The due diligence statement (DDS) under the EUDR is an electronic statement submitted using an online form on the TRACES platform before commodities or products are placed on the market.
Please note that the abbreviation is not the same as the abbreviation DDS (Due Diligence System) used in the EUTR.
The DD-statement must be submitted before placement on the market or exports
The statement must be submitted:
- Before customs declaration in conjunction with imports (from outside the EU) or exports (outside the EU).
- In conjunction with domestic production or further processing (detailed guidelines to define when and for which batch the statement must be submitted are under preparation, as of 5/2024).
Submitting a DD-statement in a nutshell:
- Register in the European Commission’s TRACES system (LINK to instructions to be added at the end of 2024).
- Register in the system and save a new DD-statement (for information requirements, see below or Annex II to the EUDR).
- Write down the submitted DD-statement’s reference number.
- You can continue with the customs declaration or deliver your products to the buyer in the EU.
- The DD-statement’s reference number must be forwarded to the buyer when it is a company.