EU DEFORESTATION REGULATION (EUDR) AND ETHIOPIAN COFFEE: COMPLETE COMPLIANCE GUIDE FOR EXPORTERS
Everything Ethiopian coffee exporters and importers need to know about the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), compliance requirements, timeline, traceability systems, and how Ethiopia is preparing to meet the new standards for coffee exports to European markets.
Jan 28, 2026
If you're exporting Ethiopian coffee to European Union countries-or planning to-you need to understand a critical new regulation that will fundamentally change how coffee exports to Europe work: the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR).
Effective December 30, 2024 (with enforcement beginning December 30, 2025 for large operators), the EUDR requires that all coffee entering EU markets must be deforestation-free and produced in compliance with the laws of the country of origin. This means Ethiopian coffee exporters must prove-with documented evidence and geolocation data-that their coffee was not grown on land deforested after December 31, 2020.
Critical Timeline Update
While the EUDR was originally scheduled for full enforcement in December 2024, the European Commission extended the implementation timeline by one year. The current enforcement dates are:
- December 30, 2025: Large operators and traders must comply
- June 30, 2026: Small and micro enterprises must comply
This extension provides Ethiopian coffee exporters additional time to establish traceability systems and gather required documentation. However, preparation should begin immediately as the process is complex and time-intensive.
For Ethiopian coffee exporters, importers, and roasters targeting EU markets, understanding and preparing for EUDR compliance is not optional-it's essential for maintaining access to one of the world's most important coffee markets.
In This Guide
- • Document every stage: farms → collectors → cooperatives → washing stations → ECX → export
- • Dry Mill → ECX/Warehouse (with ECX documentation)
- • ECX/Warehouse → Exporter (with purchase contracts)
- 2. Why This Matters for Ethiopian Coffee
- 3. Key Requirements: What Coffee Exporters Must Prove
- 4. EUDR Timeline and Enforcement Dates
- 5. How Ethiopia Is Preparing: National Database and Certification
- 6. Traceability Requirements: Geolocation and Documentation
- 7. Challenges for Ethiopian Smallholder Farmers
- 8. Due Diligence Statements: What Operators Must Submit
- 9. Beyond Deforestation: Labor Rights and Social Compliance
- 10. Steps to Achieve EUDR Compliance
- 11. Risks of Non-Compliance
- 12. Opportunities: How Compliance Creates Competitive Advantage
1. What Is the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR)?
The EU Deforestation Regulation (Regulation 2023/1115) is a comprehensive European Union law designed to minimize the EU's contribution to global deforestation and forest degradation by ensuring that products placed on the EU market are deforestation-free.
Regulated Products
The EUDR covers seven commodity categories considered high-risk for deforestation:
Primary Commodities
- • Cattle (beef, leather)
- • Cocoa
- • Coffee ☕ (Relevant to Ethiopia)
- • Oil palm (palm oil)
- • Rubber
- • Soya
- • Wood
Derived Products
- • Leather goods
- • Chocolate and cocoa products
- • Roasted coffee
- • Furniture
- • Printed paper
- • Palm oil products
- • Many others (total of over 100 product categories)
Core Principles of EUDR
Deforestation-Free Definition
Products are considered "deforestation-free" if they were produced on land that has not been subject to deforestation after December 31, 2020 (the "cut-off date"). Deforestation is defined as the conversion of forest to agricultural or other non-forest use.
Legality Requirement
Products must be produced in accordance with the relevant legislation of the country of production. For Ethiopian coffee, this means compliance with Ethiopian environmental laws, land use regulations, and coffee production standards.
Due Diligence Obligation
Operators (companies placing products on the EU market) must exercise due diligence, including collecting geolocation data, conducting risk assessments, and implementing risk mitigation measures.
2. Why This Matters for Ethiopian Coffee
Ethiopia exports significant volumes of coffee to the European Union, making EU markets critically important for Ethiopian coffee producers, exporters, and the national economy.
EU Market Significance for Ethiopian Coffee
Key Statistics:
- • EU countries account for 30-40% of Ethiopian coffee exports by volume
- • Germany is consistently Ethiopia's largest single coffee export destination
- • Other major EU markets include Belgium (Antwerp port hub), Italy, France, Netherlands, and Nordic countries
- • EU importers typically purchase specialty and premium-grade Ethiopian coffee, commanding higher prices than commodity markets
- • Losing EU market access would devastate Ethiopian coffee exporters and farmers
Why EUDR Presents Unique Challenges for Ethiopia
Smallholder Dominance
Over 90% of Ethiopian coffee is produced by smallholder farmers, often on fragmented plots of less than 2 hectares. Gathering geolocation data and documentation from millions of small farms is monumentally complex.
Wild and Semi-Wild Coffee
Much Ethiopian coffee grows in forest systems (wild coffee forests and shade-grown garden coffee). While this should support deforestation-free claims, documenting these systems requires sophisticated mapping.
Limited Digital Infrastructure
Many coffee-growing areas have limited digital connectivity, making data collection and database management challenging.
Complex Supply Chains
Coffee passes through multiple intermediaries (farmers → collectors → cooperatives → washing stations → ECX → exporters), making traceability more difficult than direct farm-to-export models.
The Stakes Are High: Failure to achieve EUDR compliance doesn't just mean individual shipments being rejected-it means potentially losing access to the EU market entirely. For Ethiopian exporters, this would mean losing 30-40% of export revenue and the premium prices EU buyers pay for quality Ethiopian coffee.
3. Key Requirements: What Coffee Exporters Must Prove
To export coffee to the EU under EUDR, operators must provide comprehensive evidence demonstrating compliance. Here's what's required:
Core Evidence Requirements
1. Geolocation Coordinates
What's Required: Precise geographical coordinates (latitude and longitude) for all plots of land where the coffee was produced.
Precision Requirements:
- • For plots up to 4 hectares: Single coordinate point (center of plot)
- • For plots larger than 4 hectares: Polygon mapping showing boundaries of the plot
- • Coordinates must be provided with at least 6 decimal places for accuracy
Challenge for Ethiopia: Most Ethiopian coffee farms are small (under 2 hectares), so single-point coordinates suffice. However, collecting GPS data from millions of small, remote farms requires massive coordination.
2. Deforestation-Free Assurance
What's Required: Evidence that the land where coffee was grown has not been deforested since December 31, 2020.
How to Prove:
- • Satellite imagery analysis showing land use before and after December 31, 2020
- • Historical land use documentation
- • Government or third-party certification confirming no deforestation
- • Farm registration data cross-referenced with forest monitoring systems
Ethiopia's Advantage: Most Ethiopian coffee is grown in long-established farming areas or forest systems that predate the cutoff date, providing a natural compliance advantage-if properly documented.
3. Legality Compliance
What's Required: Proof that coffee production complied with all relevant Ethiopian laws, including:
- • Land use rights and land tenure regulations
- • Environmental protection laws
- • Agricultural production standards
- • Labor laws (including child labor prohibitions)
- • Tax and export regulations
Documentation Needed: Land certificates, farming permits, cooperative registrations, tax compliance certificates, export licenses, etc.
4. Product Description and Quantity
Detailed description of the coffee product, including quantity, species (Arabica), variety (Ethiopian heirloom), processing method (washed/natural), grade (G1, G2, etc.), and production date/harvest season.
5. Supply Chain Traceability
Complete documentation of the supply chain from farm to export, including all intermediaries (collectors, cooperatives, washing stations, traders, ECX transactions, exporters). This ensures coffee can be traced back to specific farms/plots.
4. EUDR Timeline and Enforcement Dates
Understanding the EUDR timeline is critical for planning compliance preparations.
Key Dates:
What the Extension Means
The one-year extension from December 2024 to December 2025 (for large operators) provides crucial additional preparation time. However:
Don't Wait: The extension is not a reason to delay. Building comprehensive traceability systems, collecting geolocation data from thousands of farms, and establishing documentation processes takes many months.
Early Compliance = Competitive Advantage: Exporters who achieve compliance early will have preferential access to EU buyers who need guaranteed EUDR-compliant coffee.
Test and Refine: Use the extension period to test your compliance systems with actual shipments, identify gaps, and refine processes before the hard deadline.
5. How Ethiopia Is Preparing: National Database and Certification
The Ethiopian government, through the Ethiopian Coffee, Tea and Spice Authority, is actively working to prepare the country's coffee sector for EUDR compliance.
National Coffee Database Initiative
According to Tegay Nuru, Deputy Director General and Development Sector Head of the Ethiopian Coffee, Tea and Spice Authority, Ethiopia is undertaking a massive project to:
Database Objectives:
- Register every coffee farm: Entering all coffee-producing land into a centralized database
- Collect geolocation data: GPS coordinates for each registered farm plot
- Document land tenure: Linking farms to legal land certificates and farmer identification
- Verify deforestation-free status: Cross-referencing farm locations with satellite imagery and forest monitoring data
- Issue certificates: Providing official documentation that coffee from registered farms is deforestation-free
Challenges in Database Development
The Authority acknowledges significant challenges:
Scale and Fragmentation
With over 5 million smallholder coffee farming households and millions of small, fragmented plots, the data collection task is enormous. Many farmers own multiple non-contiguous plots, each requiring separate geolocation data.
Remote Access
Coffee farms are spread across mountainous, remote areas with limited road access. Physically reaching every farm to collect GPS data requires substantial resources and time.
Farmer Awareness and Cooperation
Many farmers are not aware of EUDR requirements or why providing geolocation data is necessary. Building awareness and ensuring cooperation across millions of farmers is a massive extension challenge.
Data Management Capacity
Managing a database with millions of farm records, GPS coordinates, and associated documentation requires sophisticated IT infrastructure and technical capacity.
Progress and Timeline
The Ethiopian Coffee Authority aims to have the national database operational and issuing deforestation-free certificates by the EUDR enforcement deadline. However, the complexity means:
- Database development is ongoing and will likely be phased, prioritizing major export regions (Yirgacheffe, Sidamo, Guji, etc.) first
- Exporters may need to work with cooperatives and farmers to collect their own geolocation data rather than waiting for complete national coverage
- Early-adopter regions and cooperatives that complete registration first will have market advantages
6. Traceability Requirements: Geolocation and Documentation
Achieving EUDR compliance requires robust traceability systems that track coffee from specific farms through the entire supply chain to export.
Building an Effective Traceability System
Step 1: Farm Registration and GPS Mapping
Every coffee farm in your supply chain must be registered with:
- • Farmer identification (name, ID number, contact information)
- • GPS coordinates of farm plot(s)
- • Farm size (hectares)
- • Land tenure documentation (land certificate, rental agreement, etc.)
- • Photos of the farm
Step 2: Harvest and Production Documentation
For each harvest season, document:
- • Quantity of coffee cherries harvested from each farm
- • Harvest dates
- • Processing method (washed, natural, honey)
- • Processing location (washing station name/location)
Step 3: Supply Chain Tracking
Track coffee movement through each stage:
- • Farm → Collector/Cooperative (with farmer delivery receipts)
- • Cooperative → Washing Station (with batch tracking)
- • Washing Station → Dry Mill (with lot numbers)
- • Dry Mill → ECX/Warehouse (with ECX documentation)
- • ECX/Warehouse → Exporter (with purchase contracts)
- • Exporter → Container (with packing lists)
Step 4: Digital Systems Integration
Modern traceability requires digital tools:
- • Mobile apps for field data collection (GPS coordinates, farmer data)
- • Database systems for storing and managing traceability data
- • Blockchain or similar technologies for immutable supply chain records (optional but increasingly common)
- • Integration with Ethiopia's national coffee database (once available)
Practical Tools for Geolocation Data Collection
Options for Collecting GPS Coordinates:
1. Smartphone Apps
Free or low-cost apps (GPS Test, GPS Coordinates, What3Words) can capture coordinates. Cooperatives can equip extension officers with smartphones to visit farms and record GPS data.
2. Dedicated GPS Devices
Handheld GPS units (Garmin, Magellan) provide more accuracy in areas with poor mobile coverage. More expensive but suitable for systematic data collection campaigns.
3. Satellite Imagery and Remote Sensing
For larger farms or difficult-to-access areas, satellite imagery analysis can identify farm boundaries and generate polygon coordinates without physical visits. However, this requires technical expertise and software.
4. Specialized Traceability Platforms
Commercial platforms (Farmer Connect, Open Foris, Transparency-One) offer end-to-end traceability solutions including GPS collection, but come with subscription costs.
7. Challenges for Ethiopian Smallholder Farmers
While EUDR aims to protect forests, its requirements create significant challenges for smallholder farmers who produce over 90% of Ethiopian coffee.
Key Challenges
Limited Awareness and Understanding
Many smallholder farmers are unaware of EUDR or why they need to provide GPS coordinates and documentation. Language barriers (regulations in English, farmers speak local languages) complicate education efforts.
Documentation Gaps
Some farmers lack formal land certificates or have unclear land tenure, especially for inherited land. Without proper documentation, proving legal production becomes difficult.
Technology Access
Many farming areas lack mobile coverage or internet access. Farmers themselves rarely have smartphones or GPS devices to self-report coordinates.
Cost Burden
Compliance costs (GPS mapping, documentation, certification) are typically borne by exporters, cooperatives, or government-not individual farmers. However, farmers may face opportunity costs (time spent on data collection instead of farm work).
Risk of Exclusion
Farmers who cannot provide required documentation or whose farms aren't registered in databases risk being excluded from EU-bound supply chains, potentially losing access to premium prices.
Support Mechanisms Needed
Addressing these challenges requires coordinated support:
- Government Extension Services: Agricultural extension agents conducting farmer education and GPS data collection campaigns
- Cooperative Support: Coffee cooperatives organizing data collection, maintaining member registries, and aggregating traceability documentation
- Exporter Investment: Exporters providing resources and technical assistance to origin communities in their supply chains
- Development Partner Programs: NGOs and development organizations supporting capacity building and compliance infrastructure
8. Due Diligence Statements: What Operators Must Submit
Under EUDR, "operators" (companies placing products on the EU market for the first time) must submit Due Diligence Statements through an EU Information System before products can enter the EU market.
Who Is an "Operator"?
For Ethiopian coffee exports to the EU, the operator is typically:
- • EU-based importers purchasing coffee from Ethiopian exporters and bringing it into the EU
- • EU-based roasters importing green coffee directly from Ethiopia
- • In some cases, Ethiopian exporters may be considered operators if they have EU subsidiaries or sell directly to EU consumers
Ethiopian exporters are not typically "operators" under EUDR, but they must provide all information and documentation that EU operators need to complete Due Diligence Statements.
Due Diligence Statement Components
The Due Diligence Statement must include:
| Information Category | Required Details |
|---|---|
| Product Description | Coffee type, quantity, product code, harvest date |
| Country of Production | Ethiopia (and specific regions/farms) |
| Geolocation Coordinates | GPS coordinates of all production plots |
| Deforestation-Free Evidence | Documentation/certificates proving no deforestation after Dec 31, 2020 |
| Legality Evidence | Proof of compliance with Ethiopian laws |
| Supply Chain Information | Names and addresses of all suppliers in the chain |
| Risk Assessment Result | Conclusion of operator's risk analysis (non-negligible/negligible risk) |
| Risk Mitigation Measures | If risk found, steps taken to mitigate it |
Ethiopian Exporter Role
While EU importers submit Due Diligence Statements, Ethiopian exporters must:
- Provide complete, accurate traceability data and documentation to EU buyers
- Maintain records proving deforestation-free and legal production
- Be prepared for verification audits or additional information requests
- Work cooperatively with EU buyers to facilitate their due diligence process
Practical Implication:
Ethiopian exporters who can provide comprehensive, well-organized EUDR compliance documentation will be preferred suppliers for EU importers. Exporters unable to provide required evidence will lose EU market access, regardless of coffee quality.
9. Beyond Deforestation: Labor Rights and Social Compliance
While EUDR's primary focus is deforestation, the legality requirement extends to all relevant laws-including labor laws. This means coffee must be produced without child labor or other labor rights violations.
Labor Rights Requirements
Ethiopian coffee production must comply with:
- Ethiopian labor laws prohibiting child labor (children under 14 cannot work; those 14-18 have restrictions)
- International labor standards (Ethiopia has ratified key ILO conventions)
- Safe working conditions and fair wages
- Freedom of association (workers' rights to organize)
Ethiopian Government Response
The EU Deforestation Regulation (Regulation 2023/1115) is a comprehensive European Union law designed to minimize the EU's contribution to global deforestation and forest degradation by ensuring that products placed on the EU market are deforestation-free.
Document labor compliance: Developing systems to prove coffee production is free from child labor and labor rights violations
Strengthen enforcement: Improving monitoring and enforcement of existing labor laws in coffee-producing areas
Awareness programs: Educating farmers and communities about child labor risks and alternatives
Practical Considerations
Labor compliance verification in smallholder farming contexts presents challenges:
Family Farming Context
Ethiopian coffee farming is often a family activity. Children helping parents with light tasks (picking cherries) may be culturally normal but must comply with age and hour restrictions under labor laws.
Verification Difficulty
Verifying absence of child labor across thousands of small farms is difficult. Most verification relies on self-reporting, cooperative oversight, and occasional audits.
Positive Development
EUDR's labor requirements can drive positive social outcomes if implemented thoughtfully, improving working conditions and protecting vulnerable populations.
10. Steps to Achieve EUDR Compliance
For Ethiopian coffee exporters targeting EU markets, here's a practical roadmap to EUDR compliance:
Step 1: Assess Current State (Immediate)
- • Evaluate your current traceability systems and identify gaps
- • Determine which farms/cooperatives in your supply chain have GPS data and documentation
- • Identify EU buyers you work with and initiate discussions about EUDR requirements
- • Review your supply chain for any deforestation risks or compliance concerns
Step 2: Map Your Supply Chain (1-3 months)
- • Document every stage: farms → collectors → cooperatives → washing stations → ECX → export
- • Create a database of all farmers/cooperatives you source from
- • Establish direct contact with cooperatives and key suppliers
- • Identify supply chain actors responsible for each stage of documentation
Step 3: Collect Geolocation Data (3-8 months)
- • Partner with cooperatives to organize GPS data collection from member farms
- • Equip field staff with smartphones or GPS devices
- • Systematically visit farms to record coordinates (or use satellite imagery)
- • Store GPS data securely in a database linked to farmer identities
- • Take geotagged photos of farms for visual verification
Step 4: Gather Supporting Documentation (Ongoing)
- • Collect land certificates or tenure documents from farmers
- • Obtain satellite imagery or forest monitoring data showing no deforestation since Dec 31, 2020
- • Compile legal compliance documents (licenses, permits, tax certificates, etc.)
- • Document labor compliance measures and cooperative labor policies
- • Maintain records of all coffee purchases, processing, and movements
Step 5: Integrate with National System (As Available)
- • Register with Ethiopia's national coffee database once operational
- • Ensure your farm data aligns with government records
- • Obtain official deforestation-free certificates from Ethiopian authorities
- • Leverage government systems to simplify compliance verification
Step 6: Coordinate with EU Buyers (6+ months before enforcement)
- • Share your EUDR compliance documentation with EU importers
- • Understand their specific due diligence requirements
- • Conduct trial runs: submit compliance data for test shipments
- • Address any gaps or additional information requests
- • Establish ongoing communication protocols for compliance updates
Step 7: Continuous Improvement (Ongoing)
- • Update geolocation data for new farms entering your supply chain
- • Maintain documentation for each harvest season
- • Monitor regulatory developments and EUDR implementation guidance
- • Invest in digital traceability tools to streamline compliance
- • Share lessons learned and best practices with other Ethiopian exporters
11. Risks of Non-Compliance
Failure to comply with EUDR carries serious consequences for all actors in the coffee supply chain.
Penalties for Operators
EU operators found non-compliant face:
- • Fines up to 4% of total annual EU turnover
- • Confiscation of products (coffee shipments seized at border)
- • Exclusion from public procurement (government contracts)
- • Temporary ban on placing relevant commodities on EU market
- • Reputational damage and loss of business
Implications for Ethiopian Exporters
While EUDR penalties target EU operators, Ethiopian exporters face indirect but severe consequences:
Lost Market Access
Exporters unable to provide EUDR-compliant documentation will be dropped by EU buyers. With EU representing 30-40% of Ethiopian coffee exports, this means massive revenue loss.
Price Penalties
Non-compliant coffee must be diverted to non-EU markets, which typically pay lower prices than EU specialty buyers. This reduces profitability for exporters and farmers.
Shipment Rejection
Coffee shipments arriving at EU ports without proper EUDR documentation will be rejected, creating financial losses from shipping costs, demurrage fees, and product deterioration.
Reputational Damage
Exporters known for non-compliance will struggle to attract any international buyers, not just EU buyers, as due diligence and compliance become industry standards.
The Bottom Line: EUDR compliance is not optional for exporters serving EU markets. Non-compliance means losing access to premium prices and a major export destination. The investment in compliance systems pays for itself many times over through maintained market access.
12. Opportunities: How Compliance Creates Competitive Advantage
While EUDR presents challenges, it also creates significant opportunities for Ethiopian coffee exporters who embrace compliance early and thoroughly.
Competitive Advantages of Early Compliance
Preferred Supplier Status
EU importers need reliable, EUDR-compliant coffee sources. Exporters who achieve compliance early will become preferred suppliers, commanding better prices and larger contracts.
Market Differentiation
EUDR compliance demonstrates professionalism, transparency, and commitment to sustainability-qualities that distinguish premium suppliers in competitive markets.
Price Premiums
As compliant coffee becomes scarce (initially), buyers may pay premiums for guaranteed EUDR-compliant coffee. This creates short-term price advantages for early movers.
Long-Term Partnerships
The effort required to establish traceability and compliance systems encourages longer-term, more stable buyer-supplier relationships rather than transactional spot trading.
Global Market Access
EUDR compliance systems also satisfy requirements emerging in other markets (US, Japan, Australia are developing similar regulations). Investment in EUDR compliance provides readiness for future global standards.
Sustainability Leadership
Demonstrating deforestation-free, legally produced, ethically sourced coffee aligns with growing consumer and corporate sustainability commitments, opening doors to premium specialty markets.
Ethiopia's Natural Advantages
Ethiopia has inherent advantages that can make EUDR compliance easier than for some other origins:
- Established Coffee Landscapes: Most Ethiopian coffee grows in long-standing farming areas, not recently deforested land, providing natural compliance with the Dec 31, 2020 cutoff
- Forest Coffee Systems: Ethiopia's wild coffee forests and shade-grown garden coffee represent inherently deforestation-free production models
- Government Support: The national database initiative and Coffee Authority involvement demonstrate institutional commitment to enabling compliance
- Quality Reputation: Ethiopian coffee's existing reputation for quality and distinctiveness provides a foundation for positioning as premium, sustainable, compliant coffee
Conclusion: EUDR Compliance Is Essential and Achievable
The EU Deforestation Regulation represents a fundamental shift in international coffee trade. For Ethiopian coffee exporters, EUDR compliance is not just a regulatory checkbox-it's a strategic imperative that will determine market access, profitability, and competitiveness in the coming years.
While the requirements are substantial, they are achievable with proper planning, investment in traceability systems, and coordination across the supply chain. The one-year extension provides valuable time, but that time must be used proactively.
Ethiopian exporters who embrace EUDR as an opportunity rather than just a burden will emerge as leaders in the global specialty coffee market, commanding premium prices and building lasting partnerships with quality-conscious EU buyers.
Key Takeaways
EUDR requires all coffee entering EU markets to be deforestation-free (land not deforested after Dec 31, 2020) and legally produced
Enforcement begins December 30, 2025 for large operators; June 30, 2026 for small/micro enterprises-preparation must start immediately
Core requirements include GPS coordinates of all production plots, deforestation-free evidence, legality documentation, and complete supply chain traceability
Ethiopia is building a national coffee database to register farms and issue deforestation-free certificates-but exporters should not wait for completion
Smallholder farmers (90%+ of Ethiopian production) face challenges in documentation, GPS data collection, and awareness-requiring coordinated support
EU operators submit Due Diligence Statements; Ethiopian exporters must provide all supporting documentation to enable buyer compliance
Legality requirements include labor rights compliance-Ethiopia is coordinating with Ministry of Labor to address child labor concerns
Non-compliance risks include lost EU market access (30-40% of exports), shipment rejection, and reputational damage
Early compliance creates competitive advantages: preferred supplier status, price premiums, long-term partnerships, and market differentiation
Ethiopia has natural advantages (established coffee landscapes, forest coffee, government support) that can facilitate compliance if properly leveraged
EUDR-Compliant Ethiopian Coffee From Ethio Coffee Export
Ethio Coffee Export PLC is actively preparing for EUDR compliance across our supply chain. We're investing in traceability systems, collecting geolocation data, and working with our partner cooperatives to ensure our coffee meets all EU requirements.
- GPS-mapped farms with documented geolocation data
- Full supply chain traceability from farm to export
- Deforestation-free verification and supporting documentation
- Legal and labor compliance documentation ready
- Partnership with EU importers to facilitate Due Diligence Statements
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Get EUDR Compliance InformationThis guide was prepared by Ethio Coffee Export PLC based on official EU regulations, Ethiopian government communications, and industry analysis. EUDR regulations and implementation details may evolve; for the most current information, consult official EU sources and contact our team.