Welke EUDR-rol heb ik?

Your EUDR role is set by the specific activity and the product's position in the supply chain, not by the type of business. One business can hold several roles for different activities.

How do I find out my role under the EUDR?

Your role depends on your activity involving a specific relevant product. An operator, in the course of a commercial activity, first places it on the EU market or exports it, unless it is a downstream operator. A downstream operator places on the market or exports a product made using relevant products, all of which are covered by a DDS or a simplified declaration. Processing solely as a service does not determine this role. A trader is another person in the supply chain who makes a relevant product available on the EU market, including free of charge. Article 2(15a) sets the specific conditions for a micro or small primary operator, and Article 4a sets its simplified regime. One business can hold several roles for different activities. The quickest way to find out is the form above: you answer a few questions and get an indicative role, deadline and list of obligations.

Four EUDR roles

What do I have to do under the EUDR?

Follow four steps. First find out your role for each activity separately. Then check the date of application: the general date is 30 Dec 2026. The deferral until 30 June 2027 under Article 38(3) applies to operators established as natural persons, micro-undertakings or small undertakings by 31 Dec 2024 under that provision; it does not cover products included in the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 995/2010, even for small businesses. Gather the information required for your role. Finally, fulfil the applicable obligations: an operator exercises due diligence and submits a DDS before placing on the market or exporting. A micro or small primary operator under Article 2(15a) exercises due diligence and uses the one-time simplified declaration regime under Article 4a; under the exemption in Article 4a(4), it does not submit the declaration itself but must be assigned an identifier before placing on the market or exporting. Downstream operators and traders comply with Article 5: they record suppliers and customers in the supply chain, obtain DDS reference numbers or simplified declaration identifiers if their direct supplier is an operator, and keep this information for at least 5 years from placing on the market, making available on the market or export. An operator keeps DDS records for 5 years from submission. Other obligations under the applicable regime remain. Detailed checklist:

1. Find out your role – Separately for each activity.
2. Origin data – Operators: geolocation of the plots the timber comes from; eligible micro and small primary operators may give an address or cadastral data.
3. Registration in the EU information system – Via EU Login – mandatory for operators; downstream operators and traders only if they are not SMEs.
4. Statement or declaration – A DDS can cover several deliveries up to the declared quantity. A new DDS is then needed; an eligible micro or small primary operator submits a one-time simplified declaration.
5. Reference numbers – The operator passes them to its buyer (e.g. on the delivery note); the first buyer keeps them.
6. Keep records for 5 years – Suppliers, buyers, quantities and documents.

What should each profession do under the EUDR?

How the form works

1. You choose your activity: forest, harvesting, sawmill, trade, manufacturing, import or export.
2. You state the size of your business and the country where you are established.
3. You pick the product range in plain words, without customs codes.
4. You answer whether your inputs are covered by a declaration from your supplier.
5. You get your role, the deadline and a list of what you must and need not do. The result is indicative.

Frequently asked questions about determining your role

EUDR overview for timber: deadlines, DDS, geolocation · Vragen en antwoorden over EUDR