EUDR Due Diligence Toolkit
A sourcing and trade-compliance playbook for operators and traders placing cattle, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, rubber, soya or wood products on the EU market.
The playbook is typically around 65 files in 13 numbered folders, with a README that maps every file. Excel workbooks are about 60 percent and PDF guides about 40 percent. Exact file names and the mix inside each folder vary with your role and situation.
The playbook is prepared by Gerard Blokdyk for your role and situation after you buy. Access is within 24 hours. The purchase is one time and carries a 30-day refund.
What you get
13 numbered folders and a README that maps every file, prepared for your role and situation. It is a playbook, not training, and it does not include a certificate.
Who it is for
For sourcing, procurement and trade-compliance teams that must collect plot data, assess risk and file the due diligence statement.
The 12 areas
Area 1. Scope and commodities
- Classify every product line against Annex I
- Check the 2026 amendments
- Identify the operator or trader role
- Map the supply chain
Area 2. Deforestation-free and legal
- Show the product is deforestation-free
- Show the production is legal
- Record the production dates
- Geolocate every plot or establishment
Area 3. Due diligence statement
- Submit the statement before placing or exporting
- Keep the reference number
- Retain the statement for five years
- Communicate the reference to downstream operators and traders further down the supply chain (Article 4(7))
Area 4. Three-step due diligence
- Collect the Article 9 information
- Assess the risk of non-compliance
- Mitigate non-negligible risk before placing
- Keep the three-step record for five years
Area 5. Risk assessment
- Apply the Article 10 criteria
- Document the assessment
- Review it at least once a year
- Assess mixed and negligible risk
Area 6. Risk mitigation
- Reduce non-negligible risk to negligible
- Maintain risk policies and controls
- Name a management-level compliance officer
- Run an independent audit
Area 7. Due diligence system
- Establish the system
- Review it yearly
- Publish the annual report where required
- Keep records for five years
Area 8. Operators and traders
- Keep the required information
- Register where non-SME
- Collect supplier and customer details and keep them for five years
- Verify before supplying on a substantiated concern
Area 9. Representatives and first EU entity
- Mandate an authorised representative in writing
- Keep responsibility with the operator
- Identify the first EU entity
- Record the mandate
Area 10. Information system and customs
- Register once in the information system
- Manage statements and groupings
- Give customs the reference on release
- Handle withdrawals by the system rules
Area 11. Authorities and checks
- Cooperate with competent authorities
- Meet the annual check plan coverage
- Act on high-risk products
- Share information across authorities
Area 12. Enforcement and dates
- Take the corrective action ordered
- Apply the penalty regime
- Handle substantiated concerns within 30 days
- Meet the 30 December 2026 and 30 June 2027 dates
Dates that matter
- 30 December 2026: the EUDR applies for large and medium operators and traders (Regulation (EU) 2025/2650, Article 38(2)).
- 30 June 2027: micro or small operators established by 31 December 2024 must comply (Regulation (EU) 2025/2650, Article 38(3)); micro or small primary operators submit a one-time simplified declaration (Article 4a).
How it works
The playbook is prepared by Gerard Blokdyk for your role and situation after you buy. Access is within 24 hours. The purchase is one time and carries a 30-day refund.