EUDR and oil palm

Yes – the EUDR covers oil palm. Annex I lists 12 CN codes in chapters 12, 15, 23, 29, 38 for the commodity. Some are "ex" codes that are only partly covered.

EUDR
In scope
CN codes in Annex I
12
Coverage
12 CN codes in chapters 12, 15, 23, 29, 38

Annex I of the EU Deforestation Regulation, (EU) 2023/1115, lists the goods covered for the commodity oil palm. If your product's CN code is on the list, a due diligence statement (DDS) is required before the product is placed on the EU market.

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Goods covered (12)

"ex" before a code means only part of the goods under it are covered – those the annex describes. The product itself decides, not the code alone.

  • 1207 10 Palm nuts and kernels
  • 1511 Palm oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
  • 1513 21 Crude palm kernel and babassu oil and fractions thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
  • 1513 29 Palm kernel and babassu oil and their fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified (excluding crude oil)
  • 2306 60 Oilcake and other solid residues of palm nuts or kernels, whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of palm nut or kernel fats or oils
  • ex 2905 45 Glycerol, with a purity of 95 % or more (calculated on the weight of the dry product)
  • 2915 70 Palmitic acid, stearic acid, their salts and esters
  • 2915 90 Saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives (excluding formic acid, acetic acid, mono-, di- or trichloroacetic acids, propionic acid, butanoic acids, pentanoic acids, palmitic acid, stearic acid, their salts and esters, and acetic anhydride)
  • 3823 11 Stearic acid, industrial
  • 3823 12 Oleic acid, industrial
  • 3823 19 Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids; acid oils from refining (excluding stearic acid, oleic acid and tall oil fatty acids)
  • 3823 70 Industrial fatty alcohols

When EUDR starts to apply

  • Large and medium-sized companies: 2026-12-30
  • Small and micro enterprises: 2027-06-30
  • Goods added by delegated act C(2026) 4920 (incl. instant coffee): 2027-12-30 (not yet in force)

Next steps

Sources

  • EUR-Lex, consolidated Regulation (EU) 2023/1115, Annex I · CELEX 02023R1115-20251226

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