EU Information System Replaces TRACES NT: What Changed in July 2026
Key takeaway: since 17 July 2026, your EU buyer no longer submits their Due Diligence Statement through TRACES NT. They submit it through the EU Information System (EU IS). NDI builds every EUDR Data Package to be EU IS-ready by default.
What Changed
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1565 introduced the EU Information System (EU IS) as the platform through which importers file their Due Diligence Statement. It replaces TRACES NT, which handled DDS submissions previously.
For a Vietnamese furniture exporter, this change happens entirely on your buyer's side of the transaction — you never log into EU IS yourself. What it changes for you is the shape of the data package your buyer expects: structured to match EU IS's submission format, not TRACES NT's older one.
Why This Matters for Your Dossier
A data package built for the old system doesn't automatically map cleanly onto the new one — field structures, geolocation formats, and supporting-document requirements differ. If your factory (or a previous consultant) already assembled EUDR documentation before mid-2026, it's worth having it checked against the current EU IS format before your buyer's next DDS submission.
Platform-Agnostic by Design
Because the submission system itself has already changed once, NDI structures every EUDR Data Package to be platform-agnostic: usable directly in EU IS, compatible with buyer-side platforms like Qarma, and aligned with Vietnam's own eudr.vfcs.vn system. Whichever system your buyer ultimately submits through, the underlying data doesn't need to be rebuilt.
What To Check Now
If an EU buyer has asked you for EUDR data in the past year, it's worth confirming that whatever you sent them is still in the format their compliance team expects post-July 2026. The free EUDR Check flags this in under two minutes.
Sources: Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1565 · Regulation (EU) 2023/1115, as amended by Regulation (EU) 2025/2650.