UPM Timber has updated its EUDR compliance model based on the latest regulatory guidance and current authority interpretations. Our objective is to maintain full product traceability while keeping information exchange with customers practical and straightforward. 

UPM Timber's role in the supply chain

UPM Pulp Sales Oy acts as UPM Timber's customer-facing company. Depending on the product and market, UPM Pulp Sales Oy typically operates in the supply chain as a Downstream Operator or Trader under EUDR. In this role, our focus is on maintaining traceability, retaining required supply-chain information and ensuring that products supplied by UPM Timber are covered by the appropriate EUDR compliance processes.

Documentation available to customers

UPM Timber is preparing to provide customers with the information needed to support product traceability and regulatory compliance. In normal business transactions, customers can expect to receive:

• Product origin and traceability information
• Supplier and product identification information
• Information describing UPM Timber's EUDR compliance approach
• Documentation that may be needed in specific regulatory situations, such as future re-imports

Exchange of due diligence information

Updated EUDR guidance has clarified that companies operating downstream in the supply chain are generally not expected to exchange detailed due diligence documentation. Therefore, UPM Timber does not expect to routinely provide:

• DDS reference numbers
• Verification numbers
• Geolocation data
• Complete due diligence documentation with normal customer deliveries. 

Instead, our approach is to ensure that the required information remains available and can be accessed when genuinely needed for compliance, audit or regulatory purposes.

UPM Timber's commitment

UPM Timber remains fully committed to ensuring compliance with the EUDR and maintaining transparent, deforestation-free and legally compliant supply chains. We will continue to adapt our practices in line with regulatory developments and guidance issued by the European Commission and competent authorities.