EUDR guide for importers
EUDR for the rubber sector
Natural rubber importers and new-tyre makers: solve supplier traceability and due diligence.
Natural rubber comes mostly from Southeast Asia and West Africa, from small plantations that sell latex or cup lump to middlemen. Before it reaches a tyre factory it goes through processing plants that blend rubber from hundreds of growers. The geolocation the EUDR asks for is that of those plantations.
If you import natural rubber in bales (TSR 20 from Thailand, for example), the DDS is yours. If you import new tyres made outside the EU, it is yours too: you need the origin of the natural rubber in them, not just factory data.
Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam and Côte d'Ivoire are among the largest producers. In all of them most rubber comes from smallholders with a few hectares, so a DDS for a single container can need hundreds of points. What takes time is not the file format but reaching each plantation through the middlemen.
Products affected
- Natural rubber
- Unvulcanised rubber
- New tyres
- Inner tubes and treads
What information you need
- Suppliers and plantations of origin
- Geolocation of the plots
- Batches linked to origin
- Evidence of legality
CN codes in scope
| CN code | Product |
|---|---|
| 4001 | Natural rubber, balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and similar natural gums, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip |
| 4005 | Compounded rubber, unvulcanised, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip |
| 4011 | New pneumatic tyres, of rubber |
| 4013 | Inner tubes, of rubber |
Annex I covers other natural rubber articles too: compounded unvulcanised rubber, inner tubes and new treads. Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/2102 removed conveyor and transmission belts, several vulcanised rubber articles and the used casing of retreaded tyres (the new tread stays in). Check your subheading before assuming anything.
What to ask your supplier
- Plantations of origin. A point or polygon for every plantation that delivered latex to the lot. Most rubber plots are small and go in as points, but you have to reach them, not stop at the middleman.
- Processing plant and lot. Which factory produced the bales and which latex deliveries went into that production lot.
- For tyres: bill of materials. The manufacturer has to tell you which natural rubber lots the tyres in your order come from, and the origin data for each.
- Legality. Land rights and environmental and labour law in the country of production.
- Production period. Tapping is continuous, so you declare a date range: when the latex that went into that lot of bales was collected.
Deadlines
| December 30, 2026 | Large and medium-sized companies importing rubber or new tyres, plus all downstream operators and traders. |
| June 30, 2027 | Micro and small enterprises (and natural persons). |
Dates under Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 as amended by Regulation (EU) 2025/2650.
Frequently asked questions
Are retreaded tyres in scope?
Since 18-9-2026 only the new tread. The used casing left the scope with Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/2102.
What about synthetic rubber?
No. The EUDR only covers natural rubber (Hevea brasiliensis). A product made only from synthetic rubber is not affected; for blends, it depends on the CN code.
I import tyres from Asia for distribution. What do I need?
You file the DDS as importer, with the plantation geolocation of the natural rubber in them. In practice the manufacturer has to provide it; without it there is no valid DDS.
Is there a format for sending coordinates?
TRACES takes GeoJSON with points and polygons. Points and vertices need latitude and longitude with at least six decimal places.
I buy tyres from an EU distributor. Do I file a DDS?
No. The importer filed it. You are a trader or downstream operator: you keep the reference numbers the distributor gives you for 5 years and, if you are not an SME, register in the information system.