Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism — definitive regime
Date to be confirmed · application
What changes?
Meet the adopted scoped CBAM authorisation, embedded-emissions and reporting duties for covered imports.
Who is affected?
EU importers/indirect customs representatives of covered goods; apply actual sector and50-tonne threshold exceptions, not all firms.
When?
Date to be confirmed. Already applicable scoped regime; accredited-verifier entry and our ability are unproven.
What to do
- Check whether your business matches this scope: EU importers/indirect customs representatives of covered goods; apply actual sector and50-tonne threshold exceptions, not all firms.
- Check import scope, authorisation role, supplier emissions data and accredited-verifier requirements; no automatic purchase or listing claim.
- Confirm exemptions, thresholds and transitional arrangements in the linked primary source before implementing changes.
- Assign a responsible person and keep evidence of your applicability assessment and preparation.
Existing tools and providers
EU CBAM Registry, Existing customs representatives, Accredited CBAM verifiers
Primary source
CBAM 2023/956 as amended; definitive regime
Checked 11 October 2026. A fresh date confirmation was not established. Do not rely on a date from an older summary.