EUDR compliance: what we supply, and what it means for you
The timeline
Regulation (EU) 2023/1115, known as the EUDR, prohibits placing seven commodities on the EU market — cocoa, coffee, soy, palm oil, timber, cattle and rubber — together with their derived products, where they originate from land deforested after 31 December 2020.
Regulation (EU) 2025/2650, published on 23 December 2025, set the applicable deadlines:
- 30 December 2026 — large and medium-sized companies
- 30 June 2027 — micro and small companies
What the law requires of you
As the importer, you are the operator placing the product on the EU market. The due diligence statement is your obligation, and it cannot be transferred to your supplier. For every lot, you must be able to demonstrate:
- geographic identification of the plots of production,
- absence of deforestation on those plots after 31 December 2020,
- legality of production under Ivorian law — land tenure, environment, labour rights,
- documented risk assessment and mitigation.
What we hand you, before shipment
| Item | Format | When |
|---|---|---|
| Plot coordinates | GPS points (< 4 ha) or polygons (≥ 4 ha), GeoJSON file | On lot confirmation |
| Deforestation analysis | Satellite cross-check report, post-31/12/2020 | On lot confirmation |
| Proof of legality | Cooperative registration, export authorisations | On lot confirmation |
| Chain of custody | Cooperative → warehouse → container | At stuffing |
| Lot certificates | ECOCERT, Fairtrade, GLOBALG.A.P. as applicable | At shipment |
The data comes to you in a format you can use directly to file your statement in the EU Information System.
Why Côte d’Ivoire is well placed
The Ivorian cocoa sector began registering farm plots well before the Regulation came into force, through the Conseil du Café-Cacao national farmer identification programme. An exporter sourcing through that system already holds most of the data Brussels requires.
Where we stand
We would rather put it plainly: EUDR compliance is not a badge you display, it is an obligation of result on every single lot. So we write it into the sourcing contract, ahead of the harvest, rather than treating it as a catch-up audit after loading.
Our other commodities fall outside the Regulation. Raw cashew nuts and fishery products are not in scope and therefore require no due diligence statement on import.
