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CBAM obligations for reporting declarant
The reporting declarant-for CBAM purposes- has to provide the following data: the quantity of the goods imported; the type of goods as identified by their CN code; country of origin; firm where the goods where manufactured; UN/LOCODE; Company name of manufacturer; Geografical coordinates Emission source; technology used for the production of the goods; the specific embedded direct emissions of the goods; For electricity as imported goods, the reporting declarant shall report the following information: the emission factor used for electricity; the data source or method used for determining the emission factor of electricity; For steel goods it is required the identification number of the specific steel mill where a particular…
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Excises, environmental taxation, power generation
The environmental taxation of electricity (power generation) and energy products has received another interesting contribution from the Court of Justice of the EU which, with its Section V in the judgment C-833/21 of 23 June 2023 stated that: “… national legislation providing for the taxation of coal used for the production of electricity satisfies the condition contained in that provision, according to which the tax must be introduced for reasons of environmental policy“, where there is a direct link between the use of the revenue of the taxation and its purpose or if such a tax, “…without pursuing a purely budgetary purpose, is designed, as regards its structure, in particular…
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CBAM, customs classification and HS code
Which are the goods covered by the CBAM? The Annex I of the regulation (proposal) lists the main categories of goods with the HS codes and the greenhouses gases related. The list, below summarized, recalls the main role played by the customs classification which is one of the three pillars (with value and origin) of the customs obligation. In other words, we have to take care of our classification becuase: a) we risk infrigement of CBAM rules; b) reduce our “reliability” (if AEO). We have to: a) monitor the internal process of customs classification; b) check the customs classification made in our behalf by other entities; c) discrepancies and audit…