EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR)

The Regulation is intended to prevent products linked to deforestation or forest degradation from being placed on the EU market. Its scope includes, among other things, products containing bovine materials as well as products such as cocoa, coffee, palm oil, soy, wood or rubber.

Companies must be able to demonstrate that the relevant goods have been produced legally and are deforestation-free.

Printed products were explicitly removed from the scope of the Regulation in December 2025.

Whether a product qualifies as a printed product is determined by its customs tariff classification under customs tariff Chapter 49. This includes, among other things, books, brochures, newspapers, picture albums and picture books, sheet music and cartographic products, postcards, greeting cards and calendars.

The EUDR continues to apply to products such as puzzles, address books, playing cards, writing paper, stationery items such as notepads and notebooks, toys and board games.

For these products, where they are placed on the EU market after 30th December 2026 for the first time, Libri expects its suppliers to provide the relevant Due Diligence Statement (DDS). The DDS is a number issued via the EU TRACES portal and is a prerequisite for listing the product in Libri’s catalogue.

This also applies to goods imported into the EU. In such cases, the importer must always provide Libri with the relevant DDS.

The DDS number must be submitted exclusively via the electronically provided product metadata in two possible data formats, ONIX or csv.

Only small and micro suppliers are subject to an additional six-month transition period with regard to the mandatory provision of a DDS. During this period, not all newly produced or reprinted products require a DDS.

No. As Libri GmbH is the second party in the supply chain, it is not required to pass EUDR information on to the next recipient in the supply chain.