Risk analysis, traceability and DDSAll on one enterprise platform.
EUDR compliance is not only regulation — it is end-to-end operations. Bring data collection, geolocation, risk and declarations together in one enterprise platform.
EUDR Third Edition: 30 Dec 2026 (medium/large + micro/small under EUTR) · 30 Jun 2027 (other micro/small)
7
EUDR commodities in scope
19
Risk categories — land + social
Parcel
Level geolocation
DDS
End-to-end declaration workflow
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02 · Why EUDR exists
A corporate framework to fix structural problems.
EUDR pulls decades of fragmented compliance, missing transparency and the climate crisis under one regulatory roof. Four structural issues explain why the Regulation took shape so decisively.
01
Fragmented certification
Five to ten different standards for one product
From coffee to timber, multiple certification schemes run in parallel. Compliance cost rises and ownership of the process fragments.
10+
distinct schemes
4–7
process layers
02
Manual paperwork load
File-based documentation
Separate document packs per supplier, mixed formats and chasing by email. Data quality falls and reporting timelines stretch.
~35%
typical data-quality gap
×3
longer reporting cycles
03
Weak visibility
Origin hard to trace
In multi-tier supply chains, the parcel behind a commodity is often unknown. Traceability barely exists.
15–30%
illegal timber (estimate)
6M+
unregistered cocoa farms
04
Forest loss
420 million hectares in three decades
Since 1990 the world has lost forest area on the order of Libya’s land area. Most of that loss is linked to agricultural expansion.
420M ha
global area lost
~80%
from agriculture
Cumulative impact
In answer to those structural gaps, EUDR makes deforestation-free supply a legal obligation.
EUDR reaches every link in the supply chain, regardless of size.
From micro and small enterprises to large operators; producer, exporter and importer roles are all in scope. The depth of obligations varies with scale.
Scale
Selected segment: Medium & large enterprises — compliance date 30 December 2026.
Role
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Producer / exporter
The party that produces the raw material and moves it across borders. They must evidence origin and legality; even if a non-EU person places the product on the market abroad, the Union-established operator that first places it on the Union market is typically the operator in scope.
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Operator / trader
The natural or legal person established in the Union that first places the product on the Union market is the EUDR operator (including where production is in a third country). DDS submission, due diligence and source verification attach to this role.
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Importer / buyer
The party purchasing within the EU supply chain. They demand evidence, DDS references and traceability visibility; downstream verification duties may also apply.
EUDR is the regulation; ERWAY is the operational layer.
A five-step flow from regulation to declaration and sharing. At each step ERWAY collapses scattered work into one screen.
Process roadmap
01
Regulation
02
Company
03
Supplier
04
Risk analysis
05
Declaration & sharing
At the centre: the EU regulation sets the frame, the company collects data, the supplier confirms origin, ERWAY runs risk analysis and prepares the declaration — and the buyer reaches an authorised view.
Process roadmap
01 — RegulationEuropean Union
The EU and EUDR framework applies
The European Union sets deforestation-free, legality and declaration obligations for commodities placed on the internal market.
Scope: seven commodities and derivatives
Cut-off: deforestation after 31 December 2020
Legality and human rights compliance required
EUDR Third Edition timeline: medium/large operators and micro/small operators already under EUTR — 30 Dec 2026; other micro/small — 30 Jun 2027
02 — CompanyCompany / exporter
The exporter / operator starts the process
The company collects geospatial data and supplier information for raw materials. Company profile and authorisations are defined in ERWAY.
Company details are registered in ERWAY
If the supplier agrees, a supplier user account is created
Otherwise data is entered manually
DDS obligations are assessed
03 — SupplierSupplier
Source and location data are collected
The supplier enters corporate identity and parcel / polygon data for the plots where the raw material was produced.
Supplier company identity
Plot / parcel / polygon coordinates
Harvest, batch and quantity information
Raw material is mapped to its origin
04 — Risk analysisERWAY platform
The ERWAY risk engine runs
Evidence-based, multi-category risk analysis is performed on geolocation and supplier data.
Satellite-based deforestation screening
Social and human rights risk analysis
Evidence pack and reporting
Parcel-level scoring
05 — Declaration & sharingBuyer / importer
The DDS is prepared and shared with stakeholders
Where customs clearance applies, a DDS is submitted; otherwise evidence and traceability are shared with the buyer.
First operator: DDS in the EU system; downstream operators retain and pass the upstream DDS reference
Customs reference number obtained and verified along the chain
Authorised view for the customer
Evidence pack and traceability sharing
One platform
End-to-end ownership where five roles meet in the same operation.
Parcel level
Geolocation and evidence chains by polygon / plot.
DDS-ready
One-click filing to the EU system and customs reference generation.
From raw-material source to buyer — a digital chain of evidence.
EUDR expects evidence-backed answers to who–where–what at every link. ERWAY manages the full chain from supplier identity to the customs declaration as one whole.
Chain of CustodyStep 1 / 5
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Source / producer
The farm, plantation or forest area where the raw material was produced.
Data to collect
Legal name
Tax identifier
Address and contact
Activity scope
01
Who–where–what
The EU wants the source of the commodity, plot boundaries and the production chain on evidence, not thin paperwork — live data instead.
02
Unified, not fragmented
Plot → raw material → production → export is managed in one context. Data gaps disappear.
03
Audit-ready proof
For each link, date, source, authorisation and the document chain are recorded automatically.
Outcome: Which parcel a coffee bean came from, through which supplier, to which buyer — becomes traceable from a single screen.
Not a simple yes/no — layered, evidence-led analysis.
ERWAY’s risk engine has two major layers: satellite-based environmental screening and ESG-grade social conformance. Both are scored at parcel level and produce audit-ready evidence.
parcel_industrial-agri.tif · 2020 → 2025
Satellite analysis
Before 2020After 2025
ΔForest: −18.4 ha·Confidence 96.2%
Critical3/11
Industrial plantation expansion
Spread of plantations such as palm and soy into forest areas.
11 categories
EU inspection framework
Risk-based checks under the Regulation
Inspections verify operator and trader compliance and product conformity; they are risk-based and may generally be unannounced.
Low-risk countries
At least 1%
Operator checks (scaling per official text)
Standard risk profile
At least 3%
Operators inspected
High-risk countries
At least 9%
Operators and products inspected
Risk criteria
Product type and supply-chain complexity
Country risk and infringement history
Substitution risk
Inspection tools
Review of the due diligence system
Product conformity
On-site inspection, DNA / chemical analysis
Satellite data (e.g. Copernicus)
Every risk category is scored at parcel level; outputs feed EU inspections and the DDS automatically.
HS headings aligned with the EU Combined Nomenclature (CN) are listed with concise English descriptions. Cards summarise; click for a plain, scannable code table.
Scope
All seven commodities and related CN lines (partial coverage marked “ex”) map to product–code links in ERWAY.
A Due Diligence Statement (DDS) is the filing operators submit to the competent authority before placing EUDR commodities on the EU internal market. Under the EUDR Third Edition, the operator that first places the product on the market is primarily responsible for the DDS; downstream operators usually retain and pass through the upstream DDS reference. See the legal framework section on this page for a fuller summary.
Decision tree
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Are you the party clearing the product through EU customs?
Start
Answer the customs question first.
The DDS obligation sits with the operator that first places the product on the EU internal market. Answer the questions to see how your role fits.
How ERWAY helps
Surfaces the right workflow for your role
Separates operator vs. producer scenarios
Builds an evidence pack in every path
Note. Under the EUDR Third Edition’s “first operator” model, the DDS obligation rests primarily with whoever first places the product on the EU internal market. Downstream, retaining and passing the upstream DDS reference is often enough instead of a second DDS. As a producer or supplier, preparing the evidence pack remains a commercial necessity.
EUDR: background, definitions and selected articles
This summary compiles the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) for a business-oriented read. Updates under the EUDR Third Edition are outlined in the first panel. For binding obligations, rely on the consolidated official text and qualified advisers.
Base regulation: (EU) 2023/1115. Third Edition amendments and definitive dates must be verified against EUR-Lex / Official Journal.
How to read this. The sage-tinted badge is a short topic / article label; the larger line below is the headline summary. Click to expand the detail.
The Third Edition keeps the regulation’s core: products placed on the EU market must not come from land deforested or degraded after 31 December 2020, and must comply with the production country’s relevant laws. New elements cluster mainly under four headings.
Application timeline: mandatory compliance dates were generally deferred by about one year to give operators more time. Medium and large operators face 30 December 2026. Micro and small operators receive an additional six-month transition, with a final date of 30 June 2027. By contrast, micro and small operators already subject to the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR) must comply with EUDR from 30 December 2026.
Due diligence and DDS: the “first operator” logic is reinforced — the operator that first places the product on the Union market bears the DDS obligation. Downstream operators and traders need not file a second DDS; they must retain and pass through the upstream DDS reference number, reducing duplicate work. Micro/small non-SME primary operators in low-risk countries may, where conditions are met, use a one-off simplified statement as an alternative to the standard DDS process (details follow the official text).
Scope: certain printed products deemed low deforestation risk (e.g. books, newspapers, printed pictures) are carved out. The core commodity list is unchanged: cattle, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, rubber, soy, wood and derivatives.
Simplification review: by 30 April 2026 the European Commission must publish a report assessing EUDR’s administrative burden, especially on small enterprises, and may propose further revisions.
Two layers of impact: direct sanctions and indirect commercial pressure.
EUDR enforcement is not limited to administrative fines. Trading relationships, contractual duties and market trust are affected too. ERWAY provides a preventive framework for both layers.
Administrative and legal
A · Direct sanctions
Market and relational
B · Indirect commercial impact
Prevention with ERWAY
Risk analysis is not only a compliance duty — it is a commercial advantage.
Risk analyses, evidence packs and traceability flows can be shared with buyers and authorised stakeholders through a live, secure view.
portal.erway.io / buyer-view
Live
Buyer
B
Berlin GmbH
Hamburg · DE · Authorised access
Shared parcels
3 suppliers · 12 parcels
DDS reference
DDS-2026-TR-0041
Verified · 18 Apr 2026
Risk score · by parcel
92 / 100
Low risk
Critical
0
High
1
Clear
11
Access: 3 users · role-based
v2026.4 · secure link
Controlled transparency
The buyer sees a live view only of the parcels, batches and risk analyses you open to them.
Permission-based access
Define who accesses which data, and for how long, at role level.
Evidence-backed sharing
Risk scores travel with satellite imagery and a document chain — not as a number alone.
Grow buyer confidence
EUDR readiness helps suppliers stand out and turns relationships into negotiating strength.
Sharing aligned with GDPR
Personal and commercially sensitive data shown in a customer view must be designed with purpose limitation, retention limits and lawful processing. ERWAY supports data minimisation through role-based access.
