What is the EUDR? Complete Guide to the EU Deforestation Regulation (2026)

Q: What does EUDR mean?

EUDR stands for EU Deforestation Regulation . Its official reference is Regulation (EU) 2023/1115. Its goal is to prevent commodities like coffee, cocoa, wood or palm oil linked to deforestation after 31 December 2020 from being placed on the EU market.

Q: Does the EUDR apply to soluble coffee?

As of May 2026, soluble coffee is not in Annex I, but the Commission has proposed adding it through a Delegated Act in public consultation until 1 June 2026. It is likely to enter scope in the short term.

Q: What penalties does the EUDR set?

Up to 4% of the operator's or trader's annual EU-wide turnover , confiscation of products and revenues, temporary exclusion from public tenders and public funding, temporary ban on placing or exporting products, and publication of the offender's name. Penalties are set by each Member State.

The EUDR (EU Deforestation Regulation) is Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 of the European Parliament and of the Council, adopted on 31 May 2023, which bans from the EU market —and from EU exports— seven commodities (coffee, cocoa, soy, palm oil, wood, rubber and cattle) and their derived products when they have caused deforestation or forest degradation after 31 December 2020.

Following the revised Regulation (EU) 2025/2650 published in December 2025, obligations apply from 30 December 2026 for large and medium-sized companies and from 30 June 2027 for micro and small enterprises. Non-compliance can trigger fines of up to 4% of EU-wide annual turnover, confiscation of goods, and exclusion from public tenders.

📍 As of today (May 2026), large and medium-sized operators placing these products on the EU market or exporting from it have less than 8 months to have their Due Diligence System in place and start filing Due Diligence Statements (DDS) in the European Commission's TRACES system.

In this guide we explain, with the official sources at hand, what the EUDR is, exactly who it applies to, which products are regulated, the dates confirmed after the May 2026 simplification review, the three mandatory steps of the Due Diligence System, what geolocation information must be reported, how to file the Due Diligence Statement (DDS), what penalties apply, and how to prepare without losing sleep. You will also see the practical difference between what a non-EU exporter in Colombia or Peru must do and what an EU-based importer or operator must do.

What is the EUDR? Official definition and context

The EUDR is the official acronym of the EU Deforestation Regulation, in full the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the making available on the Union market and the export from the Union of certain commodities and products associated with deforestation and forest degradation. Its official reference is Regulation (EU) 2023/1115.

What is the goal of the EUDR?

The stated objective in Recital 1 of the Regulation is to minimise the EU's contribution to global deforestation and forest degradation, as well as to reduce associated greenhouse gas emissions. According to the European Commission, the EU accounts for around 10% of global deforestation linked to the consumption of agricultural and forest commodities (Kastner et al. 2013, cited in Recital 1 and in Commission Report COM(2026) 191).

The EUDR is part of the European Green Deal and of the EU's 2030 biodiversity strategy. It supersedes and expands the old EU Timber Regulation (EUTR, Reg. 995/2010), which is formally repealed on 30 December 2026, although it continues to apply on a transitional basis to certain legacy timber until 31 December 2029 (see details below).

What does the EUDR require?

In plain terms, the EUDR requires any company that places on the EU market or exports from the EU products such as coffee, cocoa, wood or palm-oil derivatives to demonstrate three things simultaneously for each consignment:

The product is not linked to deforestation that occurred after 31 December 2020 (the cut-off date).
It has been produced in accordance with the legislation of the country of origin (environmental, social, labour, land-tenure and tax aspects).
A Due Diligence Statement (DDS) has been filed in the European Commission's information system (TRACES) before placing the product on the market or exporting it.

Who does the EUDR apply to? Operators, traders and SMEs

The EUDR distinguishes four roles with different obligations: operator, downstream operator, trader, and micro or small primary operator (MSPO). Identifying your role correctly is the first operational step.

What is an "operator" under the EUDR?

An operator (Art. 2(15)) is any natural or legal person who, in the course of a commercial activity, places relevant products on the EU market for the first time or exports them from the EU. That is, whoever introduces the product to the European market or takes it out. The operator bears the primary obligation to file the Due Diligence Statement.

Typical examples:

A Spanish importer purchasing green coffee from a Peruvian cooperative.
A European chocolate manufacturer using cocoa from Côte d'Ivoire.
An EU-based exporter selling furniture to the United States.

What is a "downstream operator"?

A figure introduced by Regulation (EU) 2025/2650 (Art. 2(15b)): any person in the chain, other than the operator, who places on the EU market products already placed on the market by an operator. Example: a European roaster who buys already-imported green coffee and sells roasted coffee within the EU. They do not have to file a new DDS: their obligation is to collect and retain the DDS references from upstream for 5 years and, if they are not an SME, to register in the information system (Commission Guidance C(2026) 3056 §4).

What is a "trader"?

A trader (Art. 2(17)) is any person, other than the operator, who places on the EU market products already placed on the market. For example, a distributor or wholesaler buying roasted coffee in Italy and selling it to hospitality in Spain. Traders that are not SMEs (i.e. large and medium-sized) take on the same obligations as operators. SME traders have a simplified regime: they must retain and pass on information about origin but do not file new DDSs.

What is a "micro or small primary operator" (MSPO)?

After the 2025/2650 revision and the official Guidance C(2026) 3056, the figure of the micro or small primary operator (MSPO) is introduced in Art. 2(15a): operators that are micro or small undertakings and that produce the commodity themselves (not buying it from others). They benefit from a simplified due diligence regime, provided their production comes from a country classified as low risk (EUDR FAQ V5 §3.21). Example: a small forestry holder in Spain selling timber directly on the EU market.

How do I know if I am an "SME" for EUDR purposes?

The EUDR refers to the definition in Directive 2013/34/EU, as amended by Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2023/2775. To qualify for a category, a company must not exceed two of the three thresholds at the balance-sheet date:

Category	Employees	Net turnover	Balance
Microenterprise	≤ 10	≤ €900,000	≤ €450,000
Small enterprise	≤ 50	≤ €10M	≤ €5M
Medium enterprise	≤ 250	≤ €50M	≤ €25M
Large enterprise	> 250	> €50M	> €25M

ℹ️ Source: Directive 2013/34/EU as amended by Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2023/2775; EUDR FAQ V5 §3.10. The FAQ expressly clarifies that Recommendation 2003/361/EC on SMEs does NOT apply to the EUDR.

To benefit from the SME deferred regime, you must have been established as a micro or small enterprise by 31 December 2024 (Art. 38(2)(b) EUDR as amended by Reg. (EU) 2025/2650).

Which products are regulated? The 7 commodities and their derivatives

The EUDR covers seven commodities (Art. 1) and an extensive list of derived products detailed in Annex I of the Regulation, identified by CN (Combined Nomenclature) codes —and at customs by their corresponding 10-digit TARIC code (EUDR FAQ V5 §2.9):

Coffee (green, roasted, decaffeinated, husks, skins, and substitutes containing coffee; soluble coffee is not included, but the Commission has proposed adding it via a Delegated Act in public consultation until 1 June 2026).
Cocoa (beans, shells, paste, butter, powder, chocolate and preparations containing cocoa).
Soy (beans, flour, oil, cakes).
Palm oil (crude and refined oil, fractions, palm kernel; derivatives such as margarines and certain lipids).
Wood (logs, panels, plywood, pulp, paper, furniture, and products from the old EUTR).
Rubber (natural, sheets, threads, new tyres; the May 2026 draft Delegated Act proposes excluding retreaded tyres and used tyres and revising rubber derivatives).
Cattle (live animals, meat, offal, raw hides and skins).

💡 If you have doubts about a specific product, look up its CN code against Annex I of the Regulation. At Coolx we maintain an up-to-date TARIC database that we cross-reference with each client during onboarding.

What about products that were already under the EUTR?

Timber products from the old EUTR (Reg. 995/2010) —logs, sawn wood, pulp, paper— have a specific transitional regime under Article 37(3) of the EUDR, because the EUTR is repealed on 30 December 2026 but some legacy stock still needs to be covered. The practical rule is:

Wood harvested before 29 June 2023: if placed on the EU market between 30 December 2026 and 31 December 2029, it remains under the EUTR, not the EUDR. From 31 December 2029 onwards, that same wood moves to the EUDR.
Wood harvested between 29 June 2023 and 30 December 2026: if placed on the market from 30 December 2026, it falls under the EUDR.
Wood harvested from 30 December 2026 onwards: always EUDR.

For micro and small enterprises working with these former-EUTR products, the general deferral to June 2027 does not apply: they must comply with the EUDR from 30 December 2026 (or remain under the EUTR if the wood is old, per the table above).

For products in EUDR Annex I that were not under the EUTR (e.g. furniture, certain derivatives), SMEs do benefit from the deferral until 30 June 2027.

When does the EUDR apply? Updated timeline (May 2026)

This is the section with the most confusion, because dates have moved twice:

Postponement 1 — Regulation (EU) 2024/3234 (19 Dec 2024): moved the original 30-Dec-2024 date to 30 Dec 2025 for large/medium companies and 30 Jun 2026 for SMEs.
Postponement 2 — Regulation (EU) 2025/2650 (adopted 19 Dec 2025, published in the OJEU 23 Dec 2025): a further 12-month postponement → 30 Dec 2026 for large/medium and 30 Jun 2027 for SMEs.

The May 2026 simplification review (Guidance C(2026) 3056) confirms that the Commission proposes no further amendments to the base text. These dates are final. Summary table:

Type of operator	Application date
Large and medium-sized enterprises (operators and traders)	30 December 2026
Micro and small enterprises established as such by 31 Dec 2024	30 June 2027
Micro and small enterprises with former-EUTR products (logs, sawn wood, pulp, paper)	30 December 2026 (no general deferral; see EUTR transitional regime ↑)

Key EUDR milestones — timeline

29 June 2023 — Entry into force of the original Regulation (EU) 2023/1115.
30 December 2024 — Original planned application date (postponed).
19 / 23 December 2025 — Adoption and OJEU publication of Regulation (EU) 2025/2650 with the final postponement.
31 December 2024 — Reference date for being considered an SME and benefiting from the deferral to 30 June 2027 (Art. 38(2)(b) EUDR).
4 May 2026 — Publication of the simplification review package (Guidance C(2026) 3056, Report COM(2026) 191, FAQ V5, draft Delegated Act). According to the Commission, the announced measures will reduce annual compliance costs by around 75% compared to initial estimates (Commissioner Roswall, press release IP/26/941).
1 June 2026 — End of the public consultation on the scope Delegated Act (potential changes in soluble coffee, palm derivatives, leather, tyres).
1 October – 30 December 2026 — Sandbox phase in TRACES with no penalties, so large and medium operators can rehearse their DDS flow with real data before enforcement starts.
30 December 2026 — Effective application for large and medium-sized companies; formal repeal of the EUTR (with transitional regime for legacy wood).
30 June 2027 — Effective application for micro and small enterprises (except former-EUTR products, which apply EUDR from 30 Dec 2026).
31 December 2029 — End of the EUTR transitional regime: wood harvested before 29 June 2023 definitively moves to the EUDR.

⏰ If you are a large or medium-sized importer or operator in the EU, you have less than 8 months to have the system running with real data in TRACES.

What is EUDR Due Diligence? The 3 steps of the DDS

The Due Diligence System (DDS), regulated in Articles 8 to 11 of the Regulation, is the procedure every obliged company must implement before placing a product on the market or exporting it. It consists of three sequential, mandatory steps.

Step 1 — Information gathering (Art. 9)

The operator must gather complete information about each consignment:

Product description, trade name, CN code (and TARIC at customs), quantities.
Country of production and, where relevant, parts of the territory where it was produced.
Geolocation of all plots of land where the commodity was produced. For plots of up to 4 hectares, a single point (latitude and longitude) suffices. For larger plots a polygon described by a sufficient number of points to delimit the perimeter is required (Art. 2(28) EUDR), except for cattle, where geolocation covers all establishments where the animal has been.
Date or interval of production.
Name, address, email and supplier/recipient at each upstream and downstream link.
Verifiable evidence that the product is deforestation-free and was produced in accordance with the legislation of the country of origin.

Step 2 — Risk assessment (Art. 10)

Using the information from step 1, the operator analyses the risk of non-compliance of the consignment, considering, among other factors:

Risk classification assigned by the Commission to the country or region of production (low / standard / high).
Forest cover in the area and recent deforestation dynamics.
Quality of supplier data and consistency of satellite information.
Prevalence of illegal practices and corruption.
Presence of indigenous peoples and respect for their rights.
Complexity of the supply chain.

The result must allow a conclusion that the risk is negligible. If that conclusion cannot be reached, the operator cannot place the product on the market.

Step 3 — Risk mitigation (Art. 11)

If the identified risk is more than negligible, the operator must apply mitigation measures: request additional information, run independent audits, require complementary certifications, commission independent satellite studies or, as a last resort, not place that consignment on the market.

✅ Only when risk is reduced to negligible after mitigation can the operator file the Due Diligence Statement and place the product on the market.

What is the Due Diligence Statement (DDS) and how is it filed in TRACES?

The Due Diligence Statement (DDS) is the official document (Art. 4) by which the operator formally takes responsibility for having properly executed the DDS for a specific consignment. Without a registered DDS, the product cannot legally be placed on the EU market.

What information goes into a DDS?

Per Annex II of the Regulation, a DDS contains, as a minimum:

Identification of the operator and, if applicable, EORI number.
HS/CN code of the product and commercial description.
Quantities (net and gross) and units.
Countries (and parts of territory) of production.
Geolocations of plots (or establishments for cattle).
Period or date of production.
References to upstream DDSs (if applicable).
Formal declaration that due diligence has been exercised and the risk is negligible.

What is TRACES and how does it relate to the EUDR?

TRACES (TRade Control and Expert System) is the European Commission's existing IT system for sanitary and commercial control of goods, extended to host EUDR DDSs. Every operator with EUDR obligations must:

Register in TRACES as an EUDR operator.
File a DDS per consignment (manually or via API for high volumes).
Retain and make available to authorities the supporting data for 5 years.

The system assigns each DDS two identifiers: a reference number and a verification number. The upstream operator must proactively communicate both numbers to its downstream operators and traders, who load them as references in their own flows (EUDR FAQ V5 §3.6.1). Including the numbers on the commercial invoice is not mandatory: documentary traceability is handled within the information system.

📚 Go deeper: EUDR Due Diligence: legality and the risk-based approach →

Geolocation and traceability: the technical heart of the EUDR

The requirement that is hardest for companies —especially supply chains with thousands of smallholders— is geolocation.

What exactly does the EUDR require?

Article 9(1)(d) of the Regulation requires latitude and longitude coordinates of every plot on which the commodities were produced. The required precision is:

Plots ≤ 4 hectares: a single point (a coordinate pair, with a minimum of 6 decimal places) is enough.
Plots > 4 hectares: a polygon described by a sufficient number of latitude/longitude points to delimit the perimeter of each plot (Art. 2(28) EUDR).
Cattle: geolocation of all establishments where the animal has been, not of plots.

The only format accepted by TRACES is GeoJSON, with datum WGS84 and projection EPSG:4326 (EUDR FAQ V5 §7.26). The maximum size per DDS is 25 MB (FAQ V5 §7.16). If your source data is in Shapefile, KML, KMZ or any other format, you have to convert it before upload.

How is it cross-checked with deforestation?

Once the coordinates are received, the operator (or a technology provider like Coolx) cross-references those points/polygons with satellite forest-cover maps to verify whether any forest loss occurred after 31 December 2020. The Commission uses the Global Forest Cover map from the JRC as the reference base map, and operators can complement it with public datasets such as Hansen Global Forest Change, TMF (Tropical Moist Forest) and data from the Copernicus programme of the ESA.

🛰️ Coolx technical edge: we combine official JRC maps with multispectral analysis from Sentinel-2 (Copernicus), in-house AI models trained on LATAM supply chains, and our privileged access as a company selected by ESA BIC and a strategic partner of AENOR. This lets us detect discrepancies and deforestation events with fewer false positives than generic services.

What are the penalties for EUDR non-compliance?

Article 25 of the Regulation requires Member States to set effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties. As a minimum:

Fines of up to 4% of the operator's or trader's annual EU-wide turnover of the previous financial year. Fines increase for repeated infringements.
Confiscation of the relevant products in question.
Confiscation of revenues earned from those products.
Temporary exclusion from public procurement and public funding processes (up to 12 months).
Temporary ban on placing or exporting relevant products in case of serious or repeated infringement.
Publication of the offender's name on the competent authority's website.

Each Member State designates its own competent authority; the official, up-to-date list is maintained by the European Commission (Art. 14(3) EUDR).

💸 Reassuring read: no European authority has yet sanctioned anyone under the EUDR because obligations are not effective until 30 December 2026. In addition, between 1 October and 30 December 2026 there will be a sandbox phase in TRACES without penalties, so companies can rehearse their declarations with real data. You have room to get there in time, but not to wait until the last month.

Country risk classification: low, standard and high

The Commission classifies each country (or parts of a country) into one of three deforestation-risk tiers. The classification affects the depth of the due diligence procedure the operator must execute.

Classification	Practical implication	Competent authority controls (Art. 16(8) EUDR)
Low risk	Simplified procedure (Art. 13): the operator collects only the minimum information of Art. 9(1) points (a)-(f) and (j) and is exempt from steps 2 and 3, unless the operator has knowledge or substantiated suspicion of risk, in which case the full procedure must be executed.	Minimum 1% of operators
Standard risk	Full procedure: information + assessment + mitigation if applicable.	Minimum 3% of operators
High risk	Full procedure + reinforced scrutiny by the competent authority.	Minimum 9% of operators and of volume placed on the market

ℹ️ As of May 2026: the first official country risk classification list was adopted by the Commission through Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1093. The European Parliament rejected the original methodology, sparking debate over its revision, but the list remains in force. For details, read The European Parliament rejects the EUDR country classification methodology →.

How to prepare for the EUDR: step-by-step guide

If you haven't started yet, this is a realistic order of action to be ready by 30 December 2026:

Inventory your relevant products. Cross-reference your CN codes against Annex I of the Regulation. If in doubt, ask us.
Identify your role: operator, downstream operator, trader, large/medium/SME. This determines your exact obligations.
Map your supply chain back to the plot of origin. For coffee or cocoa, that may mean hundreds or thousands of farms.
Collect the geolocation of each plot. Define format (GeoJSON) and datum (WGS84). If your suppliers don't know how, be ready to support them.
Cross-check with deforestation maps (JRC + Copernicus) using a tech solution like Coolx, or internally if you have a GIS team.
Verify legality in the country of origin (land use, tax, labour, land tenure).
Implement the Due Diligence System (step 1 + 2 + 3) and document it.
Register in TRACES and prepare flows to file DDSs, ideally via API if your volume is high.
Train your team and your suppliers. EUDR is as much a technical project as a cultural shift.
Audit yearly. The Commission and Member States will publish control guidelines progressively.

🚀 Coolx covers steps 3 to 10 with an integrated software platform. You save months of implementation and reduce costs by up to 75% versus doing it in-house (consistent with the Commission's official report, COM(2026) 191).

EUDR for non-EU exporters vs EU importers: two sides of the same chain

The legal obligation to file the DDS always rests with the EU-based operator (European importer or operator). In practice, however, much of the workload falls on the exporter at origin, typically in LATAM, Africa or Southeast Asia.

If you are an EU importer or operator

Your client or your compliance department will ask you for:

A documented due diligence procedure.
Documentary traceability down to farm level for every consignment.
Capacity to file DDSs in TRACES.
Audits and contingency plans.

See how Coolx helps EU importers and operators →

If you are an exporter in Colombia, Peru, Honduras, Ecuador, Guatemala…

⚠️ Important (Art. 7 EUDR): if you place products on the EU market directly with no EU operator in between (e.g. selling FOB to a B2B platform), the first natural or legal person established in the EU receiving the product is considered the operator and takes on the DDS obligations. Being a non-EU exporter does not exempt you from the Regulation: the risk shifts to your EU customer, who will ask you for the information or switch supplier.

Your European customer will ask you for:

Geolocation of all the farms you work with (polygons for >4 ha).
Consignment-level traceability from farm to container.
Country legal documentation (producer ID, land deeds or tenure rights, environmental permits where applicable).
Verifiable social and labour compliance.

Without this, your coffee or cocoa will not enter Europe after 30 December 2026. Switching to the US market is not a real alternative: the European premium price and long-term contracts with European roasters disappear.

See how Coolx helps exporters in LATAM →

How Coolx helps you comply with the EUDR

Coolx is an end-to-end EUDR platform designed specifically for the reality of coffee, cocoa and timber supply chains between LATAM and Europe. We combine:

Massive farm geolocation (including assisted geolocation when the producer doesn't know how).
Proprietary satellite analysis with Sentinel-2 (Copernicus) and AI models trained on LATAM supply chains. More than 4 million hectares analysed as of May 2026.
Cross-verification with official JRC maps and supporting databases (Hansen, TMF).
Document management of the Due Diligence System and automatic DDS submission to TRACES.
Exporter ⇄ importer connection: your supplier at origin and you at destination work on the same information without re-sending PDFs by email.
Expert support in English and Spanish 365 days a year, also for your suppliers.

Who trusts Coolx

More than 100 companies in 15 countries already work with Coolx, including exporters and roasters such as Syra Coffee, Caravela, Sucafina, Nomad Coffee, Select Grains, Frutto Forastero and Buena Vida.

Coolx has been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA BIC), is a strategic partner of AENOR and a Google Cloud Partner, and has been featured in outlets including AENOR Magazine, Nature Tech Collective, Perfect Daily Grind and El Español.

Frequently asked questions about the EUDR

What does EUDR mean?

EUDR stands for EU Deforestation Regulation. Its official reference is Regulation (EU) 2023/1115. Its goal is to prevent commodities like coffee, cocoa, wood or palm oil linked to deforestation after 31 December 2020 from being placed on the EU market.

When does the EUDR apply?

The EUDR entered into force on 29 June 2023, but its obligations apply from 30 December 2026 for large and medium-sized companies and from 30 June 2027 for micro and small enterprises, after the postponement approved by Regulation (EU) 2025/2650.

What products does the EUDR apply to?

It applies to seven commodities (coffee, cocoa, soy, palm oil, wood, rubber and cattle) and to a wide list of derived products detailed in Annex I of the Regulation. Products are identified by CN customs code.

Does the EUDR apply to soluble coffee?

As of May 2026, soluble coffee is not in Annex I, but the Commission has proposed adding it through a Delegated Act in public consultation until 1 June 2026. It is likely to enter scope in the short term.

What is due diligence under the EUDR?

EUDR due diligence is the mandatory procedure (Arts. 8 to 11) the operator must execute before placing or exporting a product: (1) gather complete information including geolocation, (2) assess the risk of non-compliance, (3) apply mitigation measures if the risk is more than negligible. Only when the risk is negligible can a Due Diligence Statement (DDS) be issued.

What is a DDS or Due Diligence Statement?

The DDS is the official document by which the operator declares having complied with due diligence on a consignment. It is filed in the European Commission's TRACES system before placing the product on the market or exporting it. Without a DDS, the product cannot legally be marketed.

What penalties does the EUDR set?

Up to 4% of the operator's or trader's annual EU-wide turnover, confiscation of products and revenues, temporary exclusion from public tenders and public funding, temporary ban on placing or exporting products, and publication of the offender's name. Penalties are set by each Member State.

What level of precision does the EUDR require for geolocation?

For plots up to 4 hectares, a single point (latitude and longitude) is enough. For larger plots, a complete polygon with perimeter vertices is required. Format: GeoJSON, datum WGS84. Geolocation must be filed together with the DDS in TRACES.

What is the 31 December 2020 cut-off date?

It is the threshold beyond which any deforestation or forest degradation on the plot of origin disqualifies the product from being placed on the EU market. In other words, if the plot was forested on 31 Dec 2020 and was cleared after that date, the coffee/cocoa/wood produced there cannot enter the European market.

Does the EUDR apply to SMEs?

Yes, but with two important differences: (1) micro and small enterprises established as such by 31 December 2024 benefit from a deferral until 30 June 2027 (except former-EUTR products, which apply from 30 December 2026); (2) micro or small primary operators (MSPOs) —which produce the commodity themselves in a low-risk country— enjoy a simplified due diligence regime. Medium enterprises do not benefit from any deferral and must comply from 30 December 2026.

What if I buy coffee outside the EU to sell it in the EU?

If you are the one placing it on the European market for the first time, you are an operator and bear all the obligations: DDS, geolocation, etc. The nationality of your company does not matter: if you are established in the EU and market there, the EUDR applies. If the operator is not established in the EU (Art. 7 EUDR), obligations fall on the first person established in the EU receiving the product.

Which countries are classified as high risk?

The Commission maintains the list through implementing acts; the current version comes from Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1093. High-risk countries face reinforced scrutiny (minimum 9% of operators and volumes controlled). The official classification should be consulted directly on the Commission's website, as it is subject to revision.

How do I prepare if I am a small coffee exporter in Colombia or Peru?

Start with: (1) georeferencing all your farms (polygons for the larger ones), (2) gathering legal documentation for each producer (ID, deed or land-tenure right), (3) finding a tech partner that cross-references those coordinates with official deforestation maps. Coolx offers this service in English and Spanish and supports both the cooperative and the European importer. Talk to us →