Compliance

Compliance regimes for African commodity exports.

A catalog of the regulations and schemes that govern commodities placed on international markets — what each one requires, where it applies, and who has to comply. Tracked and operationalised in the Commodity Plus compliance package.

Tier 1

EU Deforestation Regulation
Bans placing on / exporting from the EU market commodities (cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber, soya, wood) and derived products unless they are deforestation-free (no deforestation after 31 Dec 2020), legally produced, and covered by a Due Diligence Statement. Plot-level geolocation is the core evidence.
OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Mineral Supply Chains
The global meta-framework for responsible sourcing of minerals from conflict-affected and high-risk areas. Applies the five-step risk-based due-diligence framework to 3TG (tin, tantalum, tungsten, gold) and is referenced by the EU Conflict Minerals Regulation and US Dodd-Frank Section 1502.
US Dodd-Frank Act Section 1502
Requires SEC-registered companies to perform OECD-aligned due diligence and file an annual conflict-minerals report on 3TG (tin, tantalum, tungsten, gold) originating from the DRC and adjoining countries.
EU Critical Raw Materials Act
Establishes a framework for secure and sustainable supply of 34 critical raw materials (17 strategic), incl. cobalt, lithium, copper, and graphite with strong African overlap. Buyer-side responsible-sourcing work is already underway.
US Inflation Reduction Act — Critical Minerals
EV tax-credit provisions requiring battery critical minerals to be extracted/processed in the US or an FTA partner, with Foreign Entity of Concern exclusions — driving demand for documented non-Chinese provenance.
LBMA Responsible Gold Guidance
The de facto global standard for refined gold: every refinery selling into the LBMA market must run OECD-aligned due diligence and pass independent assurance. High-margin niche for refineries and major gold transit points.
DMCC Dubai Good Delivery
The Dubai-market equivalent of the LBMA standard for the large Dubai-bound gold flow from East Africa — same responsible-sourcing architecture.
Kimberley Process Certification Scheme
Mandatory certification preventing conflict ("blood") diamonds from entering the rough-diamond trade: each shipment of rough diamonds must be accompanied by a government-issued Kimberley Process Certificate.
LBMA Responsible Silver Guidance
The LBMA responsible-sourcing standard for refined silver — the same OECD-aligned due-diligence and independent-assurance architecture as the gold guidance, for refineries on the Silver Good Delivery List.
LBMA Responsible Platinum & Palladium Guidance
The LBMA responsible-sourcing standard for refined platinum-group metals — the same OECD-aligned due-diligence and independent-assurance architecture, for refineries on the Platinum/Palladium Good Delivery List.

Tier 2

Tier 3