Ghana is the world's second largest cocoa producer after Côte d'Ivoire. Around 800,000 farming families grow cocoa across the Western, Ashanti, Eastern and Brong-Ahafo regions. Ghana Cocobod — the Ghana Cocoa Board — controls the domestic purchase, quality grading and export of Ghanaian cocoa through its Licensed Buying Companies (LBCs) and the Cocoa Marketing Company (CMC). The Netherlands (Amsterdam — the world's largest cocoa grinding hub), Belgium (Antwerp) and Germany (Hamburg) are the anchor EU destinations. From 30 December 2026, no Ghanaian cocoa enters the EU without an EUDR Due Diligence Statement. Ghana is classified as standard risk under Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1093. The full DDS under Article 4 and Annex II is required. Cocobod's quality grading system and LBC registration are domestic regulatory instruments — not the Annex II file. EUDRCheck generates the dossier in 15 minutes. €199 per lot.
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Ghana is the global benchmark for quality cocoa. Cocobod's quality control system — grading every bag before export — has built Ghana's reputation as the premium supplier of conventional cocoa to Europe's chocolate industry. Around 800,000 families farm cocoa across the cocoa belt: Western, Ashanti, Eastern and Brong-Ahafo regions.
The Netherlands, Belgium and Germany absorb the majority of Ghanaian cocoa exports. Amsterdam alone is the world's largest cocoa processing centre. Losing access to the EU market is not a commercial inconvenience — it is an existential threat to Ghana's cocoa sector.
Ghana is standard risk under Reg (EU) 2025/1093. No simplified regime. The full DDS is required for every lot.
Under Article 4 and Annex II of Regulation (EU) 2023/1115, the data fields your buyer needs are defined by law.
EUDRCheck generates the complete dossier in 15 minutes.
Ghana's cocoa supply chain aggregates through Purchasing Clerks (PCs), Licensed Buying Companies (LBCs) and Cocobod depots. Under Article 2(28), geolocation must be at each individual plot with 6-decimal precision. Depot coordinates are rejected by TRACES NT. EUDRCheck's GeoJSON validator catches aggregated coordinates.
Much of Ghana's cocoa land is held as stool land under customary tenure managed by traditional chiefs. Article 2(40) requires documented proof of legal land use rights. Customary arrangements without written documentation from the Lands Commission are a frequent gap. EUDRCheck's legal checklist covers each dimension.
Cocobod's quality grading system is a domestic export quality control, not an Annex II compliance document. No certification replaces the 14-criteria analysis. EUDRCheck produces the full analysis.
EUDRCheck does not generate a single PDF. It generates a complete dossier of eight structured documents, delivered as a ZIP file you download and keep. Every document cites the specific EUDR article it complies with.
Identifies your role (operator / trader / downstream), applicable regime, legal timeline. Article 2 + Article 8.
Signable PDF + TRACES NT-importable JSON. Every Annex II field completed with your data. Article 4 + Annex II.
File compliant with RFC 7946 + WGS-84. Points for plots under 4 ha, polygons for plots over 4 ha. Visual PDF included. Article 2(28) + Annex II.4.
Systematic analysis of the 14 criteria of Article 10.2 (letters a to n). Formal conclusion on risk level. Article 10.
Mitigation measures adopted or recommended when risk is standard or high. Article 11.
Upstream and downstream map with full traceability data. Annex II.5.
Eight dimensions of Article 2(40). Article 2(40) + 3(b).
ICS calendar file with annual review, 5-year retention requirement, 72-hour amend/withdraw window. Article 12 + Article 32.
Generated from your own input, in your own browser. No data leaves your device.
Eight documents. 15 minutes. €199. The ZIP is yours permanently.
Ghana has been at the forefront of cocoa traceability mapping through Cocobod's Cocoa Management System (CMS), industry programmes from major chocolate companies, and Fairtrade/Rainforest Alliance group certification audits. If your LBC or cooperative has plot-level GPS data in any format, EUDRCheck imports it directly.
We do not sell field data collection services.
Under Article 25, consequences apply to any operator placing non-compliant products on the EU market — including importers buying from Ghanaian exporters.
Article 25.2(a) requires Member States to impose fines with a maximum of at least 4% of the operator's or trader's total annual EU-wide turnover in the financial year preceding the fine decision. The maximum may be raised to exceed the economic benefit gained.
Article 25.2(b) and (c) — the relevant product and the revenues from its transaction may be seized by national customs and competent authorities.
Article 25.2(d) — temporary exclusion from tendering procedures, grants and concessions for a maximum of 12 months.
Article 25.2(e) — prohibition on placing relevant products on the EU market until full compliance is demonstrated. Applies to the European buyer, who will pass the consequence upstream to the non-compliant supplier.
Under Article 25.5, the European Commission publishes every final infringement decision.
| Alternative | Cost | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Consultancy (Accra, Amsterdam) | €2,000–€5,000 | Same Annex II, 1-3 weeks |
| Enterprise platform | €8,000–€20,000/year | Yearly contract |
| Cocobod grade / Fairtrade / UTZ / RA | Fees | Supporting evidence, not DDS |
| EUDRCheck | €199 | 28-page professional dossier, Annex II, 15 min, browser-side |
Ghanaian LBCs and cooperatives need volume DDS files. EUDRCheck offers pack pricing from 10 dossiers. Email hello@solidwaretools.com.
Request Volume PricingEUDRCheck generates a document structured under Article 4 and Annex II of Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 (as amended by Regulation (EU) 2025/2650) based on the information you enter. The truthfulness, accuracy and completeness of that information is your responsibility as operator or supplier of the consignment.
We guarantee that the document structure follows Article 4 and Annex II of Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 and that the legal references cited are correct as of the latest verification date. We do not guarantee that a specific document will be accepted by a market surveillance authority in a specific case, nor by a commercial buyer in a procurement process.
EUDRCheck is not legal advice. For specific situations, consult a lawyer or specialised regulatory consultancy.
Eight documents. Annex II fully structured. Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 in its current wording including Regulation (EU) 2025/2650 amendment of 23 December 2025. Your data stays on your device. The ZIP you download is yours forever.