Which countries have low, standard or high risk under the EUDR?

Three risk categories: low, standard and high

Under the Deforestation Regulation, countries are classified into three categories: low risk, standard risk or high risk. This classification is not contained in the deforestation regulation itself, but in a separate implementing regulation of the European Commission, namely Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1093. That regulation contains the actual list of countries and their classification, and this list is periodically reviewed by the Commission.

The category into which a country falls determines how stringent the control obligations are for a market operator. For raw materials or products from a country with low risk, simplified checks apply within the due diligence system. For standard risk, the regular requirements of the regulation apply, and for high risk, enhanced checks apply, including a higher frequency of inspections by the competent authorities. Which country currently falls into which category is stated exclusively in the annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1093 itself; this list may change upon the next review, so consulting the current annex on EUR-Lex provides the most up-to-date picture.

Legal basis: Article 29 and the annex to Regulation 2025/1093

The obligation to benchmark countries is set out in Article 29 of Regulation (EU) 2023/1115. That article gives the Commission the task of classifying countries, or parts thereof, on the basis of criteria such as the deforestation rate, the rate of expansion of agricultural land for the relevant raw materials, and production trends. The concrete implementation of that classification, that is, which country receives which classification, is set out in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1093 and its annex. Those who wish to know into which category a specific country of origin currently falls will not find that in the main regulation but in that implementing regulation.