Product guide

Wooden Crate & EUDR

A wooden crate can be an EUDR wood product when sold in its own right, but can be excluded when used only to support, protect or carry another product under the Annex I conditions.

Status

Conditional — product vs packaging use matters

Next step

Confirm exact material, product use and origin-country facts in the combined checker.

Three common scenarios

Crate sold as product

Empty wooden crates or packing cases sold commercially as products in their own right can fall under ex 4415.

Crate carrying goods

Single-use or reusable packing used exclusively to carry another product can be excluded once used for that purpose and presented with the product.

Used crate

Used and second-hand products are excluded under the updated Annex I wording.