# EUDR Guide Last updated: 2026-10-21 What the EU Deforestation Regulation asks of coffee, cocoa and other supply chains, how to map plot geolocation, and the tools that prepare it. Part of the [Restoration Scope blog](https://restorationscope.com/blog.md). Learn everything about the EUDR, step by step. ## 1. Understand the rule Who has to comply, what a due diligence statement holds and when it applies. - Guide: [What is the EUDR?](https://restorationscope.com/blog/what-is-eudr.md): The regulation explained for cooperatives, exporters and importers. - Guide: [EUDR for EU importers](https://restorationscope.com/blog/eudr-for-importers.md): Operator, downstream operator or trader, and what to do before goods reach the market. - Guide: [EUDR for smallholder farmers](https://restorationscope.com/blog/eudr-for-smallholders.md): Why buyers ask where your plots are, and what to keep ready. - Free tool: [EUDR scope checker](https://restorationscope.com/tools/eudr-scope-checker): A few questions to see your role, your date and what you may have to file. Not legal advice. - Free tool: [EUDR HS code and country lookup](https://restorationscope.com/tools/eudr-hs-code-lookup): Whether a product is in Annex I, and each country’s EU risk tier. ## 2. Map every plot (Field team · Mapping) A point or a boundary for each plot, collected in the field and kept current. - Guide: [EUDR for cooperatives](https://restorationscope.com/blog/eudr-for-cooperatives.md): What buyers ask a cooperative for, and the order to do the work in. - Guide: [What geolocation the EUDR requires](https://restorationscope.com/blog/eudr-geolocation.md): Points, polygons, the 4 hectare rule and six decimals in a GeoJSON file. - Guide: [Tools for EUDR geolocation data](https://restorationscope.com/blog/eudr-geolocation-tools.md): Field apps, file checkers and screening tools compared. - Free tool: [Field plot template](https://restorationscope.com/tools/eudr-field-template): A free Excel sheet to record each plot in the field: producer, GPS point or boundary, area and crop. - Free tool: [Plot file checker](https://restorationscope.com/tools/eudr-plot-file-checker): Check a plot file and fix it into a GeoJSON for TRACES, with every fix explained. - Product: [Mapping plots in Restoration Scope](https://restorationscope.com/eudr#geolocation): Bring in the plots you have, then map and update the rest from the field. ## 3. Trace each lot to its plots (Production team · Harvest and lots) Harvest recorded by plot, grouped into lots, with the geolocation file each lot needs. - Guide: [EUDR for exporters](https://restorationscope.com/blog/eudr-for-exporters.md): What your EU buyer needs with each lot, and how to collect it from suppliers. - Product: [Harvest and lots](https://restorationscope.com/eudr#traceability): Open a lot and see every farm in it, with its producer, area and harvest. - Product: [The file for your EU buyer](https://restorationscope.com/eudr#export): One GeoJSON file per lot, ready to attach to the statement. - Free tool: [Due diligence statement prep sheet](https://restorationscope.com/tools/eudr-due-diligence-statement): Each field of the statement in TRACES, what to prepare for it and the article behind it. ## 4. Review the evidence (Compliance team · Assessments) Imagery from before the 2020 cutoff, forest maps and the plots whose data needs a fix. Your team makes the call. - Guide: [EUDR compliance checklist](https://restorationscope.com/blog/eudr-compliance-checklist.md): Scope, information, risk, the statement and records, in order. - Product: [Deforestation evidence](https://restorationscope.com/eudr#evidence): Satellite pictures from before and after 2020, and forest maps over each plot. - Product: [Data quality](https://restorationscope.com/eudr#data-quality): The plots that need a fix, sent to the field team as tasks. ## 5. See it working An example coffee cooperative with its plots, lots and imagery. - Product: [Restoration Scope for EUDR](https://restorationscope.com/eudr): How the field, production and compliance teams share one record per plot. - Demo: [Book a call to see the demo](https://cal.com/bernat/restoration-scope-initial-call): We walk you through the example cooperative: its plots, lots and imagery. ## Every EUDR post - [EUDR Compliance Checklist: From Scope to Statement](https://restorationscope.com/blog/eudr-compliance-checklist.md): A step-by-step EUDR compliance checklist for compliance and sustainability teams: scope, information, risk, the due diligence statement and records. - [EUDR for Cooperatives: What to Do, and in What Order](https://restorationscope.com/blog/eudr-for-cooperatives.md): What the EUDR asks of coffee and cocoa cooperatives: the plot data EU buyers need, the order to collect it in, and when a cooperative files itself. - [EUDR for Exporters: What Your EU Buyer Needs With Each Lot](https://restorationscope.com/blog/eudr-for-exporters.md): What the EUDR asks of coffee and cocoa exporters outside the EU: the data each lot needs, how to collect it from suppliers, and when you file yourself. - [EUDR for EU Importers: Operator Duties, Step by Step](https://restorationscope.com/blog/eudr-for-importers.md): Are you an EUDR operator, downstream operator or trader? What EU importers must do before placing coffee, cocoa or wood on the market, step by step. - [EUDR for Smallholder Farmers: What You'll Be Asked For](https://restorationscope.com/blog/eudr-for-smallholders.md): What the EUDR means for coffee and cocoa farmers: why buyers ask where your plots are, what to keep ready, and what the 2020 forest cutoff means for a farm. - [What Geolocation Does the EUDR Require?](https://restorationscope.com/blog/eudr-geolocation.md): The EUDR asks for every plot a product came from: a point with six decimals, or a polygon above 4 hectares. What that means in a GeoJSON file. - [Tools for EUDR Geolocation Data, From Field Mapping to Filing](https://restorationscope.com/blog/eudr-geolocation-tools.md): Compare tools for EUDR plot geolocation, from KoboToolbox, ODK and QField to Whisp, GeoRoots, TRACES and paid platforms, with the GeoJSON rules that apply. - [What Is the EUDR? The EU Deforestation Regulation Explained](https://restorationscope.com/blog/what-is-eudr.md): The EUDR keeps coffee, cocoa, soy, palm oil, cattle, rubber and wood from land deforested after 2020 out of the EU. Who must comply, what to file and when.