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Reviewed 31 August 2026 · next review 30 November 2026

Which EUDR date applies to you?

Three questions, one date. Answers stay in your browser: nothing is transmitted, logged or stored.

Last updated · Written and reviewed by Jonatan Tensetti · Tensetti Tools

Do you handle any of the seven commodities or products derived from them?

Cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber, soya, wood — including leather, paper, packaging, tyres and furniture.

Company size

Micro and small are defined by the EU accounting directive thresholds for staff, turnover and balance sheet.

Were you already covered by the EU Timber Regulation?

Only relevant for micro and small enterprises.

Answer the first two questions to see the date that applies.

What the date does and does not mean

The application date is when the obligations bite, not when preparation should start. The work that determines whether you make the date is upstream: identifying in-scope product lines, settling your role per line, and getting plot-level data from suppliers who may need a season to produce it.

The date also does not tell you whether you file anything. Downstream operators and traders generally do not submit their own statements under the December 2025 simplifications; they keep supplier and buyer information for at least five years, and the first downstream actor retains the upstream reference. Check your role.

A realistic countdown for a 30 December 2026 date

  1. Scope list from customs codes, with a dated decision record.
  2. Role per product line, including the lines where you hold two roles.
  3. Supplier data request sent, with named fields and a format.
  4. First dry run of a statement on one line, using real data.
  5. Retention and reference storage arranged before volume starts.

This checker is a preparation aid based on published application dates. It is not legal advice and does not determine your obligations.

Primary sources

Reviewed 31 August 2026. Always confirm against the current official text.

  • Regulation on deforestation-free products — implementation overview — European Commission. Current application dates, implementation overview and links to Commission resources.
  • Commission update on product scope and implementation tools — European Commission. 13 July 2026 Commission update on proposed product-scope changes, the Information System, simplified declarations and the revised operating model. Product-scope changes described there must be checked against the delegated act's current legal status before being treated as effective.
  • Regulation (EU) 2025/2650 — EUR-Lex. In-force December 2025 amendment covering revised operator/trader obligations, application-date provisions, the micro/small primary-operator route and removal of the former Annex I Chapter 49 printed-products entry.
  • EUDR Information System resources — European Commission. Official implementation page linking the current Information System and related technical resources.
  • Consolidated Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 — EUR-Lex. Current consolidated text at the 31 August 2026 review date. Use it for the in-force Annex I baseline and verify whether EUR-Lex has published a later consolidation before making a material decision.
  • FAQ on EUDR implementation — European Commission. Commission implementation FAQ page refreshed in August 2026 and available in EU languages.
  • Commission Delegated Regulation C(2026)4920 — Annex I amendment — EUR-Lex / European Commission. Adopted by the Commission on 13 July 2026. At the 31 August 2026 review date EUR-Lex still displayed an unnumbered delegated regulation rather than a published Official Journal act. Track this source for status changes before applying its proposed Annex I additions, removals and technical exclusions.
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This is a self-service readiness and documentation tool based on the information you provide and the sources listed for assessment version 1.0.0. It is not legal advice, an audit, certification, conformity assessment or an official filing. It does not submit a due diligence statement, validate Annex I classification or geolocation, certify deforestation-free status or determine negligible risk. Verify material decisions with the relevant authority or a qualified adviser.