EU Deforestation Regulation Annex I product lookup

Start with the product that is actually being placed on the EU market, made available on the EU market, or exported. Then compare that product to Annex I, which is the regulation's product-scope list for relevant commodities and derived products.

A useful lookup record should name the product or SKU, the supplier, the relevant commodity family, the Annex I product match or non-match, and the role affected by the transaction. If the item is in scope, Article 3 connects the product to the EUDR conditions: deforestation-free status, production in accordance with relevant legislation of the country of production, and a due diligence statement or simplified declaration where required.

Use customs and trade fields as evidence, not as a substitute for the Annex I check. Product descriptions, CN or HS classifications, supplier master data, and invoices can help identify what the product is and which commodity family it links to, but this FAQ does not reproduce a standalone code list.

That means the safer operational rule is to keep the official Annex I source next to the business evidence that explains why the product does or does not match. Do not copy an old spreadsheet of codes into the lookup and treat it as current unless it is reconciled to the official EUDR source used by the review.

The lookup should be backed by records that let a reviewer connect the legal scope conclusion to the commercial movement. For an in-scope product, the file should show the supplier, the product identity, the commodity link, the transaction or shipment context, and the EUDR reference information available for the role.

Operators need due diligence evidence before placing relevant products on the market or exporting them. Downstream operators and traders need supply chain information, including supplier details and, when the supplier is an operator, due diligence statement reference numbers or declaration identifiers. Those records make the Annex I lookup usable after the original buyer or product owner leaves the team.

The main mistake is treating Annex I lookup as a one-time legal label instead of a repeatable product-data control. A product can be misclassified when the team checks only the product name, only an internal category, or only a customs field without tying the conclusion back to the official scope source and supplier evidence.

Another mistake is using broad commodity claims without tracing the product to the role-specific obligation. If an item is a relevant product, the next question is not just whether EUDR applies; it is which party must hold or pass on the due diligence statement, simplified declaration identifier, or Article 5 supply chain information.