Reviewed 18 August 2026 · next review 17 November 2026
The Article 9 information set, field by field
Most first filings stall on data that exists somewhere in the business but has no owner. This is the field matrix, with the operational question that decides whether you actually hold it.
Last updated · Written and reviewed by Jonatan Tensetti · Tensetti Tools
Article 9 lists the information an operator must collect for each relevant product. Reading it as a list of documents is the wrong instinct: read it as a set of records that must be attributable to a specific lot, held by a named person and produceable on request.
| Field | The question that decides it |
|---|---|
| Product description, trade name, type | Does this match what you actually ship, per lot? |
| Relevant commodities contained | Is the commodity content known for composite products? |
| Wood: common and scientific species name | Who holds species data, and for which suppliers is it missing? |
| Quantity | Is quantity recorded in the applicable unit and reconcilable to purchase records? |
| Country of production | Country only, or also the relevant parts of that country? |
| Geolocation of all plots | All contributing plots, or only the ones that were easy to obtain? |
| Polygons for non-cattle plots over 4 ha | Does polygon data exist for every such plot? |
| Coordinate precision | Where points are used, do they carry at least six decimal digits? |
| Production date or time range | Per plot, or a single guess for the whole consignment? |
| Supplier name, address, email | Held in a system of record, not in one person's inbox? |
| Customer information where applicable | Can you show who you supplied, other than consumers? |
| Deforestation-free evidence | Adequately conclusive and verifiable — or a policy page? |
| Legality evidence | Which producer-country legislation, and who verified it? |
| Lot linkage | Can every origin record be matched back to the purchased lot? |
Two failure patterns worth naming
The first is evidence without attribution: a supplier certificate that covers a producer but cannot be tied to the lot you bought. The second is partial geolocation: coverage of the cooperative's known plots while a tail of smaller suppliers stays blank. Both look like progress in a spreadsheet and both block a filing.
Version 1 of our free check deliberately records only whether each field is held, partly held, missing or unowned. It never asks you to paste supplier data or upload documents.
No account, no supplier documents, no evidence uploads. Answers stay in your browser.
Primary sources
Reviewed 18 August 2026. Always confirm against the current official text.
- Understand due diligence — European Commission. Information requirements, risk assessment and mitigation workflow.
- Consolidated Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 — EUR-Lex. Current consolidated legal text, including Article 9 information requirements.
- EUDR Guidance Document (2026) — European Commission. Non-binding implementation guidance.
This is a self-service readiness and documentation tool based on the information you provide and the sources listed for assessment version 1.0.0. It is not legal advice, an audit, certification, conformity assessment or an official filing. It does not submit a due diligence statement, validate Annex I classification or geolocation, certify deforestation-free status or determine negligible risk. Verify material decisions with the relevant authority or a qualified adviser.