EU deforestation regulation - ensuring compliance and gaining competitive advantage
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This training webinar breaks down the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) into practical, actionable steps, making it directly relevant to customs and trade compliance professionals who import, export or place regulated commodities on the EU market.
Topics covered:
- Why the EUDR exists and what "deforestation" means in the regulation's sense
- Due diligence: information gathering, risk assessment and risk mitigation
- The Due Diligence Statement (DDS) and the EU's TRACES NT information system
- How to classify your organisation: operator vs trader, upstream vs downstream operator, and micro/small/medium (SME) vs large enterprise
- Which products fall under the EUDR: HS/customs code checks against Annex I, the regulated commodities (wood, cocoa, coffee, soy, palm oil, cattle/beef, rubber), and common exemptions (recycled materials, packaging used only for transport)
- Supply-chain scenarios showing who must submit a DDS and who can rely on a supplier's existing statement
- The state of play on possible delays and simplifications for SMEs, and the dates to watch
- A live walkthrough of creating a due diligence statement in TRACES NT, including geolocation requirements
- Sanctions for non-compliance, and framing early preparation as a competitive advantage
For a broader overview of the topic, please watch the full recording. The slides are available in the Resources section.
Please note that this summary was generated using AI, based on the recording and available slides.
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