- Review current scope and application dates.
- Understand Paraguay’s standard-risk classification.
- Connect origin, legality and chain-of-custody data.
- Separate supplier support from operator responsibility.
Current application dates
As of July 2026, the European Commission states that the EUDR’s main obligations apply from 30 December 2026 for large and medium operators and from 30 June 2027 for most micro and small operators. Micro and small operators already covered by the EU Timber Regulation follow the earlier date. Because the regulation has been amended, buyers should check the current Commission implementation page before acting.
Paraguay is standard risk
The Commission’s current country classification lists Paraguay in the standard-risk category. Classification affects the level of checks expected from competent authorities. It does not create a blanket approval, and it does not prove that an individual product is deforestation-free or legally produced.
Information begins at origin
A supplier discussion should cover the common and scientific species, country of production, quantity, production date or period and geolocation of the plots where the wood was produced. The chain of custody then needs to connect origin records to charcoal production, lot identification and the export shipment.
Legality and deforestation questions are separate but connected
The operator must consider whether the product is deforestation-free and produced in accordance with relevant legislation in the country of production. A permit by itself may not answer the deforestation question; a satellite result by itself may not answer legality. The evidence file and risk assessment must address the requirements that apply.
Supplier support versus operator responsibility
A producer or exporter can collect and transmit upstream information, organize lot references and respond to questions. The operator must determine whether the information is complete, assess risk, mitigate non-negligible risk where required and handle the applicable due-diligence statement process.
EUDR is a due-diligence regulation, not a product certification. Terms such as “EUDR approved,” “EU approved” or “guaranteed compliant” do not replace assessment of the actual product, supply chain and evidence.
BRICAPAR buyer note: A product sample and a traceability-data sample should be reviewed separately. One tests fuel suitability; the other tests whether the supply-chain information can support the buyer’s process.