The International Trade Centre (ITC) has released five new flyers for Philippine exporters on how to comply with the European Union Deforestation-free Products Regulation (EUDR). The ‘EUDR in a nutshell’ flyers cover cocoa, coffee, palm oil, rubber and soya.
The flyers stem from meetings held in September with small businesses in Koronadal City, Davao City, and Zamboanga City. Those sessions provided in-depth guidance on EUDR readiness, traceability, and best practices. They followed on workshops held in December 2024 across Manila, Zamboanga, and Davao.
During these sessions, many exporters highlighted the complexity of the regulation. In a joint response, these new flyers were created through the EU-funded Climate Competitiveness Project at ITC and the Usapang Exports programme of the Department of Trade and Industry-Export Marketing Bureau of the Philippines.
These summarize the main pillars and context of the regulation, the implications for affected supply chains, and best practices to prepare. The flyers also showcase a range of publicly available tools for geolocation mapping to support EUDR preparations.
