> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.polygon-one.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Incoming or Outgoing?

> Which DDS page you need — and what each one requires

## The short answer

| Your situation | You need | Page |
| - | - | - |
| You **purchase** goods and import them into the EU | **Incoming** | [Incoming DDS](https://help.polygon-one.com/en/eudr/dds-bestellungen/dds-eingehend.md) |
| You **produce** goods yourself in the EU and sell them | **Outgoing** | [Outgoing DDS](https://help.polygon-one.com/en/eudr/dds-bestellungen/dds-ausgehend.md) |
| You **sell** goods outside the EU (export) | **Outgoing** | [Outgoing DDS](https://help.polygon-one.com/en/eudr/dds-bestellungen/dds-ausgehend.md) |
| You have **received a DDS from your supplier** | **Incoming** — link it there as an external DDS | [Incoming DDS](https://help.polygon-one.com/en/eudr/dds-bestellungen/dds-eingehend.md) |

Most companies start with **Incoming** and need **Outgoing** only when they produce goods themselves or export outside the EU.

> [!NOTE]
>
> Opening **Due Diligence Statements** in the app initially takes you to **Incoming**. Use the **Outgoing** menu item to switch direction.

## What determines the direction: order type

Both pages are tied to the **order type** you set when importing orders — see [Import & Creation](https://help.polygon-one.com/en/eudr/dds-bestellungen/import-erstellung.md):

* **Purchase** (`purchase`) — incoming goods from suppliers. Appears under **Incoming**.
* **Sale** (`sale`) — outgoing goods to customers. Appears under **Outgoing**.

An incorrect order type puts the order on the other page. This is the most common reason an order appears to be missing.

## What each page shows

**Incoming**

* **Orders without a DDS reference** — **purchase** orders not yet assigned to a DDS. This list is filtered to orders with **EUDR-relevant items**: a purchase order with no relevant article is deliberately absent.
* **Import due diligence statements** — all DDS with the activity **Import**, including your own and linked external statements.

**Outgoing**

* **Orders without a DDS reference** — **sales** orders not yet assigned to a DDS. This list is **not** prefiltered for EUDR relevance.
* **Domestic production due diligence statements** — DDS for your own production, plus DDS traced to your sales articles through the bill of materials (BOM).

## What each page requires

**1. For Incoming**

* A **supplier** with a recorded **country**, which controls risk classification — see [Which Supplier Address?](https://help.polygon-one.com/en/eudr/datenhaltung/lieferantenland.md).
* **Purchase** orders containing EUDR-relevant articles.
* Geodata and legal evidence for the articles so the DDS can be submitted.
* **EU TRACES credentials** in Settings — see [TRACES Registration](https://help.polygon-one.com/en/eudr/onboarding/traces.md).

**2. For Outgoing**

* **Sales** articles. For these, **your own company is the supplier**; no external supplier is needed.
* Either **your own production plots** (production country and plot through “I produce this” on the outgoing dashboard) **or** linked **incoming articles** through the BOM, whose DDS provide traceability.
* **EU TRACES credentials** for submission here too.

## DDS activity type

When creating a DDS through **Incoming**, choose the **activity** in the first step:

| Activity | When |
| - | - |
| **Import** | Importing into the EU — the usual case on the Incoming page |
| **Export** | Exporting from the EU |
| **Trade** | Placing on the market without your own import or export |
| **Domestic production** | You are the producer within the EU |

On **Outgoing**, this step is omitted: the activity is automatically **Domestic production**.

## How automation routes orders

**Automatic DDS assignment and creation** (Settings → Automations) uses supplier and destination country as a technical proxy for the next workflow step:

| Case | Result |
| - | - |
| **Purchase**, supplier based in the **EU** | No automatic import DDS suggested |
| **Purchase**, supplier country is an EUDR **low-risk country** | No automatic import DDS suggested |
| **Purchase** from a standard- or high-risk country, with EUDR-relevant articles | **Import DDS workflow** suggested |
| **Sale** to an EU destination | No automatic export DDS workflow |
| **Sale** to a non-EU destination, with EUDR-relevant articles | **Export DDS workflow** shown; assignment remains manual |
| Order with no EUDR-relevant articles | No DDS workflow suggested |

> [!WARNING]
>
> This is a **platform rule, not a legal determination**. Article 13 depends on the country of production, not the supplier's registered office, and simplified due diligence does not remove due-diligence obligations. Verify the production country, your operator role and any upstream DDS. If the supplier country is missing, Polygon One takes the cautious route and suggests the DDS workflow.

> [!NOTE]
>
> Sales orders are never assigned to a DDS automatically because the system does not know your internal batch traceability. Assignment on **Outgoing** is always manual.

## Next steps

> **[Incoming DDS](https://help.polygon-one.com/en/eudr/dds-bestellungen/dds-eingehend.md)**
>
> Create DDS, link external DDS and assign orders.

> **[Outgoing DDS](https://help.polygon-one.com/en/eudr/dds-bestellungen/dds-ausgehend.md)**
>
> Domestic production and outgoing traceability.


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