What is EUDR?
The European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) is due to take effect on 30 December 2026 after implementation was delayed last year. It is a requirement that aims to limit the EU’s impact on global deforestation, forest degradation and biodiversity loss by promoting deforestation-free supply chains.
The EUDR requires certain products, including beef and beef products, sold into the EU to be proven to have come from land that has not been deforested since 31 December 2020.
*Important Update*
Cattle hides, skins and leather were originally included in the EUDR but were removed by the European Commission on 13 July 2026. This means leather and hides no longer need to meet EUDR due diligence or geolocation requirements to be exported to the EU.
Key requirements of the EUDR:
The land cattle have been kept on from birth to slaughter must not have been subject to deforestation or forest degradation since 31 December 2020.
EUCAS accredited cattle producers wanting to continue to trade into the EU pin their geolocation (a single latitude and longitude coordinate) in their Livestock Production Assurance (LPA) account.
By pinning a property’s geolocation in LPA, producers give permission for this information to be made available to feedlots and processors for due diligence purposes.
Australian feedlots and processors retrieve a report through the National Livestock Identification System (NLIS) database which provides the geolocations of where the cattle they wish to send to the EU were raised.
This report is then used for due diligence verification of the property’s location. Geolocations can also be retrieved by processors directly through the EUDR API.
Australian exporters need to provide the geolocation coordinates of where all cattle have been kept from birth to slaughter for each export consignment.
How to Share Geolocation
EUCAS-accredited producers can easily add their geolocation (a single latitude and longitude coordinate) to their LPA account.
This geolocation is used to identify the property where the cattle were kept. Sharing a property’s geolocation in LPA also permits the sharing of this information with exporters including feedlots and processors. PICs (Property Identification Codes) and personal information will not be shared.
Geolocations and permission for sharing can be updated or removed at any time.
How to share location guide
LPA login
EUDR Access for Feedlots and Processors
Frequently Asked Questions
A 'geolocation' is a latitude coordinate and longitude coordinate to a minimum of six decimal places. For cattle, the EUDR requires a single geolocation coordinate to describe the establishments where cattle have been kept i.e. one latitude and one longitude coordinate.
Geolocations will be shared via a report in the NLIS (National Livestock Identification System) or through a new API that Integrity Systems has developed with EU exporting feedlots and processors. These processors and feedlots will share the geolocations with EU importers who are required to submit them as part of import documentation to the EU Commission. Importers must include the geolocations on a due diligence statement to be able to import the product.
In some situations, processors and feedlots may also be required to on-share geolocations to other third parties for the purposes of assisting them in their due diligence.
Beef and beef products from livestock you produce may not be eligible for export to the EU.
For producers who are European Union Cattle Accreditation Scheme (EUCAS) accredited, opting in to share your geolocation will provide the required information to also meet the EUDR so beef and beef products from your cattle can continue to be exported to the EU.
The EU is committed to reducing its impact on global deforestation and forest degradation. The EU aims to do this through promoting the consumption of 'deforestation-free' products via the Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 on deforestation-free products. The EU are equally imposing this regulation on all farms located in the EU and other countries that import into the EU. EUDR applies to other commodities including wood, coffee, oil palm, rubber, cocoa, canola and soya products not just cattle.
Yes. Alongside the Geolocation of Animal Movements report in NLIS, an EUDR API is available to processors and feedlots for direct system to system access to geolocation data. It serves the same purpose as the report but removes the manual steps of logging in, running a report and reformatting the results. Access is by application, followed by development work in a test environment and a signed licence agreement before production credentials are issued. Please email Integrity Systems Senior Integration Lead Peter Quigley on pquigley@mla.com.au for assistance.