Regulations
The EUDR regulation: deforestation, supply chain and footprint.
Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 (EUDR) requires that certain products have not caused deforestation or forest degradation, evidenced through due diligence and geolocation. It applies from 30 December 2026 to large and medium operators. It is not a carbon footprint rule: they are different things.
- What it regulates
- Deforestation-free and legally produced goods, with a due diligence statement
- Products
- Cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber, soy and wood, and derived products
- Since when
- 30 December 2026 (large and medium operators); 30 June 2027 (other micro and small enterprises)
- Status on 4 October 2026
- Postponed twice and simplified; the Commission completed its review in May 2026
The Deforestation-free Products Regulation (EUDR) affects many food and industrial supply chains. This page summarises its status on 4 October 2026, with official sources, and explains how it differs from carbon footprinting. It is general information and not legal advice.
What is the EUDR?
It is Regulation (EU) 2023/1115. It requires that products of certain commodities (cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber, soy and wood, and derived products) placed on the EU market or exported from it have not caused deforestation or forest degradation and were produced in line with the law of the country of origin. Operators must submit a due diligence statement with the geolocation of the plots.
Since when does it apply?
It has been postponed twice. Regulation (EU) 2025/2650 amended it in December 2025: it applies from 30 December 2026 to large and medium operators and to micro and small enterprises already covered by the Timber Regulation, and from 30 June 2027 to other micro and small ones. The Commission completed its simplification review in May 2026 and, in July, adopted an update of the product scope; added products apply from 30 December 2027.
How does it differ from carbon footprinting?
They are different topics. The EUDR is about origin and legality: where the product comes from and whether it comes from deforested land. Carbon footprint measures emissions. A company may have to comply with one, the other or both, and complying with one does not satisfy the other.
What does Xain do and not do?
Xain calculates product carbon footprint and Scope 3, not the EUDR due diligence statement, and we do not present our service as a way to comply with it. Where the two overlap is in supply chain documentation: what you buy, from whom and where it comes from. That information in order helps both exercises. In the food and agriculture sector we look at it in more detail.
How to prepare?
Check the text in force and your advisers to know whether you are an operator or trader and what applies to you. And for your Scope 3, see how purchases are measured in procurement Scope 3.
Frequently asked questions
What companies usually ask before getting started.
Is the EUDR a carbon footprint rule?
No. It is about products not coming from deforested land or illegal production, and requires due diligence and geolocation. Carbon footprint measures emissions; they are different obligations.
Does Xain calculate the EUDR due diligence statement?
No. Xain calculates product carbon footprint and Scope 3. We do not present our service as a way to comply with the EUDR.
Where do the two topics overlap?
In supply chain documentation: knowing what you buy, from whom and where it comes from. That information in order helps both exercises, but each is complied with on its own.
Since when does it apply?
From 30 December 2026 for large and medium operators and for micro and small enterprises already covered by the Timber Regulation; from 30 June 2027 for other micro and small ones. Check the text in force.
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