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EUDR · Regulation (EU) 2025/2650

EUDR deadlines: when the rules actually apply

After two postponements, the dates that bind are 30 December 2026 for large and medium operators and 30 June 2027 for smaller ones. Here is the full timeline, why it moved, and what to do before it lands.

The dates · verified against EUR-Lex, 11 July 2026

The EUDR (Regulation (EU) 2023/1115) now applies from 30 December 2026 for large and medium operators and traders, and from 30 June 2027 for natural persons and micro and small enterprises. Those dates were set by Regulation (EU) 2025/2650 (Article 38) — the second one-year postponement of the original 2024 deadline.

The full EUDR timeline, including both postponements.

DateWhat happens
31 Dec 2020Deforestation cut-off. Production on land cleared after this date is non-compliant. (Unchanged by the postponements.)
29 Jun 2023EUDR (Regulation (EU) 2023/1115) enters into force.
Dec 2024First postponement — Regulation (EU) 2024/3234 — moves application to 30 Dec 2025 / 30 Jun 2026.
Dec 2025Second postponement — Regulation (EU) 2025/2650 — moves it again, and simplifies obligations.
30 Dec 2026Applies to large and medium operators and traders.
30 Jun 2027Applies to natural persons and micro and small enterprises (established by 31 Dec 2024).

The dates that apply now

  • Large & medium operators/traders — 30 Dec 2026
  • Natural persons, micro & small — 30 Jun 2027
  • Deforestation cut-off — 31 Dec 2020

When does the EUDR apply?

For large and medium operators and traders, from 30 December 2026. For natural persons and micro and small enterprises established by 31 December 2024, from 30 June 2027. From those dates you cannot place a covered commodity on the EU market, or export it, without a valid Due Diligence Statement.

Why has the EUDR been postponed twice?

Both delays were about readiness, not repeal. The first (Regulation (EU) 2024/3234, December 2024) gave operators and the TRACES information system another year. The second (Regulation (EU) 2025/2650, December 2025) added a further year and a package of simplifications — a lighter, one-off declaration for micro and small primary operators, and rules that let downstream operators rely on a due-diligence statement filed upstream instead of repeating it. The obligations themselves, and the 2020 cut-off, stayed intact.

What is the deforestation cut-off date?

31 December 2020.A commodity is only “deforestation-free” if it was produced on land that was not subject to deforestation (or, for wood, forest degradation) after that date. The cut-off is a property of the landand has never moved — only the dates on which you must start proving it have. Don't confuse the two.

Does the later deadline apply to my business?

The 30 June 2027 date is for natural persons and for micro and small undertakings — broadly, under 50 employees and under €10 million turnover — that were established by 31 December 2024. Everyone larger is on the 30 December 2026 date. If you are unsure whether a given product is even in scope, the EUDR coverage checker resolves it in a few clicks.

What should you do before the deadline?

Three things, in order: confirm which of your products are covered and gather plot geolocation for each; register in TRACES and practise filing a Due Diligence Statement; and set up the five-year record-keeping. The plots are the long-lead item — collect them once and reuse them per shipment. The EUDR overview walks through the full flow.

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Last reviewed 11 July 2026