Intertek EUDR Compliance Solutions

Our end-to-end EUDR compliance solutions, enable brands to achieve transparency, reduce risk, and maintain market access—all while supporting a greener future.

Deforestation has reached critical levels, with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimating that 420 million hectares of forest – around 10% of the world’s total – were lost between 1990 and 2020. In response, the European Union has enacted the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), effective December 30, 2025, requiring companies to verify that specific commodities are deforestation-free before selling them in the EU.

This regulation applies to essential commodities, including:

Cattle –‍ live cattle, meat, leather
Cocoa –‍ cocoa butter, cocoa beans, and chocolate products
Coffee – including coffee substitutes containing coffee in any proportion
Palm oil –‍ including glycerol and fatty acids derived from palm oil
Rubber –‍ rubber gloves and tyres
Soya –‍ soya meal and soya bean oil
Wood –‍ furniture, paper, and packaging items

Non-compliance could result in severe fines, up to 4% of a company’s EU turnover, and potential exclusion from the EU market. With both regulatory pressure and consumer demand rising, it’s crucial for brands, traders, and importers to ensure compliance.

Intertek offers comprehensive EUDR assurance services to simplify your path to compliance:

EUDR Consulting Services: Expert regulatory support to help you understand and meet EUDR requirements.
Scope & Applicability Assessment: Clear analysis to determine if your product portfolio are in scope or excluded under the latest EUDR guidance and accurately determine your role in the supplychain.
GAP Assessment: Evaluates your current supply chain and operational processes, identifying gaps and creating a customized EUDR compliance strategy.
Risk Assessment: Thorough country-of-production risk assessments covering the 14 mandatory pillars required to meet due diligence.
Training: Tailored training programs to equip your team with the knowledge and tools to navigate EUDR compliance confidently.

Our inspection and certification offerings are designed to ensure deforestation-free supply chains:

Risk Mitigation: Site-specific audits, surveys, and inspections to assess and reduce deforestation risk, verifying compliance with regulatory standards.
Verification: Independent verification of product origins to uphold supply chain integrity and traceability.

Certification: Support for achieving FSC, PEFC, and other sustainability accreditations to confirm compliance.

EUDRtrace brings traceability and transparency to your supply chain, ensuring each product meets EUDR standards.

Stable and Secure Platform: Built on advanced blockchain technology to provide transparent, secure compliance solutions.
End-to-End Traceability: Track every batch with precise geolocation data for complete visibility.
EUDR Risk Assessment: Integrated tools assess EUDR risk on a batch basis, enhancing due diligence.
Reporting: Directly upload due diligence statements to the European Commission’s single window system for streamlined reporting.

The Intertek Advantage

Intertek provides a complete, end-to-end compliance solution, ensuring a smooth journey from farm to consumer. Our services are designed to reduce brand risk, protect your market access, and navigate regulatory complexities with ease.

Partnering with Intertek means:

Complete transparency and trust in your supply chain
Expert regulatory guidance, training, and verification
Commodity mapping and on-ground assurance powered by the latest technology

Build a sustainable, transparent supply chain with Intertek EUDR and lead the way toward a greener, more responsible future.

Frequently Asked Questions

The EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) applies to seven commodities: cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber, soya, and wood, along with all Annex I products made from, fed with, or containing these materials (such as leather, chocolate, tires, and furniture).

How we support you:
We conduct HS Code reviews, Bill of Materials (BOM) assessments, and multi-tier supplier mapping (including Tier 2 and Tier 3) to identify full EUDR product exposure.

Under EUDR, products must come from land that has not been subject to deforestation after 31 December 2020. For timber, this also includes forest degradation related to harvesting activities.

How we support you:
We validate plot-level land use history using satellite imagery overlays and historical forest-cover datasets to confirm compliance.

EUDR enforcement begins on:

30 December 2026 for Large and Medium Operators
30 December 2026 for SMEs previously regulated under EUTR
30 June 2027 for Micro and Small Enterprises

How we support you:
We develop phased EUDR readiness roadmaps working backward from enforcement deadlines to ensure timely compliance.

An Operator is the entity that first places goods on the EU market or exports them from the EU. A Trader is a downstream company that makes products available on the EU market.

How we support you:
We map legal entity responsibilities, clarify Due Diligence Statement (DDS) ownership, and define compliance obligations across corporate structures.

Penalties may include fines of at least 4% of EU annual turnover, product confiscation, revenue seizure, and exclusion from public procurement.

How we support you:
We design audit-ready EUDR compliance frameworks to reduce regulatory risk and financial exposure.