EUDR: Coffee from Vietnam

EUDR applies Low risk

Coffee beans and derived products including roasted coffee, coffee extracts, and coffee-containing preparations.

Low risk — Vietnam

Low-risk country: simplified due diligence applies. Geolocation data is still required.

Major coffee (robusta) and rubber exporter. Classified low risk — simplified due diligence applies, but geolocation data still required.

Source: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1093

Your obligations

You are an operator if you place EUDR-covered products on the EU market for the first time, or export them. You are a trader if you make products already on the EU market available to other businesses. SME traders have lighter obligations.

Obligations

  1. 1. Collect and retain geolocation coordinates for all plots of land where the commodity was produced
  2. 2. Verify that production did not take place on land deforested after 31 December 2020
  3. 3. Verify compliance with applicable laws of the country of production (land use rights, environmental law, labour law, anti-corruption)
  4. 4. Conduct a risk assessment before placing the product on the EU market
  5. 5. Implement risk mitigation measures if the risk assessment identifies non-negligible risk
  6. 6. Submit a due diligence statement to the EU Information System before placing the product on the market
  7. 7. Make due diligence statements available to downstream traders
  8. 8. Retain all documentation for a minimum of 5 years

Documentation required

  • Geolocation data (polygon or point coordinates) for every production plot
  • Country of production and, where applicable, sub-national region
  • Quantity of the commodity or product (in kg or m³ for wood)
  • Name and contact details of all suppliers
  • Proof of compliance with applicable laws in the country of production
  • Risk assessment record including sources consulted and findings
  • Evidence of risk mitigation measures where applied
  • Reference number(s) of due diligence statement(s) submitted to the EU IS
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CN codes in scope — Coffee

0901 110901 120901 210901 220901 902101 112101 12
  • — Green (unroasted) coffee beans
  • — Roasted coffee
  • — Decaffeinated coffee
  • — Coffee extracts and concentrates
  • — Coffee-containing food preparations

Enforcement date: 30 December 2025

The original date (30 June 2023) was delayed. Large operators and traders: 30 December 2025. SMEs: 30 June 2026.

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