Can an EU buyer file many due diligence statements through an Application Programming Interface (API) instead of one by one, and what does it mean for my data?

Yes, the Commission says operators will be able to manage statements in bulk through an Application Programming Interface (API), a direct link between two computer systems. Our reading: a buyer that files this way wants your plot data as one clean list, not scattered emails.

First, the words

• A due diligence statement is the online filing your EU buyer makes before goods enter the EU. The Commission's tool for it is the Information System.
• An API is a plug between two systems. Instead of a person typing into a form, the buyer's own software sends the filing. Think of a standing order at a shop instead of walking in each day.
• The technical papers for the API sit in a public online folder on CIRCABC, a Commission document site.

What the Commission says

• "You will be able manage your due diligence statements or simplified declarations also in bulk by using a machine-to-machine connection to the Information System via an Application Programming Interface (API)."
• The API reference documentation for economic operators integrating with the Information System is "publicly available on CIRCABC".
• Users developing APIs "should consult the CIRCABC folder regularly for updates".
• The Information System works under Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/3084, amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1565.

Who this concerns

The Commission says operators and their authorised representatives create and submit the statements. Our reading: if your EU buyer imports your goods, it is usually the one who files, and you send the information behind the statement. The Commission also says one statement can cover many shipments, and a new one is needed once the quantity it covers has been used. Our reading: an Indian exporter with its own Economic Operators Registration and Identification (EORI) number can itself be the operator, so check which role applies to you. The Commission also says coordinates can be sent in bulk as a GeoJSON file, a standard file format for map positions.

What a buyer filing by API will probably want from you

These three points are our own reading, not a Commission list.

• One row per lot, with the same lot number on your invoice, packing list and plot list, so software can match them without a person retyping.
• Coordinates in one consistent format across all lots, and dates written as dates, not as words such as late harvest.
• When something changes for a lot, a corrected file with the lot number rather than a new message. The Commission says operators must act immediately on new relevant information about a product already placed on the market.

A lot list a buyer could load

• Lot 2026-C-014 | plots 38 | production range 1 to 28 February 2026 | net 11,400 kilograms
• Lot 2026-C-015 | plots 41 | production range 1 to 28 February 2026 | net 12,100 kilograms
• Two lots together: 11,400 + 12,100 = 23,500 kilograms net

Example lots and figures. The Commission does not publish this layout. Ask your buyer for its own.

What Senseible does here

Senseible turns fuel invoices and electricity bills into an emission record. For EUDR it does not file due diligence statements, connect to the Information System or collect plot coordinates.

• Indian exporter with its own EU registration number as operator
• Which role is my EU buyer
• One statement for many shipments and the quantity limit
• What an Indian supplier gives the EU importer for the statement
• EUDR for Indian exporters: check your product

Sources: European Commission Green Forum, Guide to the Information System, European Commission Green Forum, Understand due diligence under the EU Deforestation Regulation

Last reviewed 2026-11-07. Both pages read on 7 November 2026. The Commission tells API developers to check the CIRCABC folder regularly for updates. Your buyer's technical team reads it, so ask what format it needs rather than guessing.