EUDR geolocation

EUDR geolocation is latitude and longitude. Polygons apply above four hectares, except for cattle

Direct answer. In the consolidated text of Regulation (EU) 2023/1115, Article 2(28) says ‘geolocation’ means the geographical location of a plot of land described by latitude and longitude coordinates corresponding to at least one latitude and one longitude point and using at least six decimal digits. For plots of land of more than four hectares used to produce relevant commodities other than cattle, geolocation shall be provided using polygons with sufficient points to describe the perimeter of each plot. Article 9(1)(d) requires the operator to collect the geolocation of all plots where the relevant commodities were produced. For products that contain or have been made using cattle, and for products that have been fed with relevant products, that geolocation refers to all the establishments where the cattle were kept. The Commission EUDR FAQ says a single point may be used for plots under four hectares, and that cattle establishments use a single point. Application dates are not restated here. This page is not legal advice.

EUDR Records Manager (Shopify App Store · Write a review) keeps a supplier and commodity-lot registry with DDS reference numbers per product, flags missing supplier, country, or DDS fields, and retains an audit trail of supplier, lot, document, and export changes. The listing does not say the app captures or validates plot polygons. It does not file a due diligence statement. Commodities in scope are Annex I.

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What the definition and Article 9 require

Article 2(27) defines a plot of land as land within a single real-estate property, as recognised by the law of the country of production, with sufficiently homogeneous conditions to evaluate the aggregate risk of deforestation and forest degradation. Article 2(28) then defines geolocation for that plot: at least one latitude and one longitude point, at least six decimal digits, and polygons where the plot is more than four hectares and the commodity is not cattle.

Article 9(1)(d) is the operator’s information duty. The operator collects the geolocation of all plots of land where the relevant commodities that the relevant product contains, or has been made using, were produced, and the date or time range of production. If the product draws on different plots, the geolocation of all of those plots is included. The same point says that for cattle products, including products that have been fed with relevant products, the geolocation refers to all the establishments where the cattle were kept. For all other Annex I products, it refers to the plots of land. Annex II repeats that geolocation heading for the due diligence statement.

Article 2(29) defines an establishment as any premises, structure, or, in the case of open-air farming, any environment or place, where livestock are kept, on a temporary or permanent basis. The FAQ, at question 1.8, says that in the case of cattle, no polygons but only single geolocation points are required, for all establishments where cattle have been held.

Four hectares: quote the regulation and the FAQ separately

The regulation’s polygon sentence is “plots of land of more than four hectares” for commodities other than cattle. The FAQ says: “For plots of land of more than 4 hectares used for the production of commodities other than cattle, the geolocation must be provided using polygons, meaning latitude and longitude points of six decimal digits to describe the perimeter of each plot of land. For plots of land under 4 hectares, operators can use a polygon or a single point of latitude and longitude of six decimal digits to provide geolocation.” Question 1.8 says geolocation for a plot of a size below four hectares can be described with one latitude and longitude point only.

A plot of exactly four hectares is not inside the regulation’s “more than four hectares” sentence. The FAQ’s words are “under” and “below”. This page does not merge those into a single “up to four hectares” rule. Read both texts before you choose a point or a polygon for a plot at the threshold.

What an online seller keeps, and what the upstream operator submits

Role first. Article 2(15) defines an operator as a person who places relevant products on the market or exports them, excluding downstream operators. Article 2(17) defines a trader as a person in the supply chain other than the operator or downstream operator who makes relevant products available on the market. An online reseller is not automatically either one. Confirm the role on the consolidated text. Who must comply on which date is the scope guide.

The operator who submits the due diligence statement collects the Article 9 information, including geolocation, and Annex II includes the geolocation of all plots, or the cattle establishments, in that statement. Article 4a allows a micro or small primary operator to replace the Article 9(1)(d) geolocation with the postal address of all plots of land, or the postal address of the establishment, in the cases that article states. Annex III repeats the postal-address alternative for that simplified declaration.

Article 5 says downstream operators and traders collect and keep, for at least five years, the name, trade name or trade mark, postal address, email address and, if available, web address of the operators, downstream operators, or traders who supplied the products, and, only when the supplier is an operator, the reference numbers of the due diligence statements or the declaration identifiers. They also keep the same contact details for the downstream operators or traders they supplied. That Article 5 list does not itself require the reseller to redraw the upstream plot polygon. Storing the reference you received is the DDS lot registry. An illustrative Annex II reading is the due diligence statement example.

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Not legal advice. Confirm Article 2(28), Article 9(1)(d), Article 4a, Article 5, and Annex II on the consolidated EUR-Lex text, and the Commission FAQ, before you treat a point, a polygon, or a postal address as enough. The app stores supplier, lot, and DDS records you enter. It does not file a statement or validate a polygon.