EUDR for the timber sector
Importers of timber, panels, furniture, flooring, paper and pulp: trace the origin of your raw material and manage your statements without spreadsheets.
Products affected
- Raw and sawn timber
- Panels and plywood
- Furniture and joinery
- Paper, board and pulp
What information you need
- Suppliers and forest plots/holdings of origin
- Geolocation of the harvesting areas
- Batches, species and their link to origin
- Legality documents (harvesting permits)
Timber has the most affected codes and is the only sector with prior experience: since 2013 the EU Timber Regulation (995/2010) has required due diligence on legality. The EUDR replaces it and asks for more: besides being legal, the wood has to come from forest that was not deforested or degraded after 31 December 2020, and the harvest area has to be geolocated.
An example: an importer in Antwerp bringing in ipe decking (Handroanthus spp.) from Pará (Brazil) files a DDS with the scientific name of the species, net mass, volume and the polygon of the harvest area. If the sawmill mixes logs from several harvest permits, all of them have to be in the statement.
CN codes in scope
| CN code | Product |
|---|---|
| 44 | Chapter 44: wood in the rough, sawn wood, veneer, panels, plywood, flooring, joinery, packaging and articles of wood |
| 47 | Chapter 47: pulp of wood and other fibrous cellulosic material |
| 48 | Chapter 48: paper and paperboard and articles thereof |
| 9403 | Wooden furniture (wood subheadings of 9403) |
Annex I also lists seats with wooden frames (9401) and prefabricated wooden buildings (9406). Printed products in Chapter 49 (books, newspapers) left the scope with Regulation (EU) 2025/2650, and bamboo and rattan do not count as wood. Packaging used only to protect another good is out; if the pallet is what you sell, it is in.
Check another codeWhat to ask your supplier
Species with scientific name
For timber the DDS requires the common name and the full scientific name (Annex II). "Oak" is not enough: you need Quercus robur or Quercus alba, because risk changes with species and country.
Harvest area
The polygon of the felling area or forest management unit, not the sawmill address. Forest plots are almost always above 4 ha, so they go in as polygons.
Harvest permit and transport documents
The licence or harvest plan and the transport documents issued at origin. In Brazil, for example, the DOF (Documento de Origem Florestal) that travels with native timber.
The chain from felling to invoice
Panels and furniture pass through several factories. Ask the manufacturer which raw-material lots your order comes from and the DDS or origin data for each.
Felling date
The date or period of harvest. It is used to check it falls after the cut-off date and to cross-check it with the permit.
Deadlines
- Every company importing products that were already in the EUTR annex (most timber, panels, pulp, paper and 9403 furniture), micro and small ones included. For these products there is no extension to 2027.
- Micro and small enterprises, only for wood products that were not under the EUTR (for example wooden seats in 9401).
Dates under Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 as amended by Regulation (EU) 2025/2650.
Frequently asked questions
I already comply with the EUTR. What is missing?
Geolocation of the harvest area, checking there was no deforestation or forest degradation after 31-12-2020, and filing the DDS in TRACES before customs clearance. Under the EUTR it was enough to keep your due diligence system on file.
Is furniture I import from Vietnam in scope?
If it is wooden and its code is in Annex I (wooden 9403, 9401 with a wooden frame), yes. The origin that counts is where the wood was felled, not where the furniture was made: a piece assembled in Vietnam from Thai rubberwood needs the geolocation of the Thai plantations.
Paper and board too?
Yes, Chapters 47 (pulp) and 48 (paper and board) are in Annex I. Printed books and newspapers (Chapter 49) left the scope with the December 2025 amendment.
What about recycled wood?
Products made entirely from material that has completed its lifecycle and would otherwise have been discarded as waste are out of scope. If you mix recycled and virgin wood, the virgin part is in.
What do I do with a wooden pallet?
If the pallet only carries another good, it is out. If you import it to sell as a product (heading 4415), it is in and needs its own DDS.
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