EUDR compliance checklist
An EUDR compliance checklist, in the order you will need it.
Twelve things an operator needs in place before the first due diligence statement, from checking that your products are in scope to keeping the records for five years.
- Data hosted in the EU
- Files straight to the EU Information System
- Encrypted, GDPR, DPA included
- Five-year audit trail
EUDR compliance checklist
What you get
Scope
Are your products in Annex I? Check the HS codes, including the 2026 changes.
Role and deadline
Operator, downstream operator or trader, and the date that applies to you.
Suppliers and plots
Every supplier, and the geolocation of every plot.
Legality evidence
Land rights, permits and declarations under the country's law.
Assessment and mitigation
Per product, reviewed yearly.
Statement and records
Filed before placing, kept for five years.
The checklist
- Scope. List your products by HS code and check each against Annex I as amended by Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/2102.
- Role. Operator, downstream operator, trader, or micro or small primary operator. The free EUDR check tells you in two minutes.
- Date. 30 December 2026, or 30 June 2027 for micro and small operators established by 31 December 2024 (not for EU Timber Regulation products).
- Supplier list. Name, address, email and website of every supplier, and the businesses you supply.
- Geolocation. Every plot, as points with areas up to four hectares and polygons above, six decimals, checked.
- Production period. The date or period of production for each lot.
- Legality evidence. Proof that production followed the relevant laws of the country of production.
- Country risk. Each country's classification under Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1093.
- Risk assessment. Article 10(2), per product, documented.
- Mitigation. Recorded, until the risk is negligible.
- Information System. Registered, credentials tested in the acceptance environment.
- Records. Statements, assessments and evidence kept for five years, reviewed at least yearly.
Where EUDRplot helps
Items 4 to 12 are what the application holds and checks. Items 1 to 3 are what the free EUDR check answers.
Questions
When does the EUDR apply?
From 30 December 2026 for large and medium operators and traders, and from 30 June 2027 for micro and small operators established by 31 December 2024, except for products covered by the EU Timber Regulation.
Which products changed in 2026?
Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/2102, in force since 18 September 2026, removed leather and hides and several rubber articles, limited soya to beans not for sowing, and adds soluble coffee, some cattle offal and palm-oil derivatives from 30 December 2027.
What else do large companies need?
A compliance officer at management level, an independent audit function, and a yearly public report on their due diligence system.
Related
- EUDR due diligenceEUDR due diligence in three steps: information, risk assessment, risk mitigation. What Articles 8 to 11 ask for, and how EUDRplot records each of them.
- EUDR due diligence statementHow to file an EUDR due diligence statement in the EU Information System: what it contains, the geolocation file, reference numbers, and filing from EUDRplot.
- EUDR supplier onboardingOnboard EUDR suppliers with one link each: no account needed, files in any format checked and fixed in their browser, declarations and documents collected.
- EUDR traceabilityEUDR traceability means linking every product to the plots it was produced on. Keep supplier, plot, product and statement linked, and catch overlaps and gaps.
- EUDR geolocationEUDR geolocation in plain terms: latitude and longitude of every plot, polygons above four hectares, WGS 84 with six decimals, GeoJSON for the Information System.
- EUDR plot mappingMapping plots for the EUDR: phone GPS, Google Earth, shapefiles or spreadsheets, when a point is enough, and how to turn field data into a file the system accepts.
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