DelayedEU-wideEUDR

EU Deforestation Regulation: due diligence applies for micro and small enterprises

296 days from today

Date note: Postponed by Regulation (EU) 2025/2650; micro/small primary operators in low-risk countries only file a one-off simplified declaration

What changes

Micro and small companies dealing in the EUDR commodities (cattle, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, rubber, soy, wood and derived products) get six extra months. Small downstream traders mainly need to collect and pass on upstream due diligence reference numbers; small primary producers in low-risk countries file a simplified declaration.

Who is affected

Micro and small importers, wood and furniture makers, coffee roasters, chocolate makers, printers and retailers of the covered products.

Sizes: micro, small · Sectors: Agriculture / food, Manufacturing, Retail, E-commerce, Hospitality / tourism · Applies if: We import goods into the EU; We export outside the EU

What to do

Check whether your products are listed in EUDR Annex I. Ask suppliers for their due diligence statement reference numbers and keep them for five years. If you import directly, register in the EU Information System and prepare geolocation and legality evidence.

Penalty

Fines of at least 4% of EU turnover, confiscation of goods, exclusion from public procurement

Sources

Last verified 7 September 2026. Informational only, not legal advice.

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