Belarus — EUDR country risk classification

Listed as HIGH risk on the official EU benchmarking list. Classification from Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1093 (22 May 2025); countries not listed default to standard risk under Article 1(2).

Country BYClass High riskAuthority checks ≥ 9%/yrSimplified DD Not available

What this class changes

Obligations for consignments from Belarus.

Collect the full Article 9 information for every consignment — this never goes away, whatever the class.
Full due diligence required: risk assessment (Art. 10) and, where risk is found, mitigation (Art. 11) before placing on the market.
Competent authorities must check at least 9% of operators AND 9% of relevant volumes from this class each year (Art. 16).
Member states apply enhanced scrutiny to all high-risk consignments; expect documentation requests.

Forest & deforestation context

Why Belarus is scrutinised the way it is.

State-run forestry sector without independent oversight; classified HIGH risk alongside the EU sanctions on Belarusian wood.

Main commodity drivers of forest loss: wood (deforestation-attribution literature).

Sanctions layer: EU sanctions prohibit Belarusian wood imports — the ban precedes any EUDR question.

Legality evidence in Belarus

What proves Article 9(1)(h) legality here.

Moot in practice: EU sanctions prohibit Belarusian wood imports.

Plot evidence in Map Studio

No public parcel register for Belarus.

Plots are drawn on satellite imagery or imported from supplier files in Map Studio; automatic country-border and coastline checks still apply to every plot.

Evidence checklist for Belarus

What to collect, and who owns it.

Product description, HS code and quantity

Art. 9(1)(a)-(b) — from the commercial invoice.

Operator

Country of production (and region where risk varies)

Art. 9(1)(c).

Operator

Plot geolocation with production date or range

Art. 9(1)(d) — six-decimal WGS84; polygons over 4 ha.

Supplier

Supplier name, address and contact

Art. 9(1)(e) — every business you were supplied by.

Operator

Deforestation-free evidence

Art. 9(1)(g) — satellite cross-check against the 31 Dec 2020 cutoff; certification supports but does not replace it.

System check

Legality evidence under local law

Art. 9(1)(h) — land tenure, harvest or production permits as applicable locally.

Supplier

Manual TRACES filing — Belarus

Filing steps for this origin.

STOP first: EU sanctions prohibit Belarusian wood imports — the ban precedes any EUDR question. Check the sanction before any EUDR work.
Collect each supplier's plot geometry (GeoJSON/KML/shapefile or drawn in Map Studio) and verify it against satellite imagery.
Run the automatic checks in Map Studio: country borders, coastline, geometry validity, mixed origin.
Fill producer name and production country per plot; set commodity, product type and production period once on the workspace.
Run the full risk assessment (Art. 10) and document mitigation where any risk remains (Art. 11).
Export the TRACES submission GeoJSON from Map Studio (readiness gate must be green) and keep the plot register and checksums with your records.
Enter the DDS in TRACES, attach the GeoJSON, and record the DDS reference number on the invoice chain.