The EUDR now applies from 30 December 2026 for large and medium operators and traders, and from 30 June 2027 for micro and small operators outside the timber sector. These dates were set by the amending Regulation (EU) 2025/2650. The Commission published a simplification review in May 2026 and kept the December 2026 date.
This page lists every key date and is updated when the rules change. For our own progress, see our EUDR status.
Key dates
| Date | What happened or happens |
|---|---|
| 31 December 2020 | Cut-off date. Land deforested after this date cannot supply EU-bound products |
| 29 June 2023 | Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 enters into force |
| 23 December 2024 | Regulation (EU) 2024/3234 delays application by 12 months |
| 22 May 2025 | First country risk classification adopted (Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1093) |
| December 2025 | Regulation (EU) 2025/2650 delays application again and simplifies some obligations |
| 4 May 2026 | Commission publishes its simplification review, guidance and FAQs |
| 30 December 2026 | Application for large and medium operators and traders |
| 30 June 2027 | Application for micro and small operators (outside timber) |
What the 2025 amendment changed
The December 2025 amendment did more than move the dates. Its main changes were to:
- Give operators another year to prepare
- Reduce duties for downstream operators and traders who buy products already covered by a due diligence statement
- Introduce a simpler declaration for micro and small primary operators in low risk countries
- Require the Commission to review the regulation's impact and burden by April 2026
What did not change
- The cut-off date of 31 December 2020
- The commodities: cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber, soya and wood
- The need for plot geolocation and legality evidence
- The due diligence statement that the first operator files before placing products on the EU market
In other words, the work your suppliers must do at origin is the same. Only the deadline and some downstream paperwork moved.
What the May 2026 review package included
Alongside the review, the Commission published updated guidance and FAQs, a draft delegated act on product scope and an updated implementing act on the information system. It said it would not reopen the regulation's text, so the December 2026 date stands.
Check the delegated act on scope if you handle derived products, because it can add or remove HS codes.
What importers should do now
- Map your products to Annex I. Confirm which HS codes you import are in scope. See HS codes for palm oil and natural rubber.
- Confirm your role. Are you the operator placing the product on the market, or a downstream buyer?
- Ask suppliers for a sample data package now. Test it in your system before the deadline, not after.
- Check country risk. See EUDR country benchmarking and Liberia.
- Write EUDR into contracts. Specify the data the seller must provide, in what format and when.
- Register in the EU information system and run a test statement.
For commodity-specific steps, see EUDR due diligence for palm oil and EUDR due diligence for rubber.
Why the delays should not change your plans
Each delay has come close to the deadline. Buyers who waited have found that suppliers with good data are already committed. Building traceability at origin takes a full crop cycle or more. The safest assumption is that 30 December 2026 holds, and that your first EU-bound contracts for 2027 need complete data packages.
We update this page when the rules change. Last checked against official sources on the date shown above.