# EUDR delay checker

Last updated: 2026-10-21

See the dates the EU deforestation regulation applies from and who follows each one, the article that sets it, any proposal that could change them, and the official EU pages they rest on. Sign up to get one email when a person on our team confirms a change. Not legal advice.

Open the tool: https://restorationscope.com/tools/eudr-delay-checker (free, no account).

## How it works

1. Read the current dates: the general date for traders, downstream operators and most operators, and the later one for qualifying micro and small operators, each with its article.
2. Check "Is another change coming?" for proposals that are still pending and where they stand.
3. See the official pages the dates rest on, with the day each one was last read.
4. Leave your email and confirm it from the link we send, to get an email when a change is confirmed. Every email has a one-click unsubscribe.

## Input and output

- Input: Nothing to fill in. To get alerts: your email address and language, confirmed from a link we email you.
- Output: The two application dates, who follows each and the article of Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 behind it, proposals still pending, the other rules that changed with the dates, and each official source with the day it was last read.

## Example

Input:

```text
Nothing to fill in: the page on 21 October 2026.
```

Output:

```text
The rules apply from 30 December 2026. Qualifying micro and small operators, including natural persons, established as such by 31 December 2024 have until 30 June 2027, except for EUTR-listed products. Traders and downstream operators follow the December 2026 date.
Operators, traders and downstream operators: 30 December 2026 (Article 38(2))
Qualifying micro and small operators, including natural persons: 30 June 2027 (Article 38(3))
Set by Regulation (EU) 2023/1115, as amended by Regulation (EU) 2025/2650
Is another change coming? No proposal to change the application dates is pending.
COM(2026) 661 (10 September 2026): A proposal to take French Guiana out of the EUDR. It does not change any date. It is waiting for the European Parliament.
COM(2026) 191 (4 May 2026): The Commission’s simplification review. It proposes no further changes to the basic legal text.
10 official EU sources, each with the day it was last read
```

## Limits

- It is guidance, not legal advice: it does not judge whether your company complies or file anything for you.
- A change on an official page is only flagged; the dates on the page change only after a person on our team reads the official text.
- It watches ten official EU sources (EUR-Lex, the Parliament legislative observatory, the Commission, the Council and the Parliament press office), not national authorities or the press.

## Privacy

Reading dates needs no sign-up. Email alerts store your email address, language and sign-up date.

## Questions

### Has the EUDR been delayed again?

Not as of 21 October 2026. The last delay was Regulation (EU) 2025/2650. The rules apply from 30 December 2026. Qualifying micro and small operators, including natural persons, established as such by 31 December 2024 have until 30 June 2027, except for EUTR-listed products. Traders and downstream operators follow the December 2026 date.

### When does the EUDR apply to small companies?

From 30 June 2027 for micro and small operators established as such by 31 December 2024, except for products already covered by the EU Timber Regulation, which follow 30 December 2026. Traders and downstream operators follow 30 December 2026 whatever their size. Micro and small primary operators in low-risk countries file a one-off simplified declaration instead of due diligence statements.

### How do you know when the dates change?

We watch the official EU pages listed here for changes, and this page shows the day each one was last read. A person on our team reads each change before this page or an alert is updated.

### Is this legal advice?

No. This page summarises the official texts. We don't assess whether your company complies or file statements for you.
