The European Commission has published risk categories that will guide EU import requirements under the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR). Indonesia has been placed in the Standard Risk Category.

As a result of this classification, Indonesia's exports of commodities such as palm oil, wood products, cocoa and rubber to the European Union will face lighter requirements than some other countries under the EUDR.

On 22 May 2025, the European Commission adopted an Implementing Regulation classifying countries under the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) into three risk categories: low, standard or high risk.

Four countries have been designated as "high risk": Belarus, Myanmar, North Korea and Russia. 140 countries have been classed low risks, including all EU Member States, the UK, the U.S., Canada, China, Japan, Australia and South Africa.

This classification determines whether operators can benefit from simplified due diligence obligations under Article 13 EUDR and the level of annual compliance checks to be conducted by supervisory authorities on imports and exports of EUDR-relevant commodities (cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber, soya and wood) and derived products.

The risk classification system will allow EU Member State Competent Authorities to define and plan their annual compliance checks, namely 1% for low-risk countries, 3% for standard risk countries and 9% for high-risk countries as part of a risk-based approach.