EUDR Preliminary Scope and Obligation Screener

Rule-based preliminary scope and obligation screener for the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 (as currently consolidated). Send an HS code or commodity name plus the country of production, your operator/trader role and enterprise size; get back a structured pre-screen of likely scope, country risk per Commission Implementing Reg. (EU) 2025/1093, due diligence statement requirement (or downstream / SME / low-risk simplification), geolocation precision, deadline (with EUTR carve-out flag), match-confidence flag, and article-level legal references.

Use this Actor when: you import or trade cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber, soya or wood (or relevant derived products listed in Annex I) on the EU market, and you need a quick rule-based pre-screen of which SKUs likely trigger DDS / enhanced due diligence / simplified due diligence / downstream reliance before deeper compliance work.

This Actor is not affiliated with or endorsed by the European Commission or any market surveillance authority. Output is preliminary screening, not legal, customs, environmental or due-diligence advice. See the disclaimer at the bottom.

Quick start

{
  "queries": [
    { "query": "0901.21", "country": "BR" },
    { "query": "wooden furniture", "country": "RU" }
  ],
  "operatorRole": "operator_first_placer",
  "enterpriseSize": "large",
  "wasRegulatedByEUTR": false
}

That run costs $0.001 + 2 × $0.005 = $0.011. The Brazilian coffee returns standard-risk full DDS pre-screening. The Russian wooden furniture flags country_risk: "high" and adds enhanced due diligence to the obligations list. Both return the cut-off date 31 December 2020 and (for large/medium) the deadline 30 December 2026.

What it returns

For each input row:

• scope and category: yes / no, plus one of cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil_palm, rubber, soya, wood
• screening_result: in_scope_full_dds, in_scope_full_dds_enhanced, in_scope_simplified_dds, in_scope_can_rely_on_upstream_dds, no_match, requires_manual_review
• requires_manual_review flag for ambiguous cases
• HS prefix: the longest matching prefix from Annex I (4, 6, or 8 digit)
• country risk: low / standard / high per Commission Implementing Reg. (EU) 2025/1093
• DDS deadline + basis: 30 Dec 2026 (large/medium, or micro/small with EUTR carve-out) or 30 Jun 2027 (micro/small without carve-out) per Reg. (EU) 2025/2650
• deforestation cut-off: 31 December 2020
• role-aware obligation flags: requires_dds, can_rely_on_upstream_dds, requires_geolocation, requires_risk_assessment, requires_enhanced_due_diligence, simplified_obligations_available
• structured obligations: text-by-text article-cited list
• legal_basis: list of regulation + article citations
• amending_acts: the active amending acts considered (Reg. 2024/3234, Reg. 2025/1093, Reg. 2025/2650)

Why this Actor exists

EUDR puts the legal burden on the first operator placing an in-scope product on the EU market, with simplified rules for downstream operators, SME traders, and low-risk-country sourcing introduced by Reg. (EU) 2025/2650 and Commission Implementing Reg. (EU) 2025/1093. To pre-screen whether you carry the full DDS, get simplified DD, or can rely on upstream documentation, you have to:

1. parse the HS / CN / TARIC code at the precision the currently-consolidated Annex I lists (including the December 2025 removal of certain CN Chapter 49 printed products by Reg. (EU) 2025/2650),
2. classify the country of production under the three-tier benchmarking from Reg. (EU) 2025/1093 (4 high-risk, ~50 standard-risk, ~140 low-risk countries),
3. derive role-specific obligations (operator first-placer, downstream operator, non-SME trader, SME trader),
4. determine the applicable deadline including the EUTR carve-out for previously-regulated micro/small operators,
5. resolve the simplification reason (low-risk country / downstream actor / micro-small primary operator / none),
6. cite the article-level basis.

This Actor turns that into a rule-based pre-screen.

Input

{
  "queries": [
    { "query": "0901.21", "country": "BR" },
    { "query": "1801.00", "country": "Cote d'Ivoire" },
    { "query": "wooden furniture", "country": "RU" },
    { "query": "1511.10.00", "country": "Indonesia" },
    { "query": "soya beans", "country": "AR" }
  ],
  "operatorRole": "operator_first_placer",
  "enterpriseSize": "large",
  "wasRegulatedByEUTR": false
}

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
queries	array of objects	yes	n/a	Up to 5,000 items per run. Each item has a query plus optional country.
queries[].query	string	yes	n/a	HS / CN / TARIC code at any precision OR a plain-English commodity name.
queries[].country	string	no	n/a	ISO-2 / ISO-3 / full name. Diacritics accepted. If omitted, country risk defaults to standard.
operatorRole	enum	no	operator_first_placer	operator_first_placer / operator_downstream / non_sme_trader / sme_trader. Drives DDS submission obligation vs reliance on upstream DDS.
enterpriseSize	enum	no	large	large / medium / small / micro per Recommendation 2003/361/EC. Drives the deadline together with the EUTR carve-out.
wasRegulatedByEUTR	boolean	no	false	If micro/small AND previously regulated by Reg. (EU) 995/2010 (EUTR), the earlier 30 Dec 2026 deadline applies per Reg. (EU) 2025/2650 carve-out.
operatorSize (deprecated)	enum	no	large	Backwards-compatible. large → enterpriseSize=large; sme → enterpriseSize=small. Prefer the new fields.

Output

One dataset row per query. In-scope example (Brazilian coffee, large operator, first placer):

{
  "query": "0901.21",
  "query_type": "hs_code",
  "country_input": "BR",
  "in_scope": true,
  "commodity_category": "coffee",
  "hs_code": "0901",
  "hs_label": "Coffee, whether or not roasted or decaffeinated",
  "country_iso2": "BR",
  "country_risk": "standard",
  "operator_role": "operator_first_placer",
  "enterprise_size": "large",
  "was_regulated_by_eutr": false,
  "deadline": "30 December 2026",
  "deadline_basis": "Large or medium enterprise: 30 December 2026 (Reg. 2025/2650)",
  "deforestation_cut_off": "31 December 2020",
  "requires_dds": true,
  "can_rely_on_upstream_dds": false,
  "requires_geolocation": true,
  "geolocation_precision": "Polygon coordinates for plots greater than 4 hectares (Art. 9(1)(d)). Single point coordinates accepted for plots up to 4 hectares and for cattle establishments.",
  "requires_information_collection": true,
  "requires_risk_assessment": true,
  "requires_risk_mitigation": true,
  "requires_enhanced_due_diligence": false,
  "simplified_due_diligence_available": false,
  "simplification_reason": "none",
  "screening_result": "in_scope_full_dds",
  "match_confidence": "prefix_code",
  "requires_manual_review": false,
  "requires_manual_cn_verification": false,
  "indicative_estimate_warning": "Indicative pre-screening only. ...",
  "not_affiliated_with_eu_commission": true,
  "verify_at": "https://green-business.ec.europa.eu/deforestation-regulation-implementation_en",
  "country_risk_source": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1093",
  "annex_version": "Reg. (EU) 2023/1115 Annex I as currently consolidated, including the removal of certain CN Chapter 49 printed products by Reg. (EU) 2025/2650",
  "data_version": "2026-04-25",
  "obligations": [
    "Submit a Due Diligence Statement (DDS) to the EUDR Information System (Art. 4).",
    "Verify the product is deforestation-free since 31 December 2020 (Art. 9, Art. 10).",
    "Provide geolocation coordinates of all plots (Art. 9(1)(d)).",
    "Verify legality of production ..."
  ],
  "legal_basis": [
    "Reg. (EU) 2023/1115, Art. 4 to 13 (Due diligence)",
    "Reg. (EU) 2023/1115, Annex I (In-scope commodities and products, post-2025/2650 consolidation)",
    "Reg. (EU) 2025/2650 (Targeted revision)",
    "Commission Implementing Reg. (EU) 2025/1093 (Country benchmarking)"
  ],
  "amending_acts": [
    { "act": "Reg. (EU) 2024/3234", "subject": "Postponement of EUDR application by 12 months" },
    { "act": "Reg. (EU) 2025/2650", "subject": "Targeted revision: ..." },
    { "act": "Commission Implementing Reg. (EU) 2025/1093", "subject": "Country benchmarking ..." }
  ],
  "source_url": "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/1115/oj"
}

Downstream operator (relying on upstream DDS reference): requires_dds: false, can_rely_on_upstream_dds: true, screening_result: in_scope_can_rely_on_upstream_dds, plus an obligation to record and pass through the upstream DDS reference (Art. 4(8) as amended by Reg. (EU) 2025/2650).

SME trader: requires_dds: false, can_rely_on_upstream_dds: true, simplified obligations under Art. 5(2) as amended by Reg. (EU) 2025/2650. Records of the upstream operator and the upstream DDS reference must be kept and made available on request.

High-risk country (Belarus, DPRK, Myanmar, Russia for first-placer or non-SME trader): country_risk: "high", requires_enhanced_due_diligence: true, requires_risk_mitigation: true, additional Art. 13 obligation. Member-state authorities target ≥9% of operators and ≥9% of volume per year.

Low-risk country (e.g. China, India, US, EU member states for first-placer): country_risk: "low", simplified_due_diligence_available: true, simplification_reason: "low_risk_country". DDS still required, but requires_risk_assessment: false and requires_risk_mitigation: false per Art. 13(1).

Out-of-scope:

{
  "query": "8517",
  "in_scope": false,
  "screening_result": "no_match",
  "requires_manual_review": true,
  "obligations": ["No matching EUDR Annex I HS code or commodity keyword. Manual review recommended ..."],
  "notes": ["Out-of-scope products may still fall under other EU due diligence frameworks (e.g. CSDDD, Conflict Minerals Regulation, FLEGT). EUDR screening alone is not a full sustainability check."]
}

Code examples

Apify Client (Python)

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("ravch/eudr-screener").call(run_input={
    "queries": [
        {"query": "0901.21", "country": "BR"},
        {"query": "wooden furniture", "country": "RU"},
    ],
    "operatorRole": "operator_first_placer",
    "enterpriseSize": "large",
})
needs_dds = []
needs_review = []
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    if item["requires_dds"]:
        needs_dds.append(item["query"])
    if item["requires_manual_review"]:
        needs_review.append(item["query"])
print(f"{len(needs_dds)} item(s) flagged for DDS submission")
print(f"{len(needs_review)} item(s) flagged for manual review")

curl (synchronous run)

curl -X POST 'https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/ravch~eudr-screener/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"queries":[{"query":"0901.21","country":"BR"},{"query":"4407","country":"RU"}],"operatorRole":"operator_first_placer","enterpriseSize":"large"}'

Security note: prefer Authorization: Bearer YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN over a token in the URL where the platform supports it. Tokens in URLs may be logged by intermediaries.

How matching works

HS code precision

EUDR Annex I lists commodities at 4-, 6- and (occasionally) 8-digit precision. Real-world inputs come at 4, 6, 8 (CN), or 10 (TARIC) digits with various separators. The matcher walks longest-prefix-first and returns the most specific Annex I entry that matches.

Input	Normalised	Matched prefix	Category
0901	0901	0901	coffee
0901.21	090121	0901	coffee
09012100	09012100	0901	coffee
0901210090	0901210090	0901	coffee
HS 1511.10	151110	151110	oil_palm
8517	8517	(no match)	(no match, manual review)

Commodity name matching

A whole-word matcher with 1-2 letter suffix tolerance handles plurals and inflections: tyre matches tyres, wood matches wooden, book matches books. False positives like iron matching ironing are rejected.

Country risk benchmarking (Commission Implementing Reg. (EU) 2025/1093)

Under Commission Implementing Reg. (EU) 2025/1093 (adopted 22 May 2025) the Commission has classified ~195 countries into three tiers:

• HIGH risk (4 countries): Belarus, North Korea, Myanmar, Russia. Enhanced due diligence under Art. 13 if you are first-placer / non-SME trader. Authorities check at least 9% of operators and 9% of volume per year.
• STANDARD risk (~50 countries): Brazil, Indonesia, Malaysia, Argentina, Colombia, Mexico, Côte d'Ivoire, Nigeria, Cameroon and others. Full due diligence under Art. 4-13 if you are first-placer / non-SME trader. Authorities check at least 3% of operators per year.
• LOW risk (~140 countries): all 27 EU Member States, US, Canada, UK, China, India, Norway, Switzerland, Japan, Vietnam, Australia, etc. Simplified due diligence under Art. 13(1): collect Art. 9 information and submit DDS, but the risk assessment (Art. 10) and risk mitigation (Art. 11) steps are NOT required unless there is information indicating risk of mixing with non-low-risk supply.

Unknown country names default to standard risk (a safe default; the regulation's residual rule is LOW, but the Actor flags unknown country inputs for manual verification).

The Commission may amend the classification list. Always verify against the official Green Forum country classification list before relying.

Use cases

• Procurement scope check: pre-screen a supplier list / BoM to flag which SKUs likely trigger DDS submission vs reliance on upstream DDS
• Pre-import customs validation: customs broker pre-screens whether a shipment falls under EUDR before lodging a customs declaration
• Annex I update sweep: when the Commission amends Annex I, screen the SKU catalogue against the new list to flag newly in-scope items for review
• Country tier change response: when a producing country moves between tiers, screen sourcing data to flag suppliers now likely triggering enhanced DD
• Role triage: confirm whether your role under EUDR is operator first-placer, downstream operator, non-SME trader, or SME trader, and the resulting obligation profile
• AI agent integration: through the ../eu-compliance-mcp, ask an AI client "is HS 1511.10 from Indonesia likely in EUDR scope for an SME trader?" and get a structured pre-screen with article references (subject to MCP-server cautions)

FAQ

What's the difference between operator first-placer, operator downstream, non-SME trader, and SME trader?

• Operator first-placer: the first economic operator placing an in-scope product on the EU market. Submits the DDS.
• Operator downstream: places on the market a product already placed by an upstream operator. Per Reg. (EU) 2025/2650 (Art. 4(8)), may rely on the upstream DDS reference number rather than submit a separate DDS.
• Non-SME trader: a trader that is not a micro/small enterprise. Treated as an operator under Art. 5(1) and carries the same Art. 4 to 12 obligations.
• SME trader: a micro/small trader. Significantly simplified obligations under Art. 5(2) as amended by Reg. (EU) 2025/2650. Keeps records of the upstream DDS reference; does not submit a separate DDS.

What's the deadline for my operator type?

• Large or medium enterprise: 30 December 2026.
• Micro or small enterprise: 30 June 2027 by default.
• Micro or small enterprise that was previously regulated by Reg. (EU) 995/2010 (EU Timber Regulation): 30 December 2026 (EUTR carve-out per Reg. (EU) 2025/2650). Verify case-by-case.

Are there any low-risk countries? Yes. Commission Implementing Reg. (EU) 2025/1093 (adopted 22 May 2025) classifies ~140 countries as low risk, including all 27 EU Member States, the US, Canada, UK, China, India, Norway, Switzerland, Japan and Vietnam. Sourcing exclusively from low-risk countries enables simplified due diligence under Art. 13(1): operators must still collect Art. 9 information and submit a DDS, but the risk assessment (Art. 10) and risk mitigation (Art. 11) steps are not required unless there is information indicating risk of mixing with non-low-risk supply. Verify the current classification at the official Green Forum country list.

How do I know which HS code to use? Use the CN (Combined Nomenclature) code that customs assigned to the import. CN matches HS at the 6-digit level and adds 2 more digits for EU specifics. The Actor accepts 4 / 6 / 8 / 10 digit precision and resolves to the longest matching Annex I prefix.

My product is a derivative not in Annex I, am I really out of scope? EUDR covers relevant commodities and relevant derived products listed in Annex I (not arbitrary derivatives). If your HS code does not resolve to one of the seven commodity categories AND no relevant commodity keyword matches, the Actor flags no_match with requires_manual_review and requires_manual_cn_verification: true. Confirm manually that no EUDR-relevant commodity is present in your supply chain (cocoa as ingredient, palm derivatives like fatty acids or biodiesel, leather, paper packaging, etc.). Out-of-EUDR-scope products may still fall under other regimes (CSDDD, FLEGT).

What about printed books and newspapers (CN Chapter 49)? Reg. (EU) 2025/2650 removed CN Chapter 49 printed products from Annex I. Printed books (4901), newspapers (4902), brochures and leaflets are NOT in EUDR scope post-2025/2650. The Actor flags any query starting with 4901/4902 with requires_manual_cn_verification: true so users can confirm they are using the post-2025/2650 consolidated Annex I.

Are products produced in EU forests in scope? Yes. EUDR applies regardless of where the commodity was produced, including EU-grown wood, EU-raised cattle, EU-cultivated soya. The country-risk classification simply determines the procedural intensity. EU member states default to standard risk.

What about traders who buy from a first placer? Per Reg. (EU) 2025/2650 (first-placer rule), only the first operator placing the product on the EU market submits the DDS. Downstream operators and SME traders may rely on the upstream DDS reference number under Art. 4(8) and Art. 5(2). Set operatorRole to operator_downstream or sme_trader to get the corresponding pre-screen.

How fresh is the country risk list? Reflects Commission Implementing Reg. (EU) 2025/1093 as published. After each Commission amendment, the Actor data is updated and a new version is released. Re-run affected screenings after every amendment.

Pricing

Pay per event. No subscription, no setup fee.

Event	Price
Actor Start (once per run)	$0.001
Product Screened (per query)	$0.005

Screening 1,000 SKUs in a single run costs $5.001.

Limitations

• Pre-screens scope and likely obligations. Does not verify your specific shipment is deforestation-free, does not validate geolocation polygons against satellite forest-cover data, does not submit DDS to the EUDR Information System.
• Does not validate your declared operatorRole, enterpriseSize, or wasRegulatedByEUTR flag against your actual position in the supply chain.
• Country risk reflects Commission Implementing Reg. (EU) 2025/1093 as published. List can change.
• Annex I uses the Combined Nomenclature; some 6-digit subheadings split into 8-digit CN codes of which only some are in scope. The Actor preserves the precision Annex I publishes.
• Many secondary obligations (record-keeping under Art. 12, public communication under Art. 11, supplier risk-mitigation specifics) require human judgement and are not pre-screened by this Actor.

Sources

• Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 (EUDR) consolidated text on EUR-Lex
• Regulation (EU) 2024/3234: postponement of application
• Commission Implementing Reg. (EU) 2025/1093: country benchmarking (three-tier classification)
• Regulation (EU) 2025/2650: targeted revision (downstream / SME / first-placer / EUTR carve-out / CN Ch. 49 removal)
• European Commission, Deforestation Regulation implementation portal
• European Commission Green Forum, Country Classification List

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• ../battery-regulation-passport: Reg. (EU) 2023/1542 scope check, Battery Passport pre-screening

Disclaimer

This Actor provides an unofficial preliminary EUDR scope and obligation screening based on the supplied CN/HS code or product description, country of production, operator role, and company-size inputs. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by the European Commission, any market surveillance authority, or any competent authority of an EU Member State.

Output is preliminary screening only and is not legal, customs, environmental, or due-diligence advice. Results do not verify deforestation-free status, legality of production, geolocation accuracy, supply-chain mixing, customs classification, or the user's actual operator/trader role. The Actor's classification, dates and obligation flags may be incomplete, outdated, or wrong, particularly where the regulation depends on Commission delegated/implementing acts (notably the country classification list under Reg. (EU) 2025/1093) that may have been amended after the Actor's last update.

Annex I classification, country-risk status, DDS obligations, applicable deadlines, EUTR carve-out applicability, location of production plots and deforestation-free / legally-produced status must be verified against the official EUDR Information System, EUR-Lex and qualified counsel before placing, making available, or exporting relevant products on the EU market.

Final compliance responsibility under Art. 4 EUDR rests on the operator. The author and ravch.dev disclaim all liability for any direct, indirect, or consequential loss arising from use of, or reliance on, this Actor's output. Use at your own risk.