Palm oil sold into the EU must be shown deforestation-free
Free EUDR check for palm oil
Whether your oil comes from Indonesia, Malaysia, Colombia or Nigeria, show a plantation plot on the map, drop a GPS point, or upload a KML/GeoJSON. In seconds you'll see whether the land shows deforestation since 2020 — and whether the location is in the shape the EU expects. No signup. No GIS skills needed.
The EU Deforestation Regulation means that from 30 December 2026, palm oil sold into Europe has to be proven to come from land that wasn't cleared of forest after 31 December 2020 — and the proof starts with where the plot is. Palm is one of the commodities the EUDR watches most closely, so plot coordinates are now part of every EU filing, from an estate block to an independent smallholder. This page checks that a plot passes, before it goes in. Try it with a plot →
What EUDR asks for
A location for every plot — and a clean deforestation check
Under the EUDR, the company that first places palm oil on the EU market has to record where each production plot is and show the land wasn't deforested after 2020. That request flows down the chain through mills and refiners, so EU importers are already asking suppliers for plot coordinates. How much detail depends on the plot's size:
Smallholder plot — one point
4 hectares or less can be a single GPS point (WGS-84, at least 6 decimals) — typical of independent smallholders.
Estate block — a boundary
Over 4 hectares needs a polygon tracing the plot's outline. The tool draws it for you.
What the free check gives you
A plain answer you can act on — and keep on file
Deforestation screen
Checks the plot against the 2020 cutoff on annual satellite forest-loss data plus near-real-time clearing alerts — the core EUDR question, answered.
Format check
Catches the coordinate mistakes that get filings bounced — wrong precision, swapped lat/long, an unclosed boundary — before you submit.
A summary to keep
Download a clear one-page result, with the sources it used — the evidence a buyer or auditor will ask to see.
Three steps
How the palm plot check works
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Find the plot
Tap the plot on the map, search a place or GPS point, or upload the KML/GeoJSON your mill or supplier sent.
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It checks two things
Deforestation since 2020, and whether the location is in the format the EU expects.
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Read the answer
A plain result — clear, or needs a closer look — plus a summary you can save.
Palm oil & the EUDR
Palm is the commodity the EUDR watches most — and certification is not a shortcut
No commodity is more closely tied to the EUDR than palm oil. It's the crop most people picture when they hear "deforestation regulation," and that scrutiny is exactly why buyers in Europe are pressing hardest on palm-oil evidence. It also isn't only crude palm oil in scope — the derivatives travel with it, so palm-kernel oil and the oleochemicals that end up in soap, cosmetics and food all sit under the same rule. For most suppliers in Indonesia and Malaysia — and increasingly in Nigeria, Colombia and the rest of West Africa and Latin America — that means a European customer now wants to know exactly where the fruit was grown.
Certification helps, but it is not a shortcut. RSPO globally, Malaysia's MSPO and Indonesia's ISPO can all feed into your risk assessment and show a serious sustainability track record — but the EUDR has no certification safe-harbour. Whatever certificates a lot carries, the operator that first places the oil on the EU market still has to hold plot geolocation and show the land was deforestation-free against the 31 December 2020 cutoff, plot by plot. A certificate answers a different question than the one the regulation asks.
Palm supply is also unusually deep. It runs from large estate blocks, each mapped as a polygon, all the way down to independent smallholders feeding a mill — most under the 4-hectare line, so each describable as a single point. One mill's supply base can gather thousands of plots, and a single malformed or mislabelled one can hold up the whole consignment's filing. This page is the spot check for that: screen one plot against the same satellite record an EU filing will face — annual forest-loss data plus near-real-time clearing alerts — or format-check a whole file of collected plots before it goes near TRACES.
When one plot isn't enough
From a free spot check to standing EUDR evidence
The check on this page is free, forever. When you're filing at consignment scale — DDS-ready GeoJSON for TRACES, a five-year audit trail, continuous re-screening — that's the operator workflow behind it. Tell us what you're filing and we'll take it from there.
Common questions
Palm-oil EUDR questions, answered plainly
Does the EUDR really apply to palm oil?
Yes — palm oil and its derivatives are in scope, and palm is among the most scrutinised commodities in the regulation. The operator that first places the oil on the EU market must collect plot geolocation, screen it against the 2020 cutoff, assess risk, and file the statement in TRACES.
Does RSPO, MSPO or ISPO cover me?
Not on its own. RSPO, and national schemes like Malaysia's MSPO and Indonesia's ISPO, can support your risk assessment, but the EUDR has no certification safe-harbour — the operator must still collect plot coordinates, run the deforestation and legality checks, and file the statement. The legal responsibility stays with the operator.
My oil comes from a mill sourcing many smallholders — how does this work?
Every production plot needs a location. Estate blocks over 4 hectares need a boundary; independent smallholder plots of 4 hectares or less can each be a single point. Mills and refiners aggregate the coordinates within a supply base. This tool checks a plot at a time, or a whole file of plots at once.
A point or a boundary for a palm plot?
Plots over 4 hectares need a polygon boundary; 4 hectares or under can be a single point. Coordinates must be WGS-84 (EPSG:4326) with at least six decimal places. This tool checks both automatically.
Is a clear result an official compliance approval?
No. It's a screening signal with the sources it used shown in full — not a certification, legal opinion, guarantee, or a signed statement. The legality assessment and your own risk assessment stay separate obligations.
EB TERRA — proudly Malaysian, working directly with producers. We read a plot the way the grower does — so the evidence you file holds up, in every origin you source.
Screening evidence produced by the documented EB TERRA — EUDR method. This is not a certification, legal opinion, guarantee, or a signed DDS. A "clear" result is a machine signal on the listed sources, not a compliance verdict; the legality assessment (Art. 10) and the operator's risk assessment remain separate obligations. EB TERRA — EUDR evidence packages