EUDR Delay & Quick Prep Guide
🔓 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.
Recent projections show that the expected volume of interactions and operations will substantially exceed initial estimates. Key challenges include:
Variability in how economic operators will interact with the system to manage operations.
Obligations for downstream operators, despite simplification efforts.
High volume of small imported packages.
Delays in responses from the Commission or Member State Competent Authorities to submitted data.
IT trouble
Roswall warned that, under current conditions, the IT system could slow down significantly or face repeated disruptions, preventing operators from:
Registering as economic operators.
Submitting Due Diligence Statements.
Accessing necessary information for compliance or customs purposes.
The proposed delay—from 30 December 2025 to 30 December 2026—aims to avoid operational difficulties for stakeholders, maintain smooth trade flows, and allow time to strengthen the IT infrastructure.
EUDR Quick Check Preparation Guide
Identify Covered Products
Map Supply Chains
Assess Deforestation Risk
Implement Due Diligence Processes
Engage Suppliers
Internal Compliance Preparation
Prepare for IT/Reporting Requirements
Review and Update Contracts
Monitor Regulatory Updates
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