The EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) sets requirements for products containing or made from wood, rubber, and other commodities. It also establishes a system for assessing the level of risk that a country where you source your materials poses in terms of deforestation, forest degradation, and agricultural land expansion.

Most countries are classified as low risk, around fifty countries are classified as standard risk, and only four countries are classified as high risk. Some of the requirements that operators and traders are subjected to change depending on the country classification.

This guide explains the EUDR country risk classifications and how such classifications impact companies that must comply with the regulation. It also provides the complete list of low-risk, standard-risk, and high-risk countries.

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The EUDR sets due diligence requirements that can be hard for businesses to meet. However, the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and other organisations operate certification schemes offering traceability that can help operators and traders meet the EUDR requirements without establishing their own monitoring systems from the ground up.

In this guide, we take a closer look at EUDR-related solutions provided by the FSC, PEFC, RSPO,  and 4C Services.

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