EUDR Supply Chain Due Diligence Checklist — Twi

EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) hwehwɛ sɛ operator ne trader biara a ɔde covered commodities to EU market so no yɔ due diligence process a ɛwɔ steps abiɛsa — information gathering, risk assessment, ne risk mitigation — ansa na ɔde Due Diligence Statement (DDS) ato hɔ wɔ EU Information System mu. Checklist yi ka steps abiɛsa nyinaa ho ama EUDR commodity groups 7: robɔ (rubber), dua (timber), palm oil, soy, kookoo (cocoa), coffee, ne anantwi (cattle). Digital, interactive version wɔ /tools/supply-chain-template.

EUDR due diligence ne deɛn?

Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 ase no, operators ne traders sɛ sɛ wɔkyerɛ sɛ commodities a wɔde to EU market so no yɛ deforestation-free (kwaeɛ sɛeɛ nni mu, a wɔde December 31, 2020 cutoff di dwuma) na wɔayɛ no legally. Obligation no ka articles abiɛsa: Article 9 (information gathering), Article 10 (risk assessment), ne Article 11 (risk mitigation). Supporting evidence sɛ sɛ wɔkora afe 5.

Enforcement fi ase December 30, 2026 ama large ne medium operators. Micro ne small enterprises di akyi wɔ June 30, 2027. Regulation no ka ho sɛ country risk classification biara — low-risk sourcing da so hwehwɛ full due diligence, nanso inspection rates yɛ foforɔ (1% low-risk, 3% standard-risk, 9% high-risk).

Nsɛm a checklist yi ka ho

Yɔ section biara sequentially — risk assessment gyina Step 1 so, na mitigation sɛ sɛ ɛhwɛ risks a wɔhuu wɔ Step 2 mu.

Step 1: Information Gathering (Article 9)

• Hu product description, trade name, ne CN/HS code wɔ Annex I mu
• Kyerɛw product quantity (net mass ne, sɛ ɛfa a, volume anaa number of items)
• Hu ɔman (ne sɛ ɛfa a, sub-national region) a wɔyɛɛ production wɔ
• Boaboa geolocation coordinates ano ama production plots nyinaa — polygons ama plots a ɛboro hectares 4, centroids ama hectares 4 anaa ɛsua (WGS84/EPSG:4326, decimal places 6)
• Kyerɛw production date anaa time range (harvest period)
• Nya name, postal address, ne email ama supplier biara wɔ chain no mu
• Nya name, postal address, ne email ama buyer biara (sɛ wɔnim a)
• Boaboa evidence ano sɛ product no yɛ deforestation-free, ne December 31, 2020 baseline
• Boaboa legality evidence ano: land-use rights, environmental protection, labour rights, indigenous peoples' rights, FPIC, tax obligations, ne anti-corruption laws
• Nya relevant certifications anaa third-party verification (eyi inform risk assessment nanso ɛntumi mmfa operator ankasa due diligence ananmu)

Step 2: Risk Assessment (Article 10)

• Hwɛ sɛ information a wɔboaboaee wɔ Step 1 mu no sua na ɛyɛ reliable
• Hwɛ risk classification a European Commission de ama ɔman anaa sub-national region a wɔyɛɛ production wɔ
• Hwɛ deforestation (kwaeɛ sɛeɛ) anaa forest degradation prevalence wɔ production region no mu
• Hwɛ forest degradation risk nso ka deforestation ho
• Hwɛ legality risk: sɛ ɔman a wɔyɛɛ production wɔ no mu laws di dwuma yie
• Hwɛ supply chain complexity — intermediaries dodow, mixing risk ne unknown-origin material
• Hwɛ circumvention risk, ne transshipment wɔ non-producing countries so
• Hwɛ conflict, corruption, ne governance risks wɔ production country mu
• Susuw forced labour, indigenous peoples' rights, ne local communities' rights concerns
• De geolocation data hwɛ satellite deforestation alert systems ne land-use change data mu
• Kyerɛw risk assessment conclusion: negligible risk anaa non-negligible risk, ne justification
• Sɛ risk yɛ non-negligible a, kɔ Step 3 ansa na wode DDS ato hɔ

Step 3: Risk Mitigation (Article 11)

• Bisa information, data, anaa documentation pii efi suppliers hɔ sɛ wɔde bɛsi identified gaps mu
• Yɛ independent verification wɔ supplier data so (satellite screening, third-party field audits)
• De independent sources anaa ground-truth validation hwɛ geolocation data mu
• Hwɛ sɛ chain of custody de physical segregation anaa identity preservation di dwuma — mass balance wɔ explicit bar ase wɔ EUDR mu
• Sɛ ɛfa a, commission independent field surveys anaa site inspections wɔ production origin
• Kyerɛw mitigation measures nyinaa a wɔyɛɛ, evidence a wɔnyae, ne residual risk conclusion
• San hwɛ sɛ risk abɛ negligible — sɛ non-negligible risk da so wɔ hɔ wɔ mitigation akyi a, product no sɛ sɛ wɔmfa nto EU market so

Sɛnea wɔde checklist yi di dwuma

Step 1: Fi product line baako ne origin country baako so. Yɔ information gathering section no, kyerɛw items a wotumi ma evidence support ne deɛ gaps wɔ. Gap list no bɛyɛ wo immediate action plan.

Step 2: Fa risk assessment items ne wo compliance ne sourcing teams yɛ adwuma. Baabi a data nsua sɛ wɔde bɛhwɛ factor bi mu a, fa no sɛ gap — ɛnyɛ "low risk by default." Kyerɛw wo reasoning ama conclusion biara.

Step 3: Non-negligible risks biara no, fa specific mitigation actions ne responsible owners ne deadlines to hɔ. San yɔ risk assessment no sɛ mitigation wie a.

Step 4: Sɛ steps abiɛsa nyinaa wie na risk yɛ negligible a, boaboa data a ɛhia ama wo Due Diligence Statement ano. De EUDR DDS Preparation Checklist siesie filing fields.

Sɛnea wɔde di dwuma wɔ wo kurom

Fa ma obi nsa. Wo compliance officer anaa sustainability manager na ɔwɔ checklist yi na ne nsa ka sɛ due diligence process three-step no yɛ complete. Supply chain managers ne procurement staff de supplier data ne evidence efi afuom ba; legal teams validate legality documentation. Hwɛ commodity-specific checklist a ɛfa ho no mu ama operational details wɔ evidence collection ama commodity group biara.

Yɛ review schedule. Hwɛ due diligence process mu biara quarter ne ntɛm sɛ supplier foforɔ ba supply chain mu, production plot foforɔ ba, anaa European Commission de country risk reclassification to hɔ. Event-driven triggers — sɛ deforestation alerts wɔ sourcing region mu anaa sanctions changes — nso hwehwɛ prompt reassessment.

Kyerɛ wo escalation kwan. Non-negligible risk finding biara a wɔntumi mitigate wɔ Article 11 ase no gyina DDS filing ama consignment no. Team member a ɔwɔ so no escalate findings a wɔnnya ano aduro nkɔ export manager hɔ wɔ nnawɔtwe 48 mu, na ɔkyerɛw risk factor no, evidence gap, ne mitigation measures a wɔde to hɔ.

Fa ka wo adwuma a ɛwɔ hɔ dada ho. Fa information gathering hyɛ wo supplier onboarding ne periodic supplier review processes mu na evidence collection afi ase ansa na consignment a edi kan aba. Fa risk assessment results ka wo procurement decision-making ho, na store completed due diligence records ne export documentation ama mandatory five-year retention period.

Hwan na ɔhia checklist yi

• Compliance officers a wɔhyehyɛ anaa wɔhwɛ EUDR due diligence processes mu wɔ commodities anaa origins pii so
• Supply chain managers a wɔyɛ upstream sourcing map kɔsi plot level na wɔhyehyɛ data collection efi suppliers ne cooperatives hɔ
• Exporters a wɔresiesie wɔn ho sɛ wɔde bɛkyerɛ EU buyers sɛ wɔn products hyia EUDR evidence requirements
• EU importers (operators) a wɔsoa primary legal responsibility sɛ wɔde DDS a evidence sua no ato hɔ

Sɛ megye efi countries a EU classify sɛ low-risk nkutoo nka ɛdeɛn?

Low-risk classification ma inspection rates bɛ ase kɔsi operators 1% afe biara na ɛma simplified due diligence kwan. Ɛmma operators mfi process no mu. Information gathering, risk assessment, ne DDS filing da so hia. Operators sɛ sɛ wɔkyerɛ sɛ commodities yɛ deforestation-free na wɔayɛ no legally, sɛ wɔgye efi low-risk jurisdictions nkutoo mpo.

Metumi de supplier certifications adi dwuma ananmu sɛ meyɛ me ankasa due diligence?

Dabi. Certifications sɛ FSC, RSPO, anaa PEFC tumi inform wo risk assessment — EUDR ma kwan ama eyi sɛ input baako. Wɔntumi mmfa operator obligation ananmu sɛ ɔboaboa information ano, ɔhwɛ risk mu, na ɔde DDS to hɔ a ɛgyina ne ankasa evidence so. Operator a ɔde product to EU market so no kora primary liability sɛ upstream certifications biara wɔ hɔ.

Traceability methods bɛn na EUDR ma kwan?

Physical traceability efi production plot kɔsi point of import hia. Mass balance approaches — compliant ne non-compliant commodities a wɔde bɔ mu wɔ ratios so — wɔde bar ase explicit wɔ EUDR mu. Methods a ɛyɛ: identity preservation (single source a wɔkora wɔ chain nyinaa mu) ne physical segregation (compliant batches a wɔkora physically separate efi unverified material).

Bere sɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ mekora due diligence records?

Afe 5 efi DDS filing date. Records sɛ sɛ ɛwɔ hɔ ama competent authorities sɛ wɔbisa. Eyi ka raw geolocation data, satellite imagery, supplier documentation, risk assessment ne ne reasoning, mitigation measures a wɔyɛɛ, ne DDS submission reference ho. Records a wɔnwie no, wɔhwɛ no sɛ due diligence failure.

Woasiesie wo ho sɛ wobefi checklists akɔ evidence-grade traceability so? ResourceLedger boa operators ne exporters kyekyere defensible due diligence records — efi geolocation capture kɔsi deforestation screening — na DDS biara a wode to hɔ no wɔtumi substantiate on demand. Book demo na hwɛ sɛnea ɛyɛ adwuma ama wo supply chain.