EUDR · COFFEE
EUDR compliance for coffee, from estate and smallholder plot to EU roaster
European roasters now ask for plot-level proof before they buy. TRST01 maps every estate and farmer plot, checks it for deforestation, records each purchase and produces the Due Diligence Statement data for every coffee shipment to the EU.
Hangal Coffee became one of India's first exporters of EUDR-compliant coffee to Europe on TRST01Chain, and SLN Coffee now traces 100% of its EU-bound volume to the plot.
What EUDR requires for coffee
Coffee placed on the EU market, or exported from it, must be deforestation-free, legally produced and covered by a Due Diligence Statement (DDS) in the EU Information System. For each shipment the operator needs:
Geolocation of every estate and farm plot that supplied the coffee.
Evidence of no deforestation or forest degradation on those plots after 31 December 2020.
Proof of legal production under the laws of the country of origin.
A risk assessment, with mitigation where the risk is more than negligible.
Large and medium operators must comply from 30 December 2026; micro and small enterprises from 30 June 2027. India, Vietnam and Sri Lanka are classified as low risk, which allows simplified due diligence; Brazil, Uganda and Ethiopia are standard risk.
Which coffee products are in scope
Annex I covers HS 0901: green, roasted and decaffeinated coffee, coffee husks and skins, and coffee substitutes containing coffee. Under the product-scope Delegated Act adopted in July 2026, soluble (instant) coffee is added from 30 December 2027.
Why coffee is hard to trace
Much of India's coffee is grown under shade trees, so satellite tree-cover alerts on an estate are not the same as deforestation and need expert review. Exporters buy from their own estates and from thousands of smallholders through agents and curing works, where lots are blended. Many coffee areas also have no mobile network, which rules out online-only mapping tools.
How TRST01 makes coffee EUDR-ready
Estate and farmer onboarding: KYC, consent and GeoJSON plot polygons captured on mobile apps that work offline.
Deforestation analysis: satellite and AI checks against the 31 December 2020 baseline, reviewed by analysts who understand shade-grown coffee.
Procurement records: every purchase captured in IntelliTrack, replacing paper, Excel and Tally, so each lot stays linked to its plots.
DDS for every shipment: consolidated GeoJSON and DDS data generated per EU-bound consignment, ready to file through EUDR Hub.
Your own team in control: training so procurement staff can map, onboard and run the process themselves.
Proven in coffee
Hangal Coffee
One of India's first exporters of EUDR-compliant coffee to Europe, with procurement fully digitised.
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SLN Coffee (Levista)
100% of EU-bound volume traceable to plot, and 2 to 3 hours of manual work saved per shipment.
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BCK Intermark
Coffee procurement digitised, with EUDR built into the same workflow.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Indian coffee low risk under the EUDR?
India is classified as low risk, so operators can use simplified due diligence. They must still collect plot geolocation and legality evidence and file a DDS for every shipment; only the detailed risk assessment and mitigation steps are lighter.
Does shade-grown coffee trigger deforestation alerts?
It can. Pruning or replanting shade trees can show up as tree-cover loss on satellite data. TRST01 analysts review each alert against the 31 December 2020 baseline so compliant farms are not wrongly flagged.
Is instant coffee covered?
Soluble coffee is added to the scope by the July 2026 Delegated Act and applies from 30 December 2027, one year after the main application date.
We buy through curing works and agents. Can we still trace to the plot?
Yes. Purchases are recorded against the farmer and plots at the first point of collection, so blended lots keep the full list of source plots, and one GeoJSON file is produced for each shipment.
