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    EUDR compliance, from polygon to filed DDS.

    Farm to filing, on one data layer.

    Collect farm polygons, verify deforestation and legality risk, link plots to shipments, and submit your Due Diligence Statement straight to the EU Information System. Keep shipments moving by clearing risk before goods reach the EU.

    Reviewed against current EU guidance: 12 August 2026
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    What is the EUDR

    From 30 December 2026 the EU Deforestation Regulation requires operators placing rubber, palm oil, cocoa, coffee, soy, wood and cattle products on the EU market, or exporting them from it, to prove they are deforestation-free and legally produced, with geolocation of the plots of production and a Due Diligence Statement lodged in the EU Information System before placement. Downstream operators and traders must keep the corresponding DDS references, and non-SMEs among them must register in the system.

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    Applies to large and medium operators:
    30 December 2026
    Regulatory tracker

    What changed, and what it means for rubber.

    We track the Official Journal, TRACES notices, Commission FAQ revisions and national competent authority guidance, and update this list within 48 hours of a movement. Not a summary of the news, the specific effect on your DDS fields, polygon requirements and filing timing, with the instrument cited so you can read it yourself.

    17 Jul 2026
    Reaction
    Annex I narrows for rubber, and the Information System rules are already law

    The Commission's delegated act of 13 July 2026, C(2026) 4920, deletes conveyor and transmission belts, 4010, and other articles of vulcanised rubber, 4016, and replaces ex 4012 with ex 4012 90 30, so a finished retreaded tyre falls out of scope while the new rubber tread applied during retreading stays in. New pneumatic tyres, 4011, are untouched. The act also adds soluble coffee, certain palm oil derivatives and frozen cattle tongues from 30 December 2027. Note the difference in status: Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1565 was published on 14 July and entered into force on 17 July, though one provision applies only from 15 October 2026, while the Annex I delegated act has no OJ number yet and is under Parliament and Council scrutiny until 13 September 2026, extendable by two months. Treat the product list as the working baseline, not the final one.

    open_in_newCommission delegated act C(2026) 4920 on product scope and Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1565, 13 July 2026
    5 Jun 2026
    Interpretation
    Dry runs: what Belgian, French, Dutch and German authorities found

    Belgium's and France's competent authorities ran a joint preparedness exercise with a Belgian coffee operator, written up by the European Forest Institute in January 2026. The Dutch NVWA published separate pilot inspection findings in August 2025 and Germany's BLE shared deficiency findings in September 2025. The common thread: authorities test the specific shipments they select and expect evidence tied to those shipments, not a general due diligence system. Holding the documents is not enough, NVWA found firms with complete paperwork that had never carried out or recorded the risk assessment and mitigation steps.

    open_in_newDue diligence in practice: Insights from EUDR preparedness exercise in the coffee sector, European Forest Institute
    4 May 2026
    Interpretation
    Guidance, third edition: what a risk-proportionate legality check looks like

    The 4 May simplification package, COM(2026) 191 final, came with updated guidance and FAQ version 5. The third edition of the Guidance Document was then formally adopted on 13 July 2026. It endorses a two-step approach to legality evidence: an initial examination of the information available to the operator, including publicly available reports and country classifications, then in-depth collection only where that examination shows a higher rather than negligible risk of non-compliance with Article 3(b).

    open_in_newEUDR Guidance Document and FAQs, European Commission
    Maintained
    Anchor
    EUDR requirements for natural rubber

    The reference page, updated in place as the regulation moves. This page is that reference. Article-by-article coverage sits below.

    How it works

    From farm polygon to filed DDS, in four steps.

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    Capture polygons
    GPS plot polygons with production dates, captured in the field online or offline with AgriTrace.
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    Assess risk
    Every plot scored against deforestation and country-risk datasets using satellite layers.
    03
    Link plots to shipments
    Every shipment tied to the plots that feed it with a Traceability Reference Number.
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    File the DDS
    The Due Diligence Statement is generated and submitted to the EU Information System by ConnectHub, with the reference returned before placement.
    EUDR, article by article

    How we operationalise EUDR, article by article.

    ArticleWhat it requiresAgridence productHow it’s addressed
    Art. 3Prohibition on placing, making available or exporting unless deforestation-free, legally produced, and covered by a DDS or simplified declarationConnectHub, PMDRisk verdicts flag non-compliant volumes and the DDS confirms compliance before market placement
    Art. 4DDS submitted before each placing on the market or export, stating the quantity covered by that statement, Annex IIConnectHubGenerates the DDS with the quantity declaration and submits it to the EU Information System, returning the reference before placement
    Art. 5Downstream operators and traders keep supplier and customer details plus upstream DDS references for five years, without filing their own. Non-SMEs must also register in the Information SystemConnectHubLooks up, validates and retains upstream DDS references, with no separate filing where none is required
    Art. 8Due diligence procedure: information, risk assessment, mitigationSupplier Portal, PMD, ConnectHubCollects supply chain information, then assesses and tracks risk and mitigation
    Art. 9Geolocation of all plots of production, or cattle establishments, with date of production. Polygons required above four hectares, a six-decimal point suffices at or belowAgriTrace, First MileCaptures plot polygons and production dates at the first mile, including offline
    Art. 10Risk assessment: country, supply chain and deforestation riskPMD, ConnectHubScores country, supply chain and deforestation risk against satellite and geospatial layers
    Art. 11Risk mitigation: additional information, surveys, auditsSupplier Portal, PMD, Field ServicesGathers extra information and surveys, tracks mitigation, and supports field audits
    Art. 12Due diligence system reviewed annually, five years of records, plus annual public reporting for non-SME operatorsConnectHubRetains due diligence records for five years, audit ready
    Art. 16, 18, 19Competent authority checks, with operators required to grant access to premises, documentation and records, Art. 4.6ConnectHubOpens auditor access through an auditor view, audit pack exports and API
    Who it’s for

    A path for every operator size.

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    For micro and small operators
    Micro and small undertakings established as such by 31 December 2024 have until 30 June 2027, and micro or small primary operators can file a one-time simplified declaration instead of a full DDS. Medium-sized operators follow the 30 December 2026 date.
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    For retailers and brand owners
    File your own DDS with shipment-level proof from suppliers, reusing the due diligence work already done upstream.
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    Playbook

    The EUDR Compliance Playbook

    A step-by-step guide to filing Due Diligence Statements from farm-level data, with the risk checks and geolocation rules that clear goods before they reach the EU.

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