“Done-for-you EUDR due diligence for small EU coffee and cocoa importers: per-plot deforestation assessment and Due Diligence Statement filing in TRACES as Authorised Representative.”
“The EUDR is the EU Deforestation Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2023/1115). It bans placing on the EU market (or exporting from it) commodities linked to deforestation after the 31 December 2020 cut-off date. It covers cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber, soya and wood, plus some derived products. We focus on coffee and cocoa.”
“A DDS is a Due Diligence Statement: the declaration an operator submits through the EU's EUDR Information System (the EUDR tool within the TRACES platform) before placing a covered product on the market. It confirms that due diligence was carried out and that the goods are deforestation-free and legally produced.”
“No. Certification schemes can support your due diligence, but the EUDR does not accept any certificate as a substitute for it. You still need to gather plot geolocation, assess deforestation risk, and file your own DDS. A certificate is evidence you can draw on, not a filing you can skip.”
“The operator. The legal responsibility for the due diligence and the DDS stays with the operator at all times.”
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