EUDR for Coffee

European importers buy the majority of their green coffee beans directly from producing developing countries.

Something to consider as a difficulty of complying with the EUDR in the coffee market is the complex nature of the coffee supply chain, more so than other commodities involved in the legislation, with millions of smallholder farmers and numerous intermediaries, like cooperatives, exporters, manufactures, brands, logistic companies and retailers.

For farmers, EUDR for Coffee requires to certify a commodity as deforestation-free as follows:

• Do not produce on land that was deforested after 2020.
• Collect GPS data on the production area.
• Pass on pertinent information to the business partners.
• Respect land use and labor rights.

Producers, importers, and traders of the EUDR coffee market need to ensure by a due diligence statement the risk of non-compliance is small following 3 steps:

• Collect evidence that the product is deforestation-free.
• Assess risks of non-compliance.
• If risks have been identified, take action to mitigate them.