 02Trace
- 03Evaluate
- 04Declare
Team ownership
Give trade, sourcing, and sustainability one release record.
Trade compliance
Product-level readiness before covered goods move.
Sourcing
Earlier visibility into supplier and origin-data gaps.
Sustainability
Traceable land-use evidence tied to commercial flows.
Operations
Clear hold, review, and release decisions for affected batches.
Frequently asked
EUDR products, dates, geolocation, and declarations
The core commodities are cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber, soy, and wood, together with products listed in the Regulation’s annex.
Official primary sources
Verify scope against the current rules.
Last reviewed: 5 August 2026
European Commission — Regulation on deforestation-free products
European Commission — July 2026 product-scope and system update
Applicability note
Confirm applicability against current legal text and implementing measures for your company role, products, transactions, and facts.
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