From the timber trade, for the timber trade Made in Germany

More time for business.
Less paperwork.

The EU Deforestation Regulation is coming. We tackle it for you. Suppliers online, due diligence statement in one click, everything ready for the authority – built for forest owners, forestry contractors, sawmills, timber trade, joiners, landscaping and importers.

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Servers in Germany Ready in 2–6 weeks No software change needed EUDR obligations covered
Compliance Compass EUDR dashboard with 142 suppliers, 38 open batches and risk overview
Pricing on request
fair pricing, cancel monthly
2–6 weeks
until you are ready
Servers in Germany
GDPR, no data export
Personal contact
European support, no call centre
Who is behind it

From the timber trade.
For the timber trade.

Compliance Compass is founded by a team that knows the industry. Sawmill and timber trade sit at the table – and that shapes every click in this software.

Sawmill experience

Anyone who has booked in trunks at goods-in on a Monday morning knows what batch, sawn timber, stakes and delivery note mean in practice.

Timber-trade experience

Orders, mill partners, multilingual suppliers, customs and authorities – that too is day-to-day business in the team, not textbook material.

We know how production runs

Paperwork must not slow the business down – whether sawmill, timber trade, joinery or landscaping. The software is built to fit into real workflows, not the other way round.

From the timber tradeMade in GermanyHosting in Germany
What you get

So you can focus on your business.

The new regulation demands a lot. We make sure you have little to do with it.

Hours instead of days

A due diligence statement used to take a day. With us, it is a few clicks. Your suppliers fill in their data themselves – you only review.

Everything ready

If an authority comes for an inspection, you print the file with one click. Stored safely for five years – without binders and without Excel chaos.

No software switch

Your accounting, your ERP – everything stays as it is. We sit alongside and take the data via Excel or with one click.

Built for your industry

Click on your business.

Pick your industry and see immediately what the EUDR requires from you – and which package fits.

How simple it is

Ready in four steps.

Instead of a months-long consulting project: a few weeks, then it runs on its own.

1
Week 1

We set everything up

Send us your supplier list – via Excel or straight from your system. We take care of the rest.

2
Weeks 2–3

Suppliers join in

Your suppliers get a link and enter origin and certificates themselves. You keep the overview on one page.

3
Week 4

First statement runs

The due diligence statement is generated and sent to the authority automatically. You only confirm with one click.

4
from week 5

Daily work becomes easier

Everything is stored, automated, traceable. On inspection, you simply print the file.

What is included

Six modules. One platform.

Only what you actually use – explained plainly, without tech jargon.

Suppliers online – or manual

Ideally your suppliers enter origin and certificates online themselves. If they do not, you enter the data yourself – from an invoice or photo, the system reads the key fields on its own. You stay able to act either way.

Verify origin

Does the timber really come from the stated forest? We automatically compare location and date with a satellite check.

Traffic light system

Green, amber, red. At a glance you see whether a delivery is fine – and what to do if not.

Statement in one click

The due diligence statement is filled automatically from your data and submitted directly via TRACES NT – the official EU system – to the responsible authority.

Collect documents

Permits, invoices, certificates – just upload or photograph. We read the key data automatically.

Authority file

Tamper-evident storage with timestamp and version history – audit-ready to authority standards. Available for five years, exportable as PDF in one click.

How it works in the mill

Watch the software at work.

How the software looks day to day: dashboard, suppliers, documents and the authority file.

Dashboard with open due diligence statements, activity feed and risk distribution
Dashboard
Everything at a glance.
142 suppliers, 38 open batches, 3 risk hits. In the morning you see what the day will bring — before the first phone rings.
Supplier list with risk traffic light per entry
Suppliers
Who supplies. From where. At what risk.
Risk traffic light per supplier, derived automatically from the EU country benchmarking — you see at once where to look twice.
Batch wizard with three paths: supplier uploads, you upload, document scanner
Documents · three paths
Supplier. You. Or the scanner.
Forestry permit, certificates, geo data — the supplier uploads them via magic link, you upload them manually, or the scanner reads them from the delivery note.
Authority file of a due diligence statement with PDF preview, master data and version history
Authority file
A file that holds up to the authority.
DDS number, TRACES reference, geo coordinates, satellite verification, all documents with SHA-256 hash and version history — available for five years, exported as ZIP in one click.
Built from the trade

Developed in two real timber businesses.

Our software is built where timber is processed and sawn – in practice. This is where we build and test it, day in, day out.

Timber trader · DACH & Benelux
World Wide Wood
Timber trade direct from the mill · Hennef

The starting point

World Wide Wood is a timber trader serving private and commercial customers in Germany, France, the Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, Denmark and Luxembourg. Oak, larch, spruce, black locust – all direct from the mill partner. The case shows that one role is not enough: for deliveries inside the EU, World Wide Wood is a trader and submits no statement of its own. Exporting goods already covered by a declaration does not change that: there the obligations of a downstream operator apply, and at customs a TARIC code replaces the reference number. A statement of its own only arises where World Wide Wood places goods on the market for the first time – when buying from outside the EU, for instance. The role attaches to the flow of goods, not to the company – both must be modelled in parallel.

How we map it

World Wide Wood uses the Pro package. The entire mill-partner network maintains its forestry permits and geo coordinates itself through the online portal – in German, French, English and Danish. For each order the system recognises which role applies: trading and exporting goods already covered by a declaration need documentation only, first placing generates the due diligence statement automatically. The traffic light shows at any time where data for that is still missing.

"Our promise is Direct from the mill. With this solution we can now also keep that promise on paper – without us or our mills drowning in it." — Vincent Knott, owner of World Wide Wood
7 countries
DE · FR · NL · AT · CH · DK · LU
Pro
pricing on request
~3 min
per statement on first placing
Sawmill & stake production · Erzgebirge
Holzhandel Häberlein
Sawn oak, oak stakes · Scheibenberg · eichenspaltpfahl.de

The starting point

Holzhandel Häberlein is a family-run sawmill with its own stake production in the Erzgebirge mountains. The timber comes from the forests around Leipzig and the Erzgebirge; deliveries go nationwide. This is exactly where the December 2025 amendment changes things: anyone processing regional roundwood that has already been placed on the market is a downstream operator (Art. 2(15b)) – it is the forest owner, not the sawmill, who places it on the market first. Häberlein therefore needs no own due diligence statement and no risk assessment. What remains is collecting the information and keeping it for five years – traceability through processing is the real task.

How we map it

Häberlein uses the Pro package. Every oak log is captured at intake – location, forestry permit, batch. Where the forest owner is an operator themselves, the system takes over their reference or identification number; where they are not, the chain ends there (first touch, Art. 4(7)). The batch is tracked through processing into sawn timber and stakes. Only when Häberlein itself buys from a non-EU country does a statement of its own arise. The family stays in day-to-day business, not in paperwork.

"We did not want to learn a new system. Capture once at intake – the software does the rest. Everyone in the team can do that." — The Häberlein family, timber trade & sawmill in Scheibenberg
Pro
pricing on request
2 weeks
until fully ready
0 own
statements as a downstream operator
More about Holzhandel Häberlein
Fair pricing

Four packages – depending on the size of your business.

No hidden costs. Cancel monthly. Switch any time.

Basic

Joiners, landscaping, forestry contractors, small forestry operations

On request
per month, no setup fee
 
  • Create suppliers and customers
  • Capture articles and species
  • Upload documents
  • Due diligence statement as PDF
  • Reminder when proof is missing
  • 5-year archive
  • 1–2 users
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Pro

Mid-sized timber traders, sawmills, processors, pallet manufacturers

On request
per month · individual setup
 
  • Everything from Basic
  • Intake and batches
  • Supplier portal (suppliers join in)
  • Excel import
  • Traffic light per delivery
  • Approval before sale
  • Multiple users with roles
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Premium

Larger timber traders, importers, sawmills with high volume

On request
per month · individual setup
 
  • Everything from Pro
  • Multiple sites and companies
  • Bulk import
  • Origin check with satellite
  • Automatic text recognition
  • Connection to your system
  • Priority support
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Enterprise

Importers, corporations, industrial groups with many sites

On request
individual quote
 
  • Everything from Premium
  • Full interface integration
  • Custom workflows
  • Guaranteed availability
  • Dedicated contact person
  • On request we take care of everything
  • Training for your team
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Why us

From the timber trade. For the timber trade.

We are not consultants. We come from timber trade and from software at the same time.

01

Established platform

Compliance Compass is already running for other obligations at businesses today. We are not starting from scratch – the foundation is there.

02

We know the industry

Our founding team brings experience from sawmills and the timber trade. We speak the language of goods-in, batch and delivery note – we understand how it works in practice.

03

From Germany, for the EU

Servers in German data centres, European support, EU contracts. No data in the US. No call centre in the Philippines.

Frequently asked

Clear answers.

When do I need to comply with the EUDR?
For the timber sector the 30 December 2026 applies throughout – including small operators. Under Art. 38(3) the extended deadline of 30 June 2027 – only for natural persons, micro and small undertakings established as such on 31 December 2024 – only applies to products not already covered by the old Timber Regulation (EUTR); timber and furniture were covered. We recommend starting earlier – then your suppliers have time to deliver their data.
What happens if I do nothing?
At worst a fine of up to 4% of EU-wide annual turnover or seizure of the goods. But: nobody wants that. We help make sure it never comes to that – with little effort.
Do I have to switch my accounting or ERP system?
No. Our solution runs alongside. You can import data via Excel or straight from your system. We provide connectors for common solutions like Business Central, SAP, Sage, DATEV, holzma and acadon.
Who actually needs a due diligence statement?
A Due Diligence Statement (DDS) is required for every business that places timber or timber-containing products on the EU market for the first time (so-called operators – e.g. importers, sawmills, first processors). They must create and submit their own DDS.

Anyone reselling goods already covered by the EUDR – acting as a trader (e.g. joiner or landscaper buying from a sawmill) – does not need their own statement but must accept the supplier’s statement reference, pass it on and retain it for five years.

All statements are submitted via TRACES NT, the official EU information system. The competent authority in Germany is the BLE (Federal Office for Agriculture and Food).
How quickly am I ready?
For Basic and Pro typically 2 to 6 weeks – including setup, supplier portal and first statement. For larger integrations 8 to 14 weeks.
Is my data processed in the US?
No. Servers are exclusively located in Germany. Everything is GDPR-compliant and encrypted. You get a data processing agreement – as it should be.
Can I see the solution first?
Yes. In a 30-minute walk-through we show you everything on your own case. As a pilot partner you start early and guided – before the obligation kicks in.
What happens if my supplier does not deliver the data?
You stay able to act. Step 1: automatic reminder to the supplier after 7 days. Step 2: escalation to you after 14 days, with a list of blocked deliveries. Step 3: you enter the data yourself – from invoice, permit or photo; the system reads the key fields via text recognition. Step 4: on request we handle the supplier contact directly, in their language. No delivery leaves the mill until the traffic light is green.
What if I have no time to deal with it?
Then we take care of it. We contact your suppliers – in multiple languages –, collect geo data and certificates and check everything for you. Available as an add-on from €500/month.
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Get to know us.

Personal walk-through in 30 minutes – we go through your case: role, obligations, process. Start as a pilot partner if you like.

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