Commodities and products in scope
The seven commodities
EUDR covers seven commodities. If a product is made of, contains, or is derived from any of them, it may fall under the regulation.
| Commodity | Typical products in scope |
|---|---|
| Cattle | Live cattle, beef, leather, some hides |
| Cocoa | Cocoa beans, cocoa paste, cocoa butter, chocolate |
| Coffee | Roasted and unroasted coffee |
| Oil palm | Palm oil, palm kernel oil, and derivatives used in food and cosmetics |
| Rubber | Natural rubber, tyres, and certain rubber goods |
| Soya | Soybeans, soy flour, soybean oil, soy cake |
| Wood | Timber, pulp, paper, furniture, charcoal |
How scope is actually decided
The precise scope is defined by the commodities and the CN codes (Combined Nomenclature customs codes) listed in Annex I of the regulation. A product is in scope when its CN code appears in Annex I. This is why the CN code matters so much in kolum: it is the gate that decides whether an article can be EUDR-relevant at all.
⚠️ The scope was changed by the 2025 amendment. Always check the current Annex I in the consolidated EUDR text, not the original 2023 version, which is now out of date.
In scope, or not: three quick examples
- A bar of dark chocolate. Made from cocoa, with a CN code listed in Annex I. In scope, so it needs due diligence.
- A steel hex bolt. Steel is not one of the seven commodities and its CN code is not in Annex I. Out of scope, so no due diligence applies under EUDR.
- A composite product made mostly from recycled material. Its CN code may fall under Annex I, which makes it eligible, but if the regulated commodity is not actually the main component, or the item is made entirely from recycled material, you can set it to not relevant. The CN code opens the door; the relevance setting decides whether you walk through it.
What this means in kolum
When you create an article, you assign it a CN code. If that code is part of Annex I, the article can be marked EUDR-relevant. If it is not, the article is out of scope and no due diligence is required. The CN code is a prerequisite: it can only bring an article into scope, and the relevance setting on the article can then confirm or exclude it within that scope. The full logic, including the cases where you deliberately exclude an in-scope article, is covered on the Manage Articles page in the EU Companies section.
Being in scope is what pulls an article into the risk assessment and Due Diligence Statement workflow. Everything downstream starts here.