--- title: "EUDR Event Types | OpenEPCIS Docs | OpenEPCIS - an open-core, GS1-compliant EPCIS implementation." canonical_url: "https://openepcis.io/de/docs/digital-product-passport/eudr/event-types" last_updated: "2026-06-28T23:26:04.496Z" meta: author: "benelog GmbH & Co. KG" description: "EPCIS event types for EU Deforestation Regulation compliance" "og:description": "EPCIS event types for EU Deforestation Regulation compliance" "og:title": "EUDR Event Types" "twitter:description": "EPCIS event types for EU Deforestation Regulation compliance" "twitter:title": "EUDR Event Types" --- Home `` # **EUDR Event Types** EPCIS event types for EU Deforestation Regulation compliance6 min read**Masterdata and events** — `**masterDataAvailableFor**` is GS1 Web Vocabulary (no `**gs1:**` prefix needed). It is used to carry **lot- or serial-level masterdata** alongside an event: production batch, declaration references, incident records, regulatory citations. It must **not** carry **GTIN-level masterdata** (product name, generic specifications) — those live on the resolver, POSTed once via `**POST /products/{gtin}**`. Extension vocabularies (`**battery:**`, `**eudr:**`, `**textile:**`, `**electronics:**`) keep their prefix; they are declared in the document's `**@context**`. # **EUDR Event Types** This page documents the EPCIS event types used for EUDR compliance. We support two complementary patterns: 1. **EPCIS Traceability Events** - Standard supply chain visibility (harvesting, shipping, transformation) 2. **V1.11 Compliance Events** - GS1 Germany Guideline pattern for EUDR data sharing ( `**bizStep: "notifying"**`) ## Event Overview ### EPCIS Traceability Events (Standard Pattern) | **Event** | **Type** | **Action** | **bizStep** | **Purpose** | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Harvesting | ObjectEvent | ADD | `**commissioning**` | Record commodity creation at production plot | | Shipping | ObjectEvent | OBSERVE | `**shipping**` | Record dispatch to next supply chain partner | | Receiving | ObjectEvent | OBSERVE | `**receiving**` | Confirm receipt of goods | | Processing | TransformationEvent | - | `**commissioning**` | Transform commodities into derived products | ### V1.11 Compliance Events (GS1 Germany Guideline) | **Event** | **Type** | **Action** | **bizStep** | **persistentDisposition** | **Purpose** | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Origin Declaration | ObjectEvent | OBSERVE | `**notifying**` | `**subject_to_regulation**` | Share origin/geolocation data for EUDR | | Due Diligence Notification | ObjectEvent | OBSERVE | `**notifying**` | `**subject_to_regulation**` | Communicate DDS reference number | --- ## EPCIS Traceability Events ### Harvesting Event Records the creation/harvesting of a commodity at the plot of land. Uses sensor data to capture GPS coordinates and `**masterDataAvailableFor**` for product/location master data per GS1 Germany EUDR Guideline V1.11.``` { "@context": [ "https://ref.openepcis.io/extensions/eu/eudr/eudr-context.jsonld", "https://ref.gs1.org/standards/epcis/epcis-context.jsonld" ], "type": "ObjectEvent", "eventID": "urn:uuid:550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440020", "eventTime": "2025-01-15T08:30:00.000Z", "eventTimeZoneOffset": "+01:00", "action": "ADD", "bizStep": "commissioning", "disposition": "active", "epcList": [ "https://id.gs1.org/01/09521234000020/21/LOG-2025-001" ], "readPoint": { "id": "https://id.gs1.org/414/9521234000099" }, "sensorElementList": [ { "sensorMetadata": { "time": "2025-01-15T08:30:00.000Z", "deviceID": "https://id.gs1.org/8004/9521234000006-GPS-001" }, "sensorReport": [ { "type": "gs1:Latitude", "value": 52.515, "uom": "DD" }, { "type": "gs1:Longitude", "value": 13.405, "uom": "DD" } ] } ], "masterDataAvailableFor": [ { "id": "https://id.gs1.org/01/09521234000020/21/LOG-2025-001", "eudr:commodityType": "Wood", "eudr:timberProductType": "RoundWood", "eudr:speciesScientificName": "Quercus robur", "eudr:speciesCommonName": "European Oak", "gs1:harvestDate": "2025-01-15", "countryOfOrigin": "DE", "eudr:originDetails": "https://id.gs1.org/414/9521234000099" }, { "id": "https://id.gs1.org/414/9521234000099", "locationGLN": "9521234000099", "physicalLocationName": "Sustainable Oak Forest - Plot 47", "geo": { "polygon": "[[13.40, 52.51], [13.41, 52.51], [13.41, 52.52], [13.40, 52.52], [13.40, 52.51]]" }, "countryCode": "DE", "eudr:forestManagementUnit": "FMU-DE-2024-00123", "eudr:areaHectares": 2.5 } ] } ```**Key Fields (V1.11 Pattern):**- `**action**`: `**ADD**` - creating new commodity - `**bizStep**`: `**commissioning**` - first capture in supply chain - `**epcList**`: Simple string array of product identifiers - `**sensorElementList**`: GPS coordinates captured at harvest - `**masterDataAvailableFor**`: **Top-level array** with full product and location master data (bare strings inside, no `**gs1:**` prefix) ### Processing/Transformation Event Records the transformation of commodities into derived products. Uses `**masterDataAvailableFor**` for all product master data.``` { "@context": [ "https://ref.openepcis.io/extensions/eu/eudr/eudr-context.jsonld", "https://ref.gs1.org/standards/epcis/epcis-context.jsonld" ], "type": "TransformationEvent", "eventID": "urn:uuid:550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440030", "eventTime": "2025-02-15T14:00:00.000Z", "bizStep": "commissioning", "disposition": "active", "inputEPCList": [ "https://id.gs1.org/01/09521234000020/21/LOG-2025-001", "https://id.gs1.org/01/09521234000020/21/LOG-2025-002" ], "outputEPCList": [ "https://id.gs1.org/01/09521234000037/21/TABLE-2025-001" ], "readPoint": { "id": "https://id.gs1.org/414/9521234000105" }, "masterDataAvailableFor": [ { "id": "https://id.gs1.org/01/09521234000020/21/LOG-2025-001", "eudr:commodityType": "Wood", "eudr:timberProductType": "RoundWood", "eudr:speciesScientificName": "Quercus robur", "countryOfOrigin": "DE" }, { "id": "https://id.gs1.org/01/09521234000020/21/LOG-2025-002", "eudr:commodityType": "Wood", "eudr:timberProductType": "RoundWood", "eudr:speciesScientificName": "Quercus robur", "countryOfOrigin": "DE" }, { "id": "https://id.gs1.org/01/09521234000037/21/TABLE-2025-001", "eudr:commodityType": "Wood", "eudr:timberProductType": "Furniture", "eudr:speciesScientificName": "Quercus robur", "eudr:transformationDate": "2025-02-15", "countryOfOrigin": "DE" }, { "id": "https://id.gs1.org/414/9521234000105", "locationGLN": "9521234000105", "physicalLocationName": "M\u00f6belwerkstatt Weber - Furniture Workshop", "countryCode": "DE" } ] } ```**Key Fields (V1.11 Pattern):**- `**inputEPCList**`: Simple string array of source commodities - `**outputEPCList**`: Simple string array of derived products - `**readPoint**`: Processing facility location - `**masterDataAvailableFor**`: Full master data for inputs, outputs, and location (bare strings) ### Supply Chain Transfer Events Records ownership changes as commodities move through the supply chain.**Shipping Event:**``` { "@context": "https://ref.gs1.org/standards/epcis/epcis-context.jsonld", "type": "ObjectEvent", "eventTime": "2025-01-25T09:00:00.000Z", "action": "OBSERVE", "bizStep": "shipping", "disposition": "in_transit", "epcList": [ { "@id": "https://id.gs1.org/01/09521234000020/21/LOG-2025-001" }, { "@id": "https://id.gs1.org/01/09521234000020/21/LOG-2025-002" } ], "sourceList": [ { "type": "urn:epcglobal:cbv:sdt:owning_party", "source": "https://id.gs1.org/417/9521234000006" } ], "destinationList": [ { "type": "urn:epcglobal:cbv:sdt:owning_party", "destination": "https://id.gs1.org/417/9521234000105" } ], "bizTransactionList": [ { "type": "urn:epcglobal:cbv:btt:po", "bizTransaction": "urn:epcglobal:cbv:bt:9521234000105:PO-2025-001" }, { "type": "urn:epcglobal:cbv:btt:desadv", "bizTransaction": "urn:epcglobal:cbv:bt:9521234000006:DESADV-2025-001" } ] } ```**Receiving Event:**``` { "@context": "https://ref.gs1.org/standards/epcis/epcis-context.jsonld", "type": "ObjectEvent", "eventTime": "2025-01-26T14:00:00.000Z", "action": "OBSERVE", "bizStep": "receiving", "disposition": "in_progress", "epcList": [ { "@id": "https://id.gs1.org/01/09521234000020/21/LOG-2025-001" }, { "@id": "https://id.gs1.org/01/09521234000020/21/LOG-2025-002" } ], "sourceList": [ { "type": "urn:epcglobal:cbv:sdt:owning_party", "source": "https://id.gs1.org/417/9521234000006" } ], "destinationList": [ { "type": "urn:epcglobal:cbv:sdt:owning_party", "destination": "https://id.gs1.org/417/9521234000105" } ], "bizTransactionList": [ { "type": "urn:epcglobal:cbv:btt:po", "bizTransaction": "urn:epcglobal:cbv:bt:9521234000105:PO-2025-001" }, { "type": "urn:epcglobal:cbv:btt:recadv", "bizTransaction": "urn:epcglobal:cbv:bt:9521234000105:RECADV-2025-001" } ] } ```--- ## V1.11 Compliance Events Per [GS1 Germany EUDR Guideline V1.11](https://www.gs1-germany.de/branchen-themen/nachhaltigkeit/eu-deforestation-regulation-eudr/), use `**bizStep: "notifying"**` and `**persistentDisposition: { "set": ["subject_to_regulation"] }**` for EUDR compliance data sharing. ### Origin Declaration Event Shares origin and geolocation data for EUDR compliance between supply chain partners. Per GS1 Germany EUDR Guideline V1.11, uses `**masterDataAvailableFor**` with `**regulatoryInformation**` nested inside the product entry.``` { "@context": [ "https://ref.openepcis.io/extensions/common/core/dpp-core-context.jsonld", "https://ref.openepcis.io/extensions/eu/eudr/eudr-context.jsonld", "https://ref.gs1.org/standards/epcis/epcis-context.jsonld" ], "type": "ObjectEvent", "eventID": "urn:uuid:550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440025", "eventTime": "2025-01-20T10:00:00.000Z", "eventTimeZoneOffset": "+01:00", "action": "OBSERVE", "bizStep": "notifying", "persistentDisposition": { "set": [ "subject_to_regulation" ] }, "readPoint": { "id": "https://id.gs1.org/414/9521234000006" }, "quantityList": [ { "epcClass": "https://id.gs1.org/01/09521234000020/10/BATCH-2025-01", "quantity": 850, "uom": "KGM" } ], "bizTransactionList": [ { "type": "urn:epcglobal:cbv:btt:desadv", "bizTransaction": "urn:epcglobal:cbv:bt:9521234000006:DESADV-2025-001" }, { "type": "urn:epcglobal:cbv:btt:po", "bizTransaction": "urn:epcglobal:cbv:bt:9521234000006:PO-2025-001" } ], "sourceList": [ { "type": "urn:epcglobal:cbv:sdt:owning_party", "source": "https://id.gs1.org/417/9521234000006" } ], "destinationList": [ { "type": "urn:epcglobal:cbv:sdt:owning_party", "destination": "https://id.gs1.org/417/9521234000105" } ], "masterDataAvailableFor": [ { "id": "https://id.gs1.org/01/09521234000020/10/BATCH-2025-01", "hasBatchLotNumber": "BATCH-2025-01", "eudr:commodityType": "Wood", "eudr:timberProductType": "RoundWood", "eudr:speciesScientificName": "Quercus robur", "gs1:harvestDateStart": "2025-01-10", "gs1:harvestDateEnd": "2025-01-15", "gs1:customsCommodityCode": "4403", "countryOfOrigin": "DE", "netWeight": { "value": "850", "unitCode": "KGM" }, "eudr:originDetails": "https://id.gs1.org/414/9521234000099", "regulatoryInformation": [ { "regulationType": "DEFORESTATION_REGULATION", "regulatoryAct": "EU 2023/1115", "regulatoryIdentifierType": "DUE_DILIGENCE_STATEMENT", "regulatoryReferenceNumber": "EUIS-2025-DE-00012345" } ] }, { "id": "https://id.gs1.org/414/9521234000099", "locationGLN": "9521234000099", "physicalLocationName": "Sustainable Oak Forest - Plot 47", "geo": { "polygon": "[[13.40, 52.51], [13.41, 52.51], [13.41, 52.52], [13.40, 52.52], [13.40, 52.51]]" }, "countryCode": "DE", "eudr:forestManagementUnit": "FMU-DE-2024-00123", "eudr:areaHectares": 2.5 }, { "id": "https://id.gs1.org/417/9521234000006", "organizationName": "Waldwirtschaft Schmidt GmbH", "partyGLN": "9521234000006", "countryCode": "DE", "dpp:eoriNumber": "DE123456789012345" } ] } ```**Key Fields (V1.11 Pattern):**- `**bizStep**`: `**"notifying"**` - standard CBV value for regulatory notification - `**persistentDisposition**`: `**{ "set": ["subject_to_regulation"] }**` - marks product as EUDR-regulated - `**masterDataAvailableFor**`: **Top-level array** with product, location, and organization master data - **`**regulatoryInformation**`**: Nested **inside** the product entry (bare strings, no `**gs1:**` prefix) - Location master data includes geolocation polygon for plot of land ### Due Diligence Notification Event Communicates the Due Diligence Statement reference number after filing with EUIS. Per GS1 Germany EUDR Guideline V1.11, uses `**masterDataAvailableFor**` with `**regulatoryInformation**` nested inside the product entry using bare strings.``` { "@context": [ "https://ref.openepcis.io/extensions/eu/eudr/eudr-context.jsonld", "https://ref.gs1.org/standards/epcis/epcis-context.jsonld" ], "type": "ObjectEvent", "eventID": "urn:uuid:550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440021", "eventTime": "2025-01-20T10:00:00.000Z", "eventTimeZoneOffset": "+01:00", "action": "OBSERVE", "bizStep": "notifying", "persistentDisposition": { "set": [ "subject_to_regulation" ] }, "epcList": [ "https://id.gs1.org/01/09521234000020/21/LOG-2025-001" ], "readPoint": { "id": "https://id.gs1.org/414/9521234000006" }, "bizTransactionList": [ { "type": "urn:epcglobal:cbv:btt:cert", "bizTransaction": "https://example.com/eudr/due-diligence/LOG-2025-001.pdf" } ], "masterDataAvailableFor": [ { "id": "https://id.gs1.org/01/09521234000020/21/LOG-2025-001", "eudr:commodityType": "Wood", "eudr:timberProductType": "RoundWood", "eudr:speciesScientificName": "Quercus robur", "eudr:speciesCommonName": "European Oak", "gs1:harvestDate": "2025-01-15", "countryOfOrigin": "DE", "eudr:deforestationFreeDate": "2025-01-15", "eudr:legallyHarvested": true, "eudr:originDetails": "https://id.gs1.org/414/9521234000099", "regulatoryInformation": [ { "regulationType": "DEFORESTATION_REGULATION", "regulatoryAct": "EU 2023/1115", "regulatoryIdentifierType": "DUE_DILIGENCE_STATEMENT", "regulatoryReferenceNumber": "EUIS-2025-DE-00012345", "regulatoryReferenceApplicabilityStartDate": "2025-01-20", "eudr:riskLevel": "Low", "eudr:verificationMethod": "On-site inspection combined with satellite imagery analysis" } ] }, { "id": "https://id.gs1.org/414/9521234000099", "locationGLN": "9521234000099", "physicalLocationName": "Sustainable Oak Forest - Plot 47", "geo": { "polygon": "[[13.40, 52.51], [13.41, 52.51], [13.41, 52.52], [13.40, 52.52], [13.40, 52.51]]" }, "countryCode": "DE", "eudr:forestManagementUnit": "FMU-DE-2024-00123", "eudr:areaHectares": 2.5 }, { "id": "https://id.gs1.org/417/9521234000006", "organizationName": "Waldwirtschaft Schmidt GmbH", "partyGLN": "9521234000006", "countryCode": "DE", "eudr:fscCertification": "https://fsc.org/en/certificate/FSC-C123456" } ] } ```--- ## Reference Tables ### Risk Levels | **Level** | **When to Use** | | --- | --- | | `**eudr:Negligible**` | Derived from already-verified low-risk sources | | `**eudr:Low**` | Low-risk country, verified documentation | | `**eudr:Standard**` | Standard due diligence required | | `**eudr:High**` | Enhanced verification and monitoring needed | ### Timber Product Types | **Type** | **Description** | **HS Code** | | --- | --- | --- | | `**eudr:RoundWood**` | Raw logs | 4403 | | `**eudr:SawnWood**` | Processed lumber | 4407 | | `**eudr:Plywood**` | Layered wood panels | 4412 | | `**eudr:Veneer**` | Thin wood sheets | 4408 | | `**eudr:WoodPellets**` | Compressed wood fuel | 4401 | | `**eudr:WoodChips**` | Wood chips and particles | 4401 | | `**eudr:Pulp**` | Wood pulp for paper | 47xx | | `**eudr:Paper**` | Paper products | 48xx | | `**eudr:Furniture**` | Finished furniture | 94xx | | `**eudr:Charcoal**` | Wood charcoal | 4402 | ### Business Transaction Types | **Type** | **Description** | | --- | --- | | `**urn:epcglobal:cbv:btt:po**` | Purchase Order | | `**urn:epcglobal:cbv:btt:desadv**` | Despatch Advice | | `**urn:epcglobal:cbv:btt:recadv**` | Receiving Advice | | `**urn:epcglobal:cbv:btt:cert**` | Certificate/Document | | `**urn:epcglobal:cbv:btt:prodorder**` | Production Order | ## Best Practices 1. **Use both patterns** - EPCIS traceability for supply chain visibility, V1.11 events for EUDR compliance sharing 2. **Always link to master data** using `**masterDataAvailableFor**`3. **Capture geolocation at harvest** using sensor reports in commissioning events 4. **Use V1.11 pattern** ( `**bizStep: "notifying"**`) when sharing EUDR compliance data with partners 5. **Include EUIS reference** after filing with EU system via `**gs1:regulatoryIdentifier**`6. **Link transformation events** to maintain full traceability to source commodities 7. **Use GS1 demo prefix 952** (7-digit GCP: 9521234) for all test/demo data