Following two postponements, the EUDR application date is now fixed in law under Regulation (EU) 2025/2650, and the European Commission has indicated that no further delay is planned. Micro and small operators will be covered from 30 June 2027. With the deadline approaching, TRST01 is urging India's export ecosystem to move beyond preparation and establish verifiable proof of compliance.
The European Union has spent 2026 preparing its compliance systems. The EUDR Information System, through which every Due Diligence Statement must be filed, reopened at the end of June 2026 following a rebuild. In July, the European Commission adopted Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1565, establishing the system's technical rules, alongside a delegated act updating the list of covered products. A provision governing how statements are routed to national enforcement authorities takes effect on 15 October 2026. European buyers are already asking Indian suppliers for plot-level data rather than assurances.
India's classification as a low-risk country under the EU's country benchmarking system allows buyers of Indian goods to follow simplified due diligence procedures. However, this classification does not exempt Indian exporters from compliance requirements. Every consignment must still include geolocation data identifying the land where the commodity was grown, evidence that the land was not deforested after 31 December 2020, and proof that production complied with local laws.
Fragmented supply chains could complicate compliance for Indian exporters. Coffee production involves thousands of small growers in Coorg, Chikkamagaluru and Wayanad, while natural rubber comes from smallholdings across Kerala, Tamil Nadu and the North-East. Plot boundaries are rarely mapped as polygons, and supplier records are often maintained on paper. Without accurate and verifiable data, Indian suppliers risk losing orders to competing origins capable of meeting European buyers' requirements. Market share lost in 2027 could be difficult to recover.
In the natural rubber sector, TRST01 is powering the Rubber Board of India's BSNR farm-to-shipment traceability framework. India is the world's fifth-largest producer and second-largest consumer of natural rubber. The BSNR framework issues a certificate verifying the origin of the rubber and confirming that it meets EUDR requirements. Each transaction is recorded in a verifiable, tamper-proof trail, while certification is provided at zero cost to farmers and growers, marking a first for the Board. The framework is intended to help European tyre manufacturers and other buyers source Indian natural rubber with traceability and compliance evidence in place.
India's coffee industry is also preparing for the new requirements as exports reach record levels. Coffee exports amounted to USD 2.13 billion in FY 2025–26, an increase of about 17% in value, with volumes reaching roughly 407,000 tonnes. Around 70% of India's coffee is exported, with Europe serving as the anchor market. Italy, Germany and Belgium are the leading buyers, and industry estimates place the European Union's share at about 60% of Indian coffee exports.
Most Indian coffee is shade-grown beneath forest-like canopies. Experts say this production pattern could put India in a better position than Brazil or Vietnam to demonstrate that its coffee is deforestation-free. The Coffee Board is also preparing through awareness and capacity-building programmes designed to register growers on its mobile app and digital traceability platform.
Twenty Indian coffee exporters are already exporting through TRST01Chain, with plot-level geolocation, deforestation checks and lot-by-lot traceability in place for European buyers. Compliance requirements will expand further, as soluble or instant coffee comes under the EUDR from 30 December 2027. Exporters establishing traceability systems for green coffee now will be better prepared for the subsequent deadline, while those delaying action will face two deadlines in succession.
India's soybean sector is also positioning itself to meet European requirements by combining traceability with its non-GMO production profile. India does not permit the commercial cultivation of genetically modified food crops, and its soybean is therefore largely non-GMO, unlike Brazil, the United States and Argentina, where GM varieties dominate.
India produced about 11.3 million tonnes of soybean in 2023–24. Soymeal exports are forecast to grow by around 13%, with European demand for traceable non-GMO meal identified as the key driver. Under the EUDR, Indian soy could offer European food and feed buyers both non-GMO and deforestation-free assurances in a single shipment. Through its partnership with the Soybean Processors Association of India (SOPA), TRST01 provides member exporters with plot-level geo-mapping and EUDR-ready traceability.
TRST01 has developed more than 100 EUDR traceability platforms for rubber, coffee and soy across India and seven other countries. The company also holds reference letters from the Rubber Board of India and the Open AgriTrace Stack (OATS) initiative.
The company's compliance offering centres on two products: TRST01Chain and TRST01 EUDR Hub. TRST01Chain maps farms using the company's own drones and other mapping methods, conducts proprietary deforestation analysis against the EUDR cut-off date of 31 December 2020, and tracks every lot from the farm plot to the processor and port through a native AI platform. The platform serves more than 200 clients across Southeast Asia, Africa and India.
TRST01 EUDR Hub, available at eudrhub.cloud, was launched in open beta in September 2026. It provides connected workspaces for operators, suppliers and downstream buyers, enabling field data to flow directly into the due diligence package required by European buyers. Thirteen step-by-step tutorial videos on the TRST01 YouTube channel guide different user categories, and operators can begin with a 30-day free trial.
Prabir Mishra, Founder and CEO of TRST01, said Indian farmers already produce high-quality coffee and rubber without clearing forests, but the challenge is establishing that proof at scale in the format required by European regulations.
“India has done the hard part. Our farmers grow world-class coffee and rubber without clearing forests,” Mishra said. “What we have not yet done, at scale, is prove it in the language Europe now demands. That proof cannot wait for the last week of December. Every exporter, every commodity board and every ministry should treat the weeks ahead as a national sprint. The infrastructure is ready. What we need now is the will to use it.”
TRST01 is urging India's export ecosystem to take action before the deadline. Exporters should map their supplying plots, conduct deforestation checks and complete a trial run of a full Due Diligence Statement with at least one EU buyer before December. Commodity boards should adopt interoperable, government-owned traceability systems to ensure small growers are not excluded. Ministries, meanwhile, should support public-private models under which the government retains ownership and governance of data, while exporters share costs through modest per-shipment fees.
Exporters can begin a free 30-day trial through eudrhub.cloud or obtain further information at trst01.com.
TRST01, formally known as TrayamBhu Tech Solutions Private Limited, is a supply chain traceability and Digital Public Infrastructure company operating across nine countries. Its three flagship platforms are TRST01Chain for supply chain traceability, Footprint for environmental, social and governance (ESG) requirements, and Veritas for climate trust and verification. The company combines its own drone mapping capabilities, native AI and proprietary deforestation analysis to provide supply chain visibility. It serves more than 200 clients across Southeast Asia, Africa and India in commodities including rubber, coffee and soy, and works closely with government bodies, commodity boards and multilateral institutions, including the World Bank.
As the EUDR deadlines approach, the availability of digital traceability infrastructure is only one part of the challenge. Indian exporters, commodity boards and government ministries must now ensure that farm-level data and verifiable compliance evidence are available across fragmented supply chains to protect access to the European market.
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