EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR)

Who is responsible for enforcing EUDR in Northern Ireland?

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is responsible for enforcing EUDR in Northern Ireland for the following commodities:

• palm oil, 
• soy, 
• cocoa, 
• cattle; and 
• coffee

This may be relevant if you farm, produce, buy, sell, process, move or export any of these goods, or products made from them.

The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) is responsible for enforcing EUDR in Northern Ireland for:

• Wood; and 
• Rubber. 

If your query is about wood or rubber, please contact the UK Government at opss.enquiries@businessandtrade.gov.uk

If your query is about palm oil, soy, cocoa, cattle or coffee, please read on.

 

When will the rules apply?

The EUDR will apply in Northern Ireland from:

• 30 December 2026 for medium and large businesses, and for micro and small businesses supplying products previously covered under the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR); and
• 30 June 2027 for micro and small businesses. 
• Businesses trading newly added palm oil-derived products, including soap and other hygiene products, soluble coffee and frozen cattle tongues covered by the EU’s final delegated act of the regulation will need to follow the new rules from 30 December 2027.

Farmers, farm businesses, food businesses and retailers should check whether any goods they grow, buy, sell, supply, move or export are covered by the regulation. You may need to keep or provide information about where relevant goods were produced.

 

Understanding Your Role in The Supply Chain

Your obligations under EUDR depend both on the size of your business and your position in the supply chain. 

For detailed information on respective roles and responsibilities under the EUDR, please see this guidance. 

 

The EUDR Information System (EUDR IS): How it Works

Operators, as defined under the EUDR, demonstrate that they have undertaken the necessary due diligence by submitting what is known as a Due Diligence Statement (DDS) (or, if they are a small or micro-sized business, a Simplified Declaration (SD)). DDS/SDs are submitted to the European Commission via the EUDR Information System (EUDR IS). 

 

Acceptance and Production Servers of the EUDR IS 

The European Commission has developed two versions of the EUDR IS.  The ‘Acceptance’ server allows businesses submit mock due diligence information in order to provide for training, familiarisation and testing in advance of the Regulation’s implementation. 

Please click here to access the Acceptance server of the EUDR Information System.

The Production Server of the EUDR IS the ‘live’ version of the system that businesses must use to submit the required due diligence information once the Regulation comes into effect.  Please note that the Production server hosts Due Diligence Statements and Simplified Declarations with legal value. 

Please click here to access the Production server of the EUDR Information System.

 

Businesses are encouraged to register for the system now

For more information on the EUDR IS, please see the Information System of the EU Deforestation Regulation, as well as the EUDR IS User Guide below.

 

Where can I find more information?

• Moving, Exporting or Placing Deforestation-Free Goods on the Market in Northern Ireland (UKGov Guidance)
• The European Commission's EUDR implementation webpage
• Updated User Guide – EUDR Information System
• Guidance document to EUDR application
• FAQ of the EU Commission

 All further information from the EU Commission on the EUDR can be found here.

 

Have a question on EUDR? 

If you have a question about how EUDR applies in Northern Ireland to palm oil, soy, cocoa, cattle or coffee, please contact DAERAEUDRqueries@daera-ni.gov.uk.

Further information on DAERA’s approach to compliance will be provided when available.

 

Join the DAERA EUDR Mailing List 

You can join DAERA’s EUDR mailing list to receive:

• updates when new EUDR guidance and advice is published; and
• notifications about future stakeholder communications.

All you need to do is send an email to  DAERAEUDRqueries@daera-ni.gov.uk and ask to be added.