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Selling into the 🇪🇺 European Union

The EU checks where your product was grown, what is on it and the paperwork that travels with it. Here is everything Passmark tracks for exporters from Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire and Nigeria.

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rules tracked

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products covered

NEXT DEADLINE · EUDR

56days · 30.12.2026

A warehouse inspector in a hairnet and mask checks a wrapped pallet of cartons against a clipboard.

What the EU asks for your product

Shea butter → European Union

HS 1515.90 · 4 REQUIREMENTS

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Quality Certificate: FFA ≤ 1.5% (refined) + full COA

Accredited laboratory (SGS Ghana, Bureau Veritas)

Required

Certificate of Origin / origin declaration (EU–Ghana EPA)

Exporter (registered under Ghana’s procedure)

Required

Collection-area geolocation data (only if your buyer asks)

Community / NGO / Cooperative

If it applies

Fair trade or women's cooperative certification

Fairtrade International / WFTO

If it applies

“If it applies” items depend on how you sell, for example as organic or under a preferential tariff.

EU DEFORESTATION REGULATION

30.12.2026

Applies to large and medium operators. Micro and small operators established by 31.12.2024: 30.06.2027, except timber.

EUDR asks for plot geolocation on cocoa, coffee, rubber, palm oil, soy, cattle and wood. Shea, cashew and sesame are not covered

Buyers must file a due diligence statement before goods enter the EU. Passmark collects the farm locations and evidence they need from you.

Check your EUDR readiness Read the guide

EU rules we track

RULE	WHAT IT CHECKS	PRODUCTS	STATUS
Deforestation Regulation	Plot location, cut-off date, legality	Cocoa, coffee	Coming soon
Pesticide residue limits	Maximum residue per substance	All food products	In force
Contaminant limits	Aflatoxins, heavy metals and others	Nuts, seeds, oils	In force
Official controls on imports	Extra checks for listed origins	Varies by origin	In force
Organic production	Certification for organic claims	Any sold as organic	In force
Rules of origin (EPA)	Proof of origin for tariff preference	🇬🇭 Ghana and 🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire goods	In force

How Passmark gets you EU-ready

01

Check

Pick your product. See every EU requirement and which you already meet.

02

Fix

Upload documents and collect plot data on a phone. We flag what is missing or expiring.

03

Prove

Get a seal for your product and the EU. Your buyer checks it, and every export pack, in seconds.

Reading on the EU

All EU articles →

REGULATION · 6 MINEUDR explained for Ghanaian exportersRead →FOR BUYERS · 4 MINWhat EU buyers actually check before they payRead →PRODUCT GUIDES · 6 MINGlobalG.A.P. certification, explained for Ghanaian produce exportersRead →

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