EUDR Regulation 2023/1115

Verification Protocol

Rigorous supply chain due diligence demands automated cross checking of satellite imagery against local land registry maps before any pulp batch enters the paper machine. Mills establish risk assessment procedures that evaluate local governance quality and indigenous land rights in the harvest country. Independent auditors inspect these digital ledgers annually to confirm that certified virgin fibre batches never mix with unverified timber during sheeting and reel packaging operations.

Trade Penalty

Severe financial sanctions face operators who fail to submit verifiable due diligence statements prior to customs clearance at European ports. National competent authorities confiscate noncompliant corrugated cases and levy fines proportionate to the environmental damage caused by illegal logging. Importers absorb substantial demurrage costs when customs officials detain incomplete shipments at borders while investigating suspect forest origin claims.