Use case · Wood & EUDR
EUDR for wood and plywood: from forest plot to due diligence statement
An example of how a plywood producer can collect geolocation and supplier data, approve the risk assessment and keep the evidence, so the EUDR obligations from 30 December 2026 become a routine part of production.
Your role in the chain
Your role decides your obligations
Since the 2025 amendment (Regulation (EU) 2025/2650), EUDR obligations depend on where you sit in the chain. A plywood producer can hold several roles at once - one per input.
First placing on the market
If you import veneer or logs into the EU, or place wood harvested in the EU on the market yourself, you are the operator: you carry out due diligence and submit the due diligence statement (DDS) in the EU Information System.
Downstream operator or trader
If the wood you buy was already placed on the EU market under a DDS, you collect and keep the DDS reference numbers and traceability records instead of filing your own statement.
Low-risk origin
Wood from countries classified as low risk - including all EU Member States - qualifies for simplified due diligence: information collection still applies, risk assessment and mitigation generally do not.
Micro and small primary operators
Micro and small primary operators, such as small forest owners, can submit a one-off simplified declaration instead of a DDS, and buyers refer to its identifier.
Orientation only, not legal advice - confirm the roles in your chain with your legal adviser.
Identity levels
Product Model → Batch → Item Identity
Wood origin traced from the product, through the production lot, to the shipment to your customer.
01
Product Model
Birch plywood 18 mm, HS 4412
Product type with its specification and customs code.
02
Batch
LOT 26-0917
A production lot linked to the logs and veneer used - with their plots, species and DDS reference numbers.
03
Item Identity
SSCC 159012340000012345
A pallet or package shipped to a customer, identified with an SSCC.
Every plot that contributed wood to a lot must be known - wood of unknown origin cannot be mixed in.
Data flow
From forest plot to DDS-ready data
The same seven steps as every workflow on the platform, applied to plywood production.
01Data
Collect origin data per input
Supplier, species, quantities, country of harvest and the geolocation of every plot - a point, or a polygon for plots over 4 hectares - plus upstream DDS reference numbers.
02AI
Extract from supplier paperwork
AI-assisted extraction drafts species, volumes and reference numbers from delivery notes, invoices and permits for a person to check.
03Validate
Check geolocation and balances
Rules check coordinate and polygon formats, flag missing reference numbers and compare input volumes with output for every lot.
04Workflow
Request what is missing
Suppliers and forest owners get requests for missing plots or documents, with deadlines and reminders.
05Human approval
Approve the risk conclusion
A named owner reviews the information and the risk assessment and approves the conclusion - or records simplified due diligence for low-risk origin.
06Evidence
Keep five years of proof
Permits, maps, certificates and approvals are stored with verifiable integrity and timestamps - EUDR requires records to be kept for five years.
07Regulatory outputs
Prepare the DDS and pass references on
Data ready for the DDS in the EU Information System, reference numbers passed on to customers, and origin data reusable for furniture passports under ESPR.
Outputs
What the producer gets from one data set
DDS data
Operator, product, quantities, countries and geolocation, prepared for submission in the EU Information System.
Reference numbers for customers
DDS and declaration references passed down the chain with every delivery.
Audit file per lot
Evidence and approvals for each production lot, ready for checks by the competent authority.
Ready for the furniture passport
Species and origin data reusable once ESPR sets DPP requirements for furniture.
FAQ
Questions from the wood industry
- Is FSC or PEFC certification enough for EUDR?
- No. Certification can support your risk assessment, but it does not replace due diligence or the geolocation of plots.
- We buy logs from forests in Poland. What do we need?
- If the wood was already placed on the market under a DDS, you are typically a downstream operator: collect and keep the reference numbers and traceability records. Poland is classified as low risk, so simplified due diligence applies where you are the operator.
- Can we mix wood from several sources in one lot?
- Yes, as long as every contributing plot is known and documented. Mixing in wood of unknown origin is not allowed.
- Does EUDR data count as a Digital Product Passport?
- No. EUDR is a separate regime. But the same origin and supplier data will help once furniture and other wood products get DPP requirements under ESPR.
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We will take one of your production lots from supplier data to DDS-ready data and an audit file.