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CBAM update questions & answers 19 July 2024
EU Commission on 19 July 2024 published the update version of the FAQ on CBAM. We list below the new questions and answers. Answers updated 16, 18, 19, 26, 27, 35, 38, 48, 56, 60, 74, 87, 96, 99, 104, 106, 110, 114, 121, 123; Questions added 24, 30, 34, 65, 72, 103, 109, 116, 125. For the readers’convenience there is below the list of the HS code of goods which fall under CBAM regulation. Cement (25070080 – Kaolin and other kaolinic clays, calcined; 25231000 – Cement clinkers; 252321 00 – White Portland cement, whether or not artificially coloured; 25232900 – Other Portland cement; 25233000 – Aluminous cement; 25239000…
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CBAM: a practical summary of what you need to take into consideration
The presentation provided by the French Department for Ecology on CBAM gives the occasion to summarize the guidelines of CBAM implementation inside the economic operators. As Andrea Zanon said “…What is clear, however, is that CBAM is a game-changer, and it is very likey to reshape global trade forcing nations to confront the urgent challenges of climate change mitigation and adaptation. As the world adjust to this clean tech influence policies, the stakes have never been higher…” It is a game-changer which should be managed by the economic operators with a customs compliance /AEO approach. To streamline the regulation about carbon border adjustment mechanism it is possible to say that…
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EU, critical raw materials and due diligence
Why you should read about critical raw materials? These substances affect many and different indutries: renewable energies, electric vehicles, smartphones, ICT, fertilizers and other ones… On 18 March 2024 European Council adopted the proposal of the European critical raw material act which covers rare earths and materials with a high risk of risk disruption. It is in line, among others, with the European Green Deal strategy, the European Climate Law, Batteries Regulation and the 2022 Versailles Declaration. Essentially, the three pillars of this act are: a) diversify the critical raw materials supply in the perspective of the Europian autonomy b) promoting the circularity; c) develop reserch and innovation. At…
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CBAM questions & answers: last updated on 31 January 2024
On 31 January 2024 EU Commission published the last version of “ Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) Questions and Answers” already released on the 23 January. In particular, the new topics are: QUESTION n.11. Does the CBAM apply to packaging? ANSWER: “…The CBAM reporting obligation applies if the CN code of the packaging is given in the customs declaration and is covered by Annex I to the CBAM Regulation…” QUESTION 12: Does the CBAM apply to goods produced in EU outermost regions, such as Mayotte or La Reunion? ANSWER: “….The CBAM Regulation applies only to CBAM goods originating in third countries and imported into the customs territory of the Union.…
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CBAM: questions and answers from EU Commission
EU Commission on 23 January 2024 updated its “ Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) Questions and Answers” and checks the following points: General topics about the CBAM; Reporting aspects, responsabilities, procedures and general issues related; The transitional registry; Methodology for calculationg embedded emission in CBAM goods (cement,fertilizer, electricity, hydrogen, iron, steel, aluminum/steel) Customs and CBAM. Definitve period. For what is concerning, the customs implications of CBAM, the “ Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) Questions and Answers” provides with the following answers: QUESTION: Can an importer use different customs representatives for the customs declaration and the CBAM reporting? As regards the reporting requirements applicable during the transitional period, the CBAM Regulation…
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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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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;…