Laos — EUDR country risk classification

Listed as LOW 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 LAClass Low riskAuthority checks ≥ 1%/yrSimplified DD Available

What this class changes

Obligations for consignments from Laos.

Collect the full Article 9 information for every consignment — this never goes away, whatever the class.
Simplified due diligence available (Art. 13): the risk-assessment and risk-mitigation steps may be skipped IF you verified the origin and there is no mixing with standard/high-risk origins. The Article 9 information — including the geolocation of every plot — and the due diligence statement are still required.
Competent authorities must check at least 1% of operators from this class each year (Art. 16).

Forest & deforestation context

Why Laos is scrutinised the way it is.

Growing coffee (Bolaven plateau) and rubber origin; VPA negotiations cover the timber side.

Main commodity drivers of forest loss: coffee, rubber (deforestation-attribution literature).

FLEGT/VPA status: VPA negotiating.

Legality evidence in Laos

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

Land titles / village attestation

Formal title is limited outside towns; village-level documentation is the norm.

Plot evidence in Map Studio

No public parcel register for Laos.

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.

Mixing caveat: simplified due diligence is lost the moment Laos origins are mixed with standard or high-risk origins in one consignment — Map Studio raises this as the mixed-origin warning.

Evidence checklist for Laos

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

Land titles / village attestation

Art. 9(1)(h) legality evidence — Formal title is limited outside towns; village-level documentation is the norm.

Supplier

Manual TRACES filing — Laos

Filing steps for this origin.

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.
Verify eligibility for simplified due diligence (Art. 13): origin confirmed and no mixing with standard or high-risk origins — otherwise run the full risk assessment.
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.