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EUDR Cattle Compliance

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

Relevant HS Codes

0102Live bovine animals
0201/0202Meat of bovine animals, fresh/chilled/frozen
4101Raw hides and skins of bovine animals
4104Tanned or crust hides of bovine animals

Key Producing Countries

BrazilHigh risk
ArgentinaStandard risk
ParaguayHigh risk
UruguayLow risk

EUDR Requirements for Cattle

Geolocation 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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