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North Korea — 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 KPClass High riskAuthority checks ≥ 9%/yrSimplified DD Not available
What this class changes

Obligations for consignments from North Korea.

  • 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.
Plot evidence in Map Studio

No public parcel register for North Korea.

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 North Korea

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 — North Korea

Filing steps for this origin.

  1. Collect each supplier's plot geometry (GeoJSON/KML/shapefile or drawn in Map Studio) and verify it against satellite imagery.
  2. Run the automatic checks in Map Studio: country borders, coastline, geometry validity, mixed origin.
  3. Fill producer name and production country per plot; set commodity, product type and production period once on the workspace.
  4. Run the full risk assessment (Art. 10) and document mitigation where any risk remains (Art. 11).
  5. Export the TRACES submission GeoJSON from Map Studio (readiness gate must be green) and keep the plot register and checksums with your records.
  6. Enter the DDS in TRACES, attach the GeoJSON, and record the DDS reference number on the invoice chain.
North Korea EUDR Country Risk — High Risk | EUDR Tools