Cattle products including beef and leather are covered by the EUDR. Operators must trace cattle to the farm of birth and verify all linked pastureland is deforestation-free.
Cattle ranching is the single largest driver of deforestation in the Amazon
Brazil's cattle herd is ~215 million, the world's largest commercial herd
Indirect supply chain links (cattle laundering) make traceability complex
0102Live bovine animals0201/0202Meat of bovine animals, fresh/chilled/frozen4101Raw hides and skins of bovine animals4104Tanned or crust hides of bovine animalsGeolocation of all ranches/farms in the cattle supply chain
Verification that no forest conversion occurred on linked pastureland
Traceability from birth farm through any intermediary ranches to slaughterhouse
DDS with bovine-specific HS codes submitted to TRACES NT
Animal identification and movement records where applicable
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