Which goods fall under CBAM
CBAM covers imports in carbon-intensive sectors: cement, iron and steel, aluminium, fertilisers, electricity and hydrogen — including a number of downstream products such as certain steel or aluminium articles. Scope is determined by tariff code, so the first step is a check of your import nomenclature.
What the definitive regime means for an importer
- Authorisation — CBAM goods are imported by an authorised CBAM declarant.
- Reporting — a CBAM declaration with the emissions embedded in the imported goods, based on producer data.
- CBAM certificates — purchase and surrender of certificates corresponding to those emissions, at a price linked to EU ETS allowance prices.
Official information: European Commission — CBAM.
How we help
- Identifying relevant goods — we go through the tariff codes of your imports and flag what falls under CBAM.
- Clearing CBAM goods — import declarations with the data CBAM requires, at any customs office where we are present.
- CBAM records — we keep the link between customs declarations and the record of quantities and emissions, so reporting starts from correct data.
- Supplier data — we help you request emissions data from producers in the expected format and identify what is missing.
- Specialist expertise — for authorisation, interpretations and complex cases we work with ROUBROKER, which holds expertise in this field.
What to do now
If you import steel, aluminium, cement, fertilisers or products made from them from outside the EU, check your authorised CBAM declarant status and organise the collection of emissions data from suppliers. Send us the list of tariff codes you import and we will tell you what falls under CBAM and what the next steps are.
Frequently asked questions
Does CBAM apply to small quantities too?
The regulation provides exemptions and simplifications for low-volume imports; whether you qualify depends on your annual import quantities. We check your specific situation together before drawing a conclusion.
Who is responsible for CBAM obligations — the importer or the broker?
The importer (the authorised CBAM declarant). The customs broker can prepare the data, lodge the customs declarations and keep the records, but the obligation stays with the importer.
Does Medrom file the CBAM declaration on our behalf?
We prepare and check the data and support you through the process; for specialist matters we work with ROUBROKER. Responsibility for the CBAM declaration remains with the authorised declarant.