The EU has confirmed another postponement and simplification of the EUDR. Following the Council’s decision in December 2025, the regulation will now apply from 30 December 2026, with a formal review of simplification measures expected by April 2026.
This means the EUDR has now been delayed by another year compared to last year’s timeline.
Official Council Press Release: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/sl/press/press-releases/2025/12/18/deforestation-council-signs-off-targeted-revision-to-simplify-and-postpone-the-regulation/
A lot of movement in a short time
While the headline is a one-year delay, it’s worth noting that the direction around EUDR has shifted several times over the past three months. Positions have been adjusted, revised, and clarified more than once in a relatively short period.
The result is not so much the delay itself, but a period of uncertainty that could likely have been avoided with a more stable rollout.
Our perspective
What makes EUDR challenging isn’t the regulation itself, but the pace and frequency of change around it. When timelines and guidance shift repeatedly, it becomes difficult to plan with confidence.
For teams building and running real systems, this has practical consequences. Plans need to be adjusted, priorities reshuffled, and some work inevitably ends up being less useful than originally expected.
With more stable timelines, we could have invested even more energy into other areas that matter to our clients. EUDR capabilities were added on top of our existing solution, which continues to serve customers well, but some of that additional effort may now be affected by upcoming simplifications.
What happens next
Despite the moving parts, we’re continuing full steam ahead.
Our platform remains actively used, and we’re already working on new improvements and additional capabilities for our clients—independent of how the final EUDR details evolve. When the April 2026 review brings more clarity, we’ll adapt where needed, as we’ve done so far.
For now, it’s a matter of staying flexible, keeping systems useful today, and being ready for what comes next.