Operational origin traceability

Trace origin across every transformation.

OriginLink keeps source identity connected while materials are received, stored, combined, processed and sold—so your team can answer an origin question without investigating every plausible product flow.

How does it work? Why this matters for EUDR

Start alongside your ERP. Integrate only where it creates value.

Two-layer hardwood floor with an oak top layer and spruce carrier layer — Illustrative hardwood-floor product showing how both material layers remain linked to the finished product.

Built for real material flow Receive, transform, store and dispatch

One readable origin language Short OriginMarker IDs on every relevant unit

Backward and forward trace From customer delivery to source—and back again

Reduce the economic risk caused by the EUDR

Compliance alone does not limit the impact of the EUDR.

An issue can become known long after a supplier delivery has entered production. Your company may then need to locate the affected materials and products—and inform every customer who may have received them.

The EUDR in brief

Relevant products must be deforestation-free, legally produced and covered by the required due diligence documentation.

The main obligations apply from 30 December 2026; most micro and small operators follow on 30 June 2027.

Learn more about the EUDR
Is my company affected by the EUDR

Example without internal tracing

The affected source cannot be isolated after merging.

Inside the company

Every possible customer remains in scope

Stock and production

80–100%

potentially affected

Sold products

80–100%

potentially affected

Customers

80–100%

potentially affected

€0+

potential damage

customers affected

Without precise traceability

What you cannot rule out remains potentially affected.

If your company cannot determine where a delivery was used, every product that could contain material from that delivery may need to be treated as affected.

This can extend from raw materials and work in progress to finished goods in the warehouse—and to every customer who could have received them.

See how OriginLink contains the risk

Reduce the financial impact

Turn a potentially company-wide incident into a precisely contained response.

Find affected goods

Locate related materials, production batches and warehouse stock.

Identify the right customers

Determine which customers received potentially affected products.

Protect unaffected business

Avoid unnecessarily blocking inventory, production and customer shipments.

Example With internal tracing

The affected shipment is linked to one specific customer flow.

Inside the company

Only the linked customer flow is affected

Stock and production

18%

affected

Sold products

11%

affected

Customers

20%

one of five affected

€0+

potential damage

customers affected

€169,000 less · 4 fewer customers

With OriginLink

Contain the incident instead of expanding it.

OriginLink connects each incoming delivery with the production steps, inventory and outgoing shipments through which its materials flow.

Your team can identify the potentially affected goods, inform the correct customers and keep unaffected products moving.

See how OriginLink works

Four production-floor actions

Your team handles the goods. OriginLink maintains the trace.

Employees use short OriginMarker IDs and QR codes. The SaaS preserves the parent-child relationships created by every logistics and production step.

Register incoming goods

Connect the delivery to its supplier, applicable DDS or declaration reference, origin data and optional documents.

Combine OriginMarkers

Scan every contributing lot or intermediate product when materials are split, joined or transformed.

Apply the new marker

OriginLink creates a successor OriginMarker and routes the label to the relevant printer.

Connect the dispatch

Link finished goods to the business customer and delivery—using OriginMarker IDs on outgoing units.

Built for the gap between spreadsheets and ERP transformation

A practical control layer for mid-sized production.

OriginLink provides dedicated origin traceability without requiring companies to replace the systems that already run their production.

Decision factor	Manual tracking	OriginLink	Advanced ERP / WMS
Best fit	Low transaction volumes and straightforward material flows	Mid-sized manufacturers requiring structured origin traceability across existing operations	Complex, highly integrated operations with broad digital transformation requirements
Implementation effort	1/5 Limited technical setup; processes are defined and maintained internally	2/5 Focused implementation alongside existing production and business systems	5/5 Typically part of a broader systems integration or transformation programme
Initial investment	1/5 Low direct software investment; primarily internal process effort	3/5 Focused investment in a dedicated traceability layer	5/5 Substantial investment may be required for software, integration and implementation services
Operating cost	4/5 Software cost is limited, but recurring personnel effort increases with volume and complexity	2/5 Predictable SaaS model with operational effort focused on material movements	5/5 Licensing, infrastructure, integration and specialist support may contribute to total operating cost
Operational effort	5/5 Repeated data entry, reconciliation and manual maintenance	2/5 Structured scan, combine and label workflows integrated into daily operations	1/5 Highly automated when traceability is fully integrated into core processes
Incident response	5/5 Relevant material flows, inventory and deliveries must be reconstructed manually	1/5 Connected OriginMarkers provide immediate access to linked material and shipment records	1/5 Integrated lot, inventory and order data can support rapid investigation
Regulatory change management	5/5 Procedures, templates and controls must be maintained internally	1/5 Relevant workflow and software updates are managed within the OriginLink service	3/5 Changes may involve configuration, implementation partners or additional integration work
Across companies	5/5 Supplier information must typically be transferred and entered again	1/5 Existing OriginMarkers can continue across participating supply-chain partners	3/5 Cross-company exchange can be supported through supplier portals, EDI or system integrations

Relative assessment: 1–2 3 4–5

Ratings provide a qualitative comparison of typical deployment models and are intended for general orientation. Actual effort, cost and capabilities depend on existing systems, process complexity, integrations and implementation scope.

Turn traceability into operational control

Know what is affected. Keep everything else moving.

OriginLink connects incoming sources, processing steps and outgoing goods, giving your team a clear path from an EUDR issue to the exact inventory, products and customers that may be affected.

Contain incidents faster Reduce unnecessary disruption Maintain a documented response

Prepare your operations for EUDR

Talk to us about your current processes and find out how OriginLink can support practical, reliable EUDR traceability across your operations.

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