EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR)

Operators placing covered products on the EU market or exporting them must collect geolocation of production plots, confirm production was deforestation-free after December 31, 2020 and legal, and submit a due diligence statement before customs release. After the 2025 amendment, main obligations apply from December 30, 2026 for large and medium operators and June 30, 2027 for micro and small ones. Penalties include maximum fines of at least 4 percent of EU turnover and confiscation of products.

EUDR will reach many products in fulfillment centers, including furniture, paper goods, leather, chocolate, coffee and tires, so EU-bound inventory needs traceability data by December 30, 2026. A brand importing wooden furniture into an EU 3PL warehouse must hold geolocation data for the timber and file a due diligence statement, or customs will not release the goods. Packaging used only to protect other products is excluded, but pallets or boxes sold as products in their own right are covered.

• Lacey Act1900, amended 2008 · US ban on illegally sourced wildlife, plants and wood
• Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD)2024, applies from 2029 · EU directive on corporate human rights due diligence
• Union Customs Code (UCC)2013, applied 2016 · EU's core customs law for imports, exports and transit

1. European Commission: Regulation on deforestation-free products environment.ec.europa.eu
2. Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 (EUR-Lex) eur-lex.europa.eu
3. EU Access2Markets: Delay until December 2026 and other EUDR developments trade.ec.europa.eu