EU Commission Publishes The Risk Classification Under The EUDR

On May 22, 2025, the EU Commission adopted an implementing regulation to the EU's Deforestation Regulation ("EUDR") in which it identified the risk classification of countries as "low, standard or high risk" required under the EUDR. The implementing regulation's country classification list is available here.

The practical relevance of the classification is significant. Companies having to comply with the EUDR benefit from simplified due diligence obligations if the relevant product or commodity comes from a low-risk country. Further, the level of compliance checks to be performed by the EU Member State's authorities, responsible for the enforcement of the EUDR, also depends on the risk classification (1% for low-risk countries, 3% for standard-risk countries, and 9% for high-risk countries).