EUDR deadlines, as they stand today.

The application dates for the EU Deforestation Regulation have been postponed more than once, and a search will happily hand you dates that expired a year ago. This page keeps the current position in one place, and says plainly when it was last checked.

Last checked: 22 August 2026

Large & medium operators and traders

From 30 December 2026. Businesses above the EU’s small-enterprise thresholds come into scope first.

Micro & small enterprises

From 30 June 2027. Most direct-trade coffee and cocoa importers sit here, so this is the date to plan around.

The cut-off that doesn’t move

31 December 2020. Whatever the application date, “deforestation-free” is always judged against this fixed line, not the year you import.

Why the caveat matters

These dates have already moved. Twice.

Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 entered into force in June 2023 and was originally due to apply from 30 December 2024 for larger businesses, with smaller ones six months behind. In December 2024 the EU agreed a twelve-month postponement, and a further adjustment moved the dates to where they stand now: 30 December 2026 and 30 June 2027.

So treat any single date as the current position, not a fixed promise. The direction of travel, though, has never reversed: the obligation is coming, and the fixed 2020 cut-off has not changed once. Planning around the later date while watching for movement is the sensible posture.

What a coffee or cocoa importer should do about it

The trap with a deadline eighteen months out is assuming the work is eighteen months away. It isn’t. The slow part is gathering accurate plot geolocation from your producers: that runs on the growing season and on relationships at origin, not on your filing calendar. An importer who starts a season early files calmly; one who starts the month before is at the mercy of whatever data arrives.

Two things worth settling well before the date lands:

Confirm you’re actually the operator for what you import: the operator self-check walks through it, including the case where a non-EU supplier can make the duty yours regardless of size.
Start collecting plot coordinates from producers now, in a clean, consistent format. The full importer guide covers exactly what geolocation the regulation asks for.

When the date does arrive, the filing itself is the quick part. Getting the ground data in order is the season-long part, and the only part you can get ahead of.

Ahead of the date

Start with your plots, well before the deadline.

Send one sample plot for a free readiness check, and we’ll show you how filing-ready your data is and what the work looks like, long before 2027 is a problem.

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