EUDR and rubber: what importers must collect
Natural rubber and the products made from it, including tyres, fall under the EUDR.
EUDR · Regulation (EU) 2023/1115
Rubber is one of the seven commodities covered by the EU Deforestation Regulation. Placing rubber on the EU market needs a Due Diligence Statement filed before customs clearance.
Rubber is one of the seven commodities covered by the EU Deforestation Regulation, so rubber and the products derived from it cannot enter the EU market unless it is deforestation-free after 31 December 2020, legally produced in its country of origin, and covered by a Due Diligence Statement. Annex I lists it under 4001, 4005–4017, 4011, 4012, 4013.
Is rubber covered by the EUDR?
Yes. Rubber is on the list of seven commodities, alongside cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber, soya and wood. Scope extends to the derived products in Annex I, so a finished good containing rubber can be in scope too. The exact boundary is the CN code: for rubber the relevant headings are 4001, 4005–4017, 4011, 4012, 4013. Several Annex I rows carry an ex prefix, meaning only the described subset of that heading is caught, and the Annex itself is versioned. Article 34 lets the Commission update the codes by delegated act, so check the current text rather than a cached list.
What rubber importers have to collect
The same three things every covered commodity needs: plot geolocation for the ground it came from, evidence that it was produced legally and is deforestation-free, and a Due Diligence Statement filed before customs. There is no de minimis: the obligation applies whatever the quantity, including where rubber is a minor ingredient inside a processed product.
Tyre and component makers are usually downstream of natural-rubber production. The geolocation burden sits with the first operator placing the product on the EU market, but you still need the statement's reference number before customs.
What is not in scope for rubber
Every rubber row in Annex I is partial scope: only natural rubber counts. A wholly synthetic tyre is out. Replacing forest with a rubber plantation, on the other hand, is deforestation under the Regulation, because the land moves to agricultural use.
When does this apply, and what next?
From 30 December 2026 for large and medium operators and 30 June 2027 for natural persons and micro and small undertakings established by 31 December 2024. The deadlines page sets out the four separate dates the Regulation keeps and why they are not interchangeable. Start by confirming which rubber products you handle are in scope, then ask suppliers for geolocation and statement reference numbers now. EUDR for SMEs covers the reliefs for smaller importers, and the EUDR overview walks the full flow.
Sources
Collect the plots once. File every shipment after.
Bindu holds the geolocation, the legality evidence, and the audit trail in one record, and assembles the statement from it when a shipment moves.