EUDR Compliance for Wood & Furniture Exporters

Timber was the original target of EU forest law — and under EUDR it faces the strictest traceability rules of all seven commodity groups. If you export wood products to the EU, this page tells you exactly what is coming.

1. Are your products in scope?

The original EUTR covered only timber. EUDR keeps every timber HS code and adds the strict zero-deforestation requirement. Check Annex I of Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 against your HS codes:

Product groupTypical HS chapters / codes
Roundwood, rough wood, fuel woodHS 44 (44.01–44.03)
Sawn wood, sleepers, wood chips44.06–44.07, 44.01
Plywood, veneer, engineered panels (MDF, OSB, particle board)44.08–44.12
Wooden frames, packing cases, pallets, casks44.14–44.16
Wooden tools, builders' joinery, prefabricated buildings44.17–44.18, 94.06
Furniture (wooden seats, cabinets, beds), wooden toys, kitchenware, chopsticks, ice-cream sticks94.01–94.03, 9503, 4419, 4421
Printed books and paper productsHS 47–49 (see our note below)
Scope change: the 2026 simplification package removed several downstream items (e.g. printed matter, some recycled-based products) from the scope. Before you assume your HS code is in or out, verify against the current Annex I — or ask us to check it for you in minutes.

2. What EUDR demands from wood exporters — three pillars

① Legality

The wood must be harvested legally in the country of production: valid harvesting permits, land-use rights, and compliance with local forest law. This is where EUTR experience still counts — but legality alone is no longer enough.

② Deforestation-free (cut-off date 31 December 2020)

The land where the wood was harvested must not have been forest on 31 Dec 2020 and converted to another use afterwards. Satellite evidence backs this up. Plantation wood from land that was already plantation before the cut-off date is fine; wood from land deforested after 2020 is not.

③ Plot-level geolocation

For every harvest plot you must hold GPS coordinates in WGS-84 (plots larger than 4 hectares require polygons, not single points). This is the requirement that breaks most supply chains — sawmills, traders and factories upstream rarely keep plot records today.

Typical trap for Asian suppliers: coordinates collected with Chinese map apps (Amap/Baidu) are in GCJ-02 — a shifted coordinate system. Submitting them as WGS-84 puts your plots hundreds of metres off. They must be converted. We handle this conversion workflow every day.

3. What this means for your supply chain in practice

  1. Map your chain back to the forest. Factory → trader → sawmill → harvest plot. Every operator in between must be identified. Long trader chains are the biggest risk and cost driver.
  2. Collect plot coordinates and legality documents per plot. Harvest permits, concession maps, and satellite imagery checks for each plot or concession.
  3. Build a due diligence system (SOPs, risk assessment, mitigation, 5-year record keeping) — required for all operators, simplified for SMEs.
  4. Submit a Due Diligence Statement (DDS) in the EU information system before placing products on the EU market; the reference number travels with the goods and is quoted by your EU importer in customs declarations.

Key dates: 30 December 2026 for large and medium operators; 30 June 2027 for micro and small enterprises. But your EU customers are already asking for evidence now — the practical deadline is your customer's audit, not the law's.

4. How we help wood exporters — anywhere in the world

ServiceWhat you get
Scope & gap analysisHS-code screening, readiness scoring, prioritised action plan (2–3 pages, decision-ready)
Due diligence system buildFull SOP set: supplier declaration, coordinate collection, risk assessment, record keeping, DDS workflow — based on 13 years of EU timber regulation practice since 2013
Geolocation programmeCoordinate templates, conversion (incl. GCJ-02 correction), polygon handling, supplier training
TrainingManagement and staff training, in English or Chinese, remote or on-site
Customer audit supportPrepare and answer EU buyers' EUDR questionnaires and audits

Find out where your wood supply chain stands

Submit your product list and receive a gap analysis and solution within three business days.

Apply Online →

Free self-assessment checklist →