EUDR

What EUDR means operationally

EUDR is not a general sustainability label. It creates due-diligence obligations for operators and traders placing relevant products on the EU market or exporting them from the EU. Applicability depends on the relevant products listed in Annex I and their CN or customs classification—not merely on industry membership.

Relevant commodities associated with the Regulation are cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber, soya and wood. Tea is not one of the seven listed commodities, though a tea organisation may still have exposure through other ingredients, packaging materials or a diversified portfolio.

Due-diligence statement

A due-diligence statement (DDS) is the structured declaration associated with applicable EUDR market actions. Operators generally collect relevant information, assess and mitigate risk, then submit required information through the EU EUDR Information System where applicable. Technology platforms can help organise evidence; they do not replace the operator’s legal responsibility.

Geolocation and plot polygon

Geolocation refers to the geographic location of the plots of land where relevant commodities were produced. Depending on legal and operational context, this may be a point (latitude/longitude) or a polygon describing the production area. GeoJSON and KML-compatible formats are commonly used to exchange plot boundaries.

A plot polygon is the geometric boundary of a production area used to evidence where a commodity was grown or harvested.

Batch-to-origin traceability

Batch-to-origin traceability connects a raw-material or finished-product batch to the farms, plots or suppliers that contributed to it—including multi-origin batches—so evidence and geolocation records remain attributable to each source.

TrueBrand’s EUDR compliance and traceability module connects origin geolocation, supplier evidence, custody events and secure QR product identity to support EUDR-related due-diligence workflows.