EUDR guides for importers
What you need to know to file EUDR statements, with the articles of the regulation alongside. Written by Juan Cantón, who is connecting Sourevo to the TRACES API.
What is the EUDR and who does it apply to
The EU Deforestation Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 explained part by part: which products it covers, who submits the due diligence statement and who only keeps reference numbers.
Read the guideHow to submit a due diligence statement (DDS) in TRACES
Step by step guide to submitting the EUDR DDS in TRACES NT: registration with EU Login, the data it asks for, the GeoJSON file, common errors and what to do with the reference number at customs.
Read the guideEUDR geolocation: when a point is enough and when you need a polygon
The EUDR 4-hectare rule (Art. 2(28) and 9(1)(d)), the six decimal places, the case of cattle and the errors that make TRACES reject a GeoJSON file.
Read the guideEUDR deadlines: 2026 and 2027
When the EUDR applies after the amendment by Regulation (EU) 2025/2650: 30 December 2026 and 30 June 2027, the wood exception and the products that come into scope on 30 December 2027.
Read the guideEUDR penalties in Spain: who enforces and what is at stake
Who enforces the EUDR in Spain (MITECO, the autonomous communities and customs), what penalties Article 25 of the Regulation sets and what the checks look like.
Read the guideEUDR for freight forwarders and customs agents: the authorised representative
How a freight forwarder or customs agent can submit EUDR DDSs on behalf of its clients: the authorised representative under Article 6, the mandate, how it works in TRACES and what liability it takes on.
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