The EUDR will officially take effect for operators and traders on December 30, 2026. It sets strict requirements for geolocation traceability, deforestation-free production and legality for around 80 commodity lines across seven major groups: cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber, soy and wood.
Thai Nhu Hiep, Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Coffee and Cocoa Association, said exporters see the regulation as an opportunity.
“For exporters, this is an opportunity to demonstrate and transparently show where our products come from and where they are grown. Globally, people have long been familiar with coffee from Brazil, Indonesia, Ethiopia, Guatemala and Colombia, but there has been less awareness of Vietnam as a coffee-producing country. With the EUDR, we can confidently build the Vietnamese coffee brand in the global market,” said Hiep.
