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Default values, CBAM, AEO and compliance
The European Commission published the guidelines on “Default values for the transitional period of the CBAM between 1 October 2023 and 31 December 2025.” By which: Recalls the legal nature of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) which “…is an environmental policy instrument designed to support the EU climate ambitions of achieving a net reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of at least 55% by 2030 and of reaching climate neutrality by 2050 at the latest…”; Underlines that the default values are an average of the intensity of the emissions for each categories of commodities covered by the CBAM. Indeed, the guidance provides that “…Default values do play a specific…
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2024 a New Year of customs challenges
The 2023 has been an year very rich in customs news which will impat on the custom operations and compliance. We would list the following topics already published in our website: CBAM carbon border adjustments mechanism for which it is required to: 1) take into account HS codes;2) supply chain management; 3) special regimes; 4) made in/non-preferential origin; 5) customs value; The European regulantion on f-gases import; The due diligence on some goods (cattle,cocoa,palm oil, rubber, soya, wood,coffee) with specific focus on “deforestation and forest degradation”; The ecodesign, recycle and second life for batteries manufactured and imported into the EU; The free trade agreement with the New Zealand; The free…
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FAQ, CBAM and French Customs: an interesting update
The French Customs published its “frequently questions & aswers” about the following points: Import/export of packaging: “ …Nomenclatures 7310 and 7612 are included in Annex 1 of the CBAMregulation. When this packaging is released for free circulation, it is covered by the CBAM. When this packaging is intended to be re-exported, it can benefit from the temporary admission regime which is not a customs regime subject to the CBAM…”; Freight: “…The threshold of €150 per shipment excludes customs-cleared shipments with Delta H7. In contrast, express freight shipments cleared through Delta X and Delta G are covered by the CBAM. Customs regime: “The CBAM is applicable to all procedures giving rise…
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Il CBAM tra risorse proprie dell’UE e politica ambientale
Il Trattato sul funzionamento dell’Unione europea prevede i seguenti pilastri per il finanziamento dell’Unione europea: il Quadro finanziario pluriennale (QFP); il bilancio annuale; risorse proprie. In linea di massima tra le risorse proprie tradizionali si annoverano: dazi doganali, altri dazi previsti nell’ambito dell’organizzazione comune dei mercati nel settore dello zucchero, i contributi degli Stati membri basati sull’imposta sul valore aggiunto (IVA) e i contributi degli Stati membri basati sul reddito nazionale lordo (RNL) e sulla quantità di rifiuti di imballaggi in plastica non riciclati, adattati al fine di ottenere un pareggio tra entrate e spese. Il Green Deal europeo ha generato, insieme ad altre risorse proprie con finalità ambientali, il…
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CBAM: list of national competent authorities
EU Commission published the first list of competent national authorities for enforcing CBAM provisions. These authorities will be responsible for granting authorisation to the importers established in their Member States to access the CBAM Transitional Registry. Austria: Customs Authority; Belgium: Federal Public Service for Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment- Climate Change Section (DG Environment). Website: https://klimaat.be/klimaatbeleid/europees/cbam and https://climat.be/politique-climatique/europeenne/cbam ; Cyprus: Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment Czech Republic: Ministry for Finance Denmark: Danish Energy Agency Energistyrelsen. CBAM | Energistyrelsen (www.ens.dk ) Estonia: Environmental Board Keskkonnaamet. Keskkonnaamet https://keskkonnaamet.ee/ Greece: Ministry of National Economy and Finance. (General Directorate of the Financial and Economic Crime Unit – SDOE). Point of contact…
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CBAM, reporting declarant and AEO: additional contribution for a better understanding
In order to complete our check of the relationships between the reporting declarant for CBAM and AEO we would recall that M.L. Schippers & W. de Wit in “Proposal for a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism” underlined that an AEO status helps and improves the CBAM fullfilment. Indeed, they wrote: “…As well as the establishment requirement, parties wanting to qualify as authorized declarants have to meet various other conditions, as shown by the information to be included with requests for registration (Article 5(3)). These include having an Economic Operators Registration and Identification (EORI) number and complying with conditions reminiscent of some of the conditions applying to parties wanting to be classified…
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CBAM and made in: some explanations
CBAM (carbon border adjustment mechanism) obligations require the good knowledge of the non-preferential origin. The first questions that can arise is: what is “non-preferential origin” or “made in”? The non-preferential origin is the economic nationality of a good; for istance: “made in EU, made USA”. In other words, the mentioned status is obtained where goods are “wholly obtained” in one country or, when two or more countries are involved in the manufacture of a product, origin is obtained where goods underwent their last, substantial, economically-justified processing or working, in an undertaking equipped for that purpose, resulting in the manufacture of a new product or representing an important stage of manufacture.…
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CBAM: EU information guide for importer of steel and iron
The EU Commission published the “CBAM information guide for importer of steel and iron” where: Explains that “…importer must report quarterly on the quantities of steel and iron goods you import into the EU, and the greenhouse gas emissions released as they were produced (embedded in those goods); Recalls that “…any monetary payments until 2026, from which point the importer or his customs representative will be expected to buy and surrender CBAM certificates corresponding to the quantity of embedded emissions in the goods…”; Provides this checklist: Lists the following key points for the reporting activity: a) The quantity of steel and iron in the scope of CBAM being imported to…
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CBAM: EU information guide for importer of hydrogen
The EU Commission published the “CBAM information guide for importer of hydrogen” where: Explains that “…importer must report quarterly on the quantities of hydrogen goods you import into the EU, and the greenhouse gas emissions released as they were produced (embedded in those goods); Recalls that “…any monetary payments until 2026, from which point the importer or his customs representative will be expected to buy and surrender CBAM certificates corresponding to the quantity of embedded emissions in the goods…”; Provides this checklist: Lists the following key points for the reporting activity: a) The quantity of hydrogen in the scope of CBAM being imported to the EU during the previous quarter;…
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CBAM: EU information guide for importer of fertilizers
The EU Commission published the “CBAM information guide for importer of fertilizers” where: Explains that “…importer must report quarterly on the quantities of fertilizer goods you import into the EU, and the greenhouse gas emissions released as they were produced (embedded in those goods); Recalls that “…any monetary payments until 2026, from which point the importer or his customs representative will be expected to buy and surrender CBAM certificates corresponding to the quantity of embedded emissions in the goods…”; Provides this checklist: Lists the following key points for the reporting activity: a) The quantity of FERTILIZER in the scope of CBAM being imported to the EU during the previous quarter;…