Part of Supplier Compliance & Traceability Software

TRACES/EUDR‑IS and DDS: what’s built‑in

• DDS workspace with operator/trader details, HS codes, quantities, production window, and EORI capture

• Plot‑level geolocation: upload points or polygons and bind them to batches/lots and suppliers

• Upstream DDS referencing with referential integrity and visibility controls

• Risk assessment/mitigation statuses and submission‑readiness badges

• TRACES/EUDR‑IS–compatible exports and submission receipts archived with audit trails

CBP UFLPA detention response clock (at a glance)

Stage	Typical clock (reference)	What Parakeet provides
Detention notice issued	Day 0 (upon detention)	Instant alerts to Slack/Teams/Email; auto‑create dossier workspace and task list
Submit evidence for detention review	Up to 30 days from presentation under CBP detention procedures (19 CFR 151.16)	Structured importer dossier (transaction, transport, payment, provenance) with timestamps and TOC
CBP decision on detained goods	Generally within 30 days of presentation (detain/release/exclude)	Versioned submissions, change log, and status tracking; gap flags and reminders
Exclusion issued (if applicable)	Protest window generally up to 180 days under 19 U.S.C. §1514	Protest/appeal playbooks, document bundles, and deadline tracking
UFLPA exception request (if pursued)	Initiated during review; timelines vary by case	“Clear and convincing” evidence packaging with certified translations and audit trail

End‑to‑End Material Traceability: EUDR, UFLPA, and FSMA 204

Deliver end‑to‑end material traceability across EUDR, UFLPA, and FSMA 204. Parakeet unifies plot‑level geolocation, importer dossiers, and KDE/CTE records into auditable workflows with continuous/daily alerts, one‑click dossier/plan exports, and sortable FDA responses within 24 hours.

Alert cadence

• Real‑time event alerts to Slack/Teams/Email for submissions, detentions, KDE gaps, and TLC issues

• Daily summaries of open risks, overdue actions, and new regulatory changes

• Weekly digest of trend insights, mitigations, and audit‑readiness status

Related resources - Packaging compliance and supplier traceability: Consumer Goods & Packaging - Need a UFLPA importer dossier export template and workspace? Contact us for a ready‑to‑use structure and checklist

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FSMA 204 Traceability Software

Consumer Goods & Packaging / FSMA 204 Traceability Software

Operationalize FDA FSMA 204 in weeks—not quarters. Parakeet maps Food Traceability List (FTL) products to critical tracking events (CTEs), validates key data elements (KDEs), and compiles FDA‑ready, sortable responses with a complete audit trail.

What you can do today

• Map FTL foods to CTEs (harvesting, cooling, initial packing, first land‑based receiving, shipping, receiving, transformation) and assign traceability lot codes (TLCs).

• Validate KDE completeness and lineage; surface TLC coverage gaps with heatmaps before audits or requests.

• Export a single, sortable spreadsheet for FDA within 24 hours and preserve the request/response audit trail.

• Generate and maintain your traceability plan (scope, TLC method, systems, partner communication) with two‑year retention checks.

• Orchestrate partner data collection and remediation with tasking in Trello, alerts in Slack, document automation in Google Docs, and deadline reminders via Google Calendar.

Prefer the details? Dive into the full FSMA 204 guide below, including KDE/CTE schema, timelines, and implementation checklists.

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Introduction

Parakeet Risk centralizes supply chain traceability for three high‑impact regimes: the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), the U.S. Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), and FDA’s FSMA 204 Food Traceability Rule. The platform operationalizes plot‑level geolocation, due diligence statements, importer dossiers, and KDE/CTE recordkeeping into auditable workflows with real‑time alerts and collaboration. For industry context, see our pages for consumer goods & packaging, manufacturing, and our AI analyst Rosella. Last updated: November 2025

What’s new (Nov 2025) - EUDR: Refined DDS templates with upstream DDS referencing and plot polygon support; status badges for risk assessment/mitigation and submission readiness. - FSMA 204: One‑click KDE export to an FDA‑ready sortable spreadsheet; TLC validation and CTE coverage heatmaps to close gaps ahead of the 2026/2028 timeline. - UFLPA: Structured importer‑dossier workspace with auto‑generated Table of Contents, document translations, and timestamped chain‑of‑custody evidence bundles.

Quick compliance checklists (copy/paste)

Use these one‑screen checklists to validate your records before audits, detentions, or authority requests.

EUDR Due Diligence Statement (DDS)

• Operator/trader identity and EORI (if applicable)

• Product HS code; commercial/scientific names; description

• Quantity (net mass and any supplementary unit)

• Country/region of production; production date/time range

• Geolocation for all plots of land (points/polygons); for cattle, all establishments kept

• Upstream DDS reference number(s), if applicable

• Risk assessment (legality + deforestation‑free vs. 31 Dec 2020 cutoff) and mitigation evidence

• Due‑diligence assertion text; signature metadata

• Submission staging for EUDR‑IS/TRACES and downstream visibility controls

FSMA 204 KDE/CTE package

• Map covered foods to CTEs: harvesting; cooling; initial packing; first land‑based receiving; shipping; receiving; transformation

• For each CTE, capture KDEs: product description; quantity + UOM; TLC assignment/association; location identifiers; dates/timestamps; reference docs (e.g., BL, invoice); shipper/receiver

• Traceability plan: scope of FTL foods; TLC assignment method; record systems; partner‑communication process; retention (≥ 2 years)

• Sortable response: compile single dataset deliverable to FDA within 24 hours upon request; preserve request/response audit trail

UFLPA importer dossier (TOC)

• Party map: legal names, addresses, identifiers, roles across tiers (miner/producer/manufacturer/exporter)

• Transaction chain: POs, contracts, commercial invoices, bills of lading/manifests, packing lists, incoterms, proofs of payment; transport legs with dates/locations/handlers

• Raw‑material provenance: origin attestations; batch/bale/ingot/lot IDs; production records; third‑party verifications (if available)

• Applicability/exception support: structured dossier Table of Contents; certified translations; “clear and convincing evidence” bundle; versioning and timestamps for all artifacts

Regulatory essentials and timelines

As of October 21, 2025, the following requirements and dates apply.

Regulation (scope)	Core data required	Where data is submitted/requested	Current compliance date
EUDR (cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber, soy, wood/paper placed on or exported from the EU)	Due Diligence Statement (DDS) with operator identity; HS code and product description; quantities; country of production; geolocation of all plots of land where commodities were produced (for cattle, all establishments where animals were kept); risk assessment and, if needed, risk mitigation; reference to upstream DDS numbers	EUDR Information System integrated with TRACES (DDS are created, referenced, and managed there)	The regulation “enters into application” at the end of 2025 per the European Commission; DDS functionality is already live in the EUDR‑IS
UFLPA (all goods with potential links to XUAR or entities on the UFLPA Entity List)	Full chain‑of‑custody documentation: transaction and supply‑chain records (e.g., packing lists, bills of lading, manifests); identification of all parties in manufacture/manipulation/export; raw‑material origin plus financial/physical transfer evidence (invoices, contracts, purchase orders, proof of payment)	Provided to CBP during enforcement (e.g., detention reviews, applicability reviews, or exception requests); no standing pre‑submission portal	In force since June 21, 2022 (ongoing)
FSMA 204 (foods on FDA’s Food Traceability List)	KDEs captured at each CTE (e.g., harvesting, cooling, initial packing, first land‑based receiving, shipping, receiving, transformation); traceability lot code (TLC); sortable‑spreadsheet response within 24 hours upon FDA request; record retention (generally 2 years)	Not routinely submitted; provided to FDA upon request (e.g., via sortable spreadsheet or agency‑specified mechanism)	Original compliance date: January 20, 2026. FDA has proposed a 30‑month extension to July 20, 2028 (pending rulemaking)

Sources: European Commission/EUR‑Lex 2023/1115 consolidated text; Commission news on EUDR‑IS launch; CBP UFLPA FAQs and statute overview; FDA FSMA 204 rule and FAQs.

Data model and schema Parakeet implements

Parakeet models each regime’s artifacts as first‑class objects with lineage, versioning, and audit trails. The following field sets reflect the minimum data required for compliance and downstream audits.

EUDR: plot‑level geolocation + DDS

• DDS core fields: operator/trader identity and EORI (if applicable); product HS code and commercial/scientific names; quantity (net mass and any applicable supplementary unit); country/region of production; production date or time range; upstream DDS reference number(s); due‑diligence assertion text; signature metadata.

• Geolocation requirements: geolocation for all plots of land where relevant commodities were produced; for cattle, geolocation for all establishments where the animals were kept. Parakeet stores either point coordinates (for small plots) or polygon boundaries (for larger plots), linked to batch/lot and supplier records.

• Risk assessment and mitigation: legality checks, deforestation‑free checks against the December 31, 2020 cutoff; risk scoring; mitigation actions and evidence. Parakeet maintains evidence links and status history to support competent‑authority checks.

• DDS linkage: downstream operators can reference upstream DDS numbers; Parakeet enforces referential integrity and visibility controls consistent with EUDR‑IS behavior.

UFLPA: importer dossier contents

• Supply‑chain participants: legal names, addresses, corporate identifiers, roles (miner/producer/manufacturer/exporter), and hierarchical maps across tiers.

• Transaction chain: purchase orders, contracts, commercial invoices, bills of lading/manifests, packing lists, incoterms, proof of payment, and transportation legs with dates, locations, and handlers.

• Raw‑material provenance: origin attestations, batch/bale/ingot or lot identifiers, production records, and any third‑party verifications.

• Exception/applicability review support: structured Table‑of‑Contents, document translations, and “clear and convincing evidence” bundling per CBP guidance.

FSMA 204: KDE/CTE traceability

• CTE catalog: harvesting, cooling, initial packing, first land‑based receiving, shipping, receiving, and transformation events.

• KDEs for each CTE: product description, quantity and unit of measure, TLC assignment/association, location identifiers, dates/timestamps, reference document identifiers (e.g., bills of lading, invoices), and shipper/receiver.

• Traceability plan: scope of FTL foods handled, TLC assignment method, record systems, and partner‑communication processes; retention policies meeting the rule’s two‑year baseline.

• Sortable response: Parakeet compiles a single, sortable dataset within SLA for FDA requests and preserves request/response audit trails.

How Parakeet operationalizes multi‑jurisdiction traceability

• Unified data foundation: One graph of suppliers, materials, batches/lots, events, and documents across EUDR, UFLPA, and FSMA 204, with lineage and tamper‑evident audit trails. See platform features.

• Rosella AI automation: Rosella speeds regulatory research, auto‑generates assessment drafts, and assembles audit evidence packets—freeing teams for high‑value analysis.

• Collaboration in your flow of work: tasking and remediation via Trello, real‑time alerts in Slack, auto‑generated reports in Google Docs, and date‑driven reminders via Google Calendar.

• ERP/finance context: enrich supplier risk with operational/financial signals through NetSuite, Sage, and QuickBooks integrations to prioritize mitigations by business impact.

• Spreadsheet synergy: preserve institutional knowledge by ingesting existing Excel trackers while adding enterprise controls, validations, and auditability.

Packaging EPR and PPWR (EU)

Updated: October 21, 2025

Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) rules for packaging and the EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) require producers to track what packaging is placed on market, pay material-specific fees, and demonstrate conformity. Parakeet extends your EUDR/UFLPA/FSMA data foundation to packaging EPR with auditable records, supplier attestations, and PRO submission support.

What Parakeet captures for packaging EPR

• Market placement details: country, reporting period, producer role, PRO enrollment, registration IDs.

• Bill of packaging (BoP): materials (e.g., paper/board, glass, plastics, metals, wood), component weights, format (primary/secondary/tertiary), and recycled content claims.

• Declarations and evidence: supplier statements, test reports, labeling proofs, and Declaration of Conformity (DoC) stored with versioned audit trails.

• Fee-ready summaries: automatically aggregates reportable weights by fee category and format, supports eco‑modulation attributes (e.g., recyclability, reuse readiness).

• Submission workflows: tasks, approvals, and exports aligned to PRO templates; reminders for filing and fee deadlines.

Quick glossary

• PPWR: the EU framework redefining packaging design, labeling, reuse, and recycled‑content obligations; interfaces with national EPR schemes for reporting and fees.

• EPR: “producer responsibility” for packaging placed on a market, including registration, periodic reporting, and payment of material/form‑specific fees to a PRO.

• DoC (Declaration of Conformity): a self‑issued statement that packaging or components meet applicable requirements; Parakeet links DoCs to SKUs/components with evidence.

• Fee categories: reportable weight buckets by material and format (e.g., paper primary/secondary), used by PROs to calculate fees; Parakeet compiles these from your BoP.

Get started

• See how packaging workflows connect with supplier traceability on our Packaging page.

• Need help mapping materials and fee categories? Contact us and we’ll configure an EPR‑ready template for your markets.

Industry‑specific FAQs

• Packaging (paper/wood, pallets, crates): Does packaging fall under EUDR? Yes—wood and paper are EUDR commodities. If you place packaging materials on the EU market, you must maintain plot‑level geolocation for wood fiber sources and submit a DDS through EUDR‑IS when the law applies at the end of 2025. See our packaging solution.

• Food & beverage: What if my suppliers aren’t FSMA‑ready? Parakeet maps your product flows to CTEs, validates KDE completeness, and issues partner requests to close gaps. It also compiles the agency‑requested sortable spreadsheet within 24 hours of a request.

• Electronics, textiles, solar, and diversified manufacturing: What makes a strong UFLPA dossier? CBP expects complete chain‑of‑custody with documents created in the ordinary course of business (transaction, transport, and payment records) plus a clear party map. Parakeet’s dossier workspace structures and timestamps every artifact for rapid CBP response.

• Mixed regulations: Can one shipment trigger multiple regimes? Yes. For example, a food product in wood/paper packaging exported to the EU can implicate FSMA 204 for the food and EUDR for the packaging materials. Parakeet models these obligations separately and links evidence to each regime.

• Smallholders and polygons: Are polygons mandatory? For plots ≥4 hectares (non‑cattle commodities), polygons are required; smaller plots may use a single point. Parakeet supports both and binds geometry to batch/lot records.

Implementation checklist (ready‑to‑run)

• EUDR: inventory covered products; onboard suppliers for plot geolocation; upload points/polygons; complete DDS templates; reference upstream DDS where applicable; document risk assessment/mitigation; stage submissions for EUDR‑IS.

• UFLPA: map supplier tiers; collect ordinary‑course documents (POs, invoices, BL/manifests, packing lists, proofs of payment); assemble facility and raw‑material provenance records; prepare applicability/exception packages; define response playbooks.

• FSMA 204: map product flows to CTEs; define TLC assignment; configure KDE capture per CTE; finalize your traceability plan; validate two‑year retention; test the sortable‑spreadsheet export and 24‑hour response drill.

References (authoritative)

• European Commission, “Commission launches EUDR Information System,” DG Environment, December 6, 2024.

• EUR‑Lex, Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 (consolidated 2024‑12‑26), Articles on information requirements, geolocation, and TRACES/EUDR‑IS.

• EUR‑Lex, Commission Guidance on use of certification/third‑party schemes under EUDR (2024/C/6789).

• U.S. Customs and Border Protection, “Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)” (Last modified Feb 4, 2025) and “FAQs: UFLPA Enforcement.”

• U.S. FDA, “FSMA Final Rule on Requirements for Additional Traceability Records for Certain Foods (FSMA 204),” and “FAQs: FSMA Food Traceability Rule” (original compliance date Jan 20, 2026; proposal to extend to July 20, 2028 pending rulemaking).