EUDR Delay & Quick Prep Guide
- Arne Mielken
- Sep 26
- 2 min read
🔓 EU may delay EUDR to Dec 2026 due to IT challenges. Prepare now to ensure smooth compliance and avoid border disruptions.
The European Commission is considering a one-year delay to the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), which was already postponed from 2024 to December 2025.
This follows the conclusion of trade negotiations with Indonesia, the world’s largest exporter of palm oil—a commodity historically linked to deforestation.
EUDR Delay
EU Environment Commissioner Jessika Roswall has highlighted operational challenges in implementing the EUDR, particularly the IT system that will manage compliance data for all covered products. In a letter to the European Parliament and the Danish Presidency, she detailed that the system is intended to support transactions initiated by economic operators both upstream and downstream, inside and outside the EU.
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