Trazabilidad de café para exportar a Europa (EUDR)

How to comply with European deforestation regulations using FINCA.

What is EUDR?

EUDR = European Union Deforestation Regulation

New European regulation (effective since 2024) that requires:

Products imported to Europe must NOT come from deforested land

Complete traceability from origin

Geographic proof (GPS coordinates)

Who does it affect?

Exporters of:

Coffee

Cocoa

Palm oil

Soy

Timber

Cattle

Rubber

**Guatemala mainly exports**: Coffee and cardamom to Europe.

EUDR Requirements

1. Geolocation

GPS coordinates of each plot where production occurs.

2. Production date

Prove the land was in use before Dec 2020.

3. Chain of custody

Complete traceability: farm → mill → exporter.

4. Due Diligence

Documented risk management system.

How FINCA complies with EUDR

Plot mapping (PostGIS)

GPS polygons for each lot

Exact area in hectares

Land use history

Lot-level traceability

Each harvest identified by plot

Harvest date recording

Weight per lot

Mill with BOM

Processing traceability

Input lots → output lots

Documented shrinkage

Export reports

Documentation ready for buyers

Coordinates in required format

Certificates of origin

Real case

Coffee farm in Huehuetenango

Before FINCA:

Records in notebook

No GPS coordinates

European buyer demanded traceability

After FINCA:

45 lots mapped with GPS

Each quintal traceable to its lot

Export to Germany approved

Additional certifications

FINCA also helps with:

**Organic**: Permitted input tracking

**Rainforest Alliance**: Sustainable practices

**Fair Trade**: Producer traceability

The cost of NOT complying

Export rejection

Loss of European buyers

Fines at destination

Investment vs Benefit

**FINCA**: From Q500/month

**Premium price for traceable coffee**: +15-25%

**Access to European market**: Unlimited

Do you export to Europe? You need FINCA. Contact us.