EUDR
EUDR and Furniture from Bali: What EU Importers Need
From 30 December 2026, the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) applies to wooden furniture imported into the EU. If you import teak furniture, wooden chairs, carvings or frames from Bali, you need to know where the wood was harvested before your goods can go on the market. My teak workshops provide the plot geolocation and harvest records on request. This page explains what the rule asks of you, and what I can hand you from Bali.
What the EUDR is
The EUDR (Regulation (EU) 2023/1115, amended by Regulation (EU) 2025/2650) replaces the EU Timber Regulation. Products linked to deforestation after 31 December 2020 may not be sold in the EU, and for wood the same applies to forest degradation. The wood must also have been harvested legally under the laws of the country where it grew.
When it applies to you
| Your company | Rules apply from |
|---|---|
| Large and medium companies | 30 December 2026 |
| Micro and small companies importing wood products already covered by the old Timber Regulation, which includes wooden furniture | 30 December 2026 |
| Other micro and small companies established by 31 December 2024 | 30 June 2027 |
For a furniture importer, the date is 30 December 2026 whatever the size of your company.
Which products from Bali are covered
The customs code of each product decides, not the material alone. Covered:
- Wooden furniture and parts of it, such as teak tables, beds, cabinets and benches
- Seats of wood, such as teak chairs and loungers
- Carvings, statuettes and ornaments of wood
- Wooden frames for mirrors and pictures
Not covered: natural stone, terrazzo and textiles. Furniture made entirely of rattan or bamboo has its own customs codes, which are not on the regulation’s product list. The European Commission confirmed this in an act adopted on 13 July 2026, which Parliament and Council are still reviewing. Furniture mixing teak and rattan is classified by the material that gives it its main character, so ask your customs broker to confirm the code for each item.
What you have to do as the importer
The company that first places the goods on the EU market carries the duty. For goods from Bali, that is you. Before your goods clear customs:
- Collect the information: product, quantity, country of production, the geolocation of every plot where the wood was harvested, the harvest date or period, and evidence that the wood was harvested legally.
- Assess the risk that the wood is linked to deforestation or illegal harvesting. The EU classes Indonesia as standard risk, so full due diligence applies.
- Reduce any risk you find, for example by asking for further documents.
- Submit a due diligence statement in the EU Information System and give its reference number in your customs declaration.
In Germany the authority in charge is the Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung (BLE). Every EU country has its own.
What I provide from Bali
- Plot geolocation and harvest records from my teak workshops, on request. Tell me with your order that you need them, so I collect them from the workshop together with the order.
- SVLK legality documents. Indonesia requires them for timber exports. They support the legality part of your due diligence, but they do not replace the plot geolocation.
- Experience with EU orders. I already export to EU buyers.
What I cannot do: submit the due diligence statement for you. That is your legal duty as the importer.
This page explains the rule as published on 18 October 2026. It is not legal advice; your customs broker or your national authority has the final word.
Planning a teak order for 2027?
Send me your brief and mention that you need EUDR data.