Due Diligence Statement (DDS)
A formal statement submitted through the EU information system for relevant transactions where required after the applicable due-diligence process.
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EUDR glossary
Plain-English definitions for the terms you will see when working through EUDR scope, evidence and due diligence.
Operator
An economic actor that places relevant products on the EU market or exports them, depending on the transaction and legal role.
Trader
A person in the supply chain other than the operator who makes relevant products available on the market. Obligations depend on the exact role and current rules.
Relevant commodity
Cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber, soy or wood.
Relevant product
A product listed in Annex I that contains, has been fed with or has been made using a relevant commodity, subject to the exact legal wording.
Geolocation
The geographic location of the relevant production plot or establishment, expressed using latitude/longitude coordinates and, where required, polygon data.
Plot of land
Land within a single real-estate property or equivalent unit used to produce a relevant commodity and treated as a sufficiently homogeneous production area.
Deforestation-free
A legal standard tied to whether relevant commodities were produced on land subject to deforestation after the regulation's cut-off date and, for wood, forest-degradation conditions.
Country risk
The EU benchmarking category—low, standard or high risk—assigned to countries for EUDR due-diligence purposes.
Simplified due diligence
A reduced pathway potentially available for low-risk sourcing when all legal conditions are satisfied.
CN code
The EU Combined Nomenclature customs classification used to identify whether a specific product falls within Annex I.
“ex” code
An Annex I notation meaning only part of a customs heading is covered. Material, species or production method can matter.