The EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR — EU 2023/1115) was further postponed and simplified by Regulation (EU) 2025/2650, published in the Official Journal on 23 December 2025 and in force from 26 December 2025. Under the amended regulation, the core EUDR obligations generally apply from 30 December 2026, and for natural persons and micro or small enterprises established as such by 31 December 2024, the relevant provisions apply from 30 June 2027. If you sell cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber, soya, or wood (plus derived products: leather goods, chocolate, furniture, paper, tires, books), your obligations begin once your applicable date arrives. National penalty regimes must allow for fines whose maximum is at least 4% of annual Union-wide turnover. Italian leather goods (Tuscany), furniture (Brianza), coffee roasters, and paper/packaging SMEs have a meaningful preparation runway — and the geolocation and traceability data you collect for EUDR is exactly the data a Digital Product Passport needs. Deply turns your EUDR groundwork into a DPP-ready data foundation.
What is this regulation?
EUDR prohibits placing on the EU market products derived from land deforested or degraded after December 31, 2020. Affected commodities are cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber, soya, and wood — plus a wide list of derived products identified by customs codes (leather, chocolate, furniture, paper, tires, printed books, cosmetics with palm oil, and many more). Operators must collect geolocation coordinates (typically polygon data) for the plot of land where the commodity was produced and submit a Due Diligence Statement (DDS) through the EU Information System before each EU shipment.
Who must comply?
Every operator (first to place commodity on EU market) and trader (downstream seller) dealing in covered commodities and products. The EUDR applies regardless of volume — a single shipment triggers DDS obligations. SME threshold: fewer than 50 employees and under €10 million turnover classifies you as micro or small. Under Regulation (EU) 2025/2650, natural persons and micro or small enterprises established as such by 31 December 2024 apply the relevant provisions from 30 June 2027, while core obligations for larger operators apply from 30 December 2026.
How this impacts your business
If you are an Italian leather artisan buying EU-imported hides, a small coffee roaster in Trieste, or a furniture maker sourcing Italian or imported wood — once your enterprise falls within the applicable EUDR scope (30 December 2026 for most operators, 30 June 2027 for qualifying micro and small enterprises), you must trace every batch back to its production plot with geolocation coordinates and submit a DDS before every EU shipment. Missing data from upstream suppliers is the most common compliance failure. Non-compliance risks include product seizure, fines whose maximum under national penalty regimes must be at least 4% of annual Union-wide turnover, and — perhaps more damaging — loss of ability to export within the EU.
How Deply helps
EUDR geolocation polygons, supplier DDS data, and compliance documents are structured product-level data — exactly what a Digital Product Passport captures. Deply collects EUDR data from your suppliers, validates against the EU Information System, and makes the same data available for your DPP, ESPR traceability, and CSRD Scope 3 disclosures. One compliance moment (EUDR) becomes the foundation for three more (ESPR, CSRD, ESRS).
Frequently asked questions
As a small Italian leather SME, when do I need to file DDS?
Can I reuse DDS geolocation data in my Digital Product Passport?
What happens if my supplier cannot provide geolocation polygons?
Official sources
- Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 — EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR)
- Regulation (EU) 2025/2650 — amending EUDR (postponement and simplification)
- European Commission — EUDR implementation & TRACES
This page provides general information and does not constitute legal advice. Regulatory obligations depend on sector, product category, and jurisdiction.
Last updated: April 2026
