CBAM readiness check for exporters
Ten questions, two minutes. See how ready your plant is to give EU buyers the emissions data CBAM asks for, and what to do next. Your answers stay in this browser.
How the score works
Yes counts in full, Partly for half and No for nothing. Monthly records, your own emissions and the verifier count double, because only verified actual emissions replace the EU default values. Questions that do not apply to you are left out.
Why being ready pays
Since January 2026, EU importers pay for the emissions in the steel and aluminium they buy. Without your verified data they must use the EU default values plus a mark-up that rises to 30% in 2028, so a ready supplier is a cheaper supplier.
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- Check your communication templateCheck your filled-in Commission template before you send it.
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- CBAM data inventory workbookA 12-month Excel workbook for your plant's production, fuels and precursors.
- Ask your supplier for emissions dataA ready letter asking your mill for emissions data.
- Emissions summary for your EU buyerA one-page emissions summary PDF for your EU customer.
- Verification checklistThe records a verifier will ask for, as a printable list.
Based on Regulation (EU) 2023/956 as amended and its implementing acts. A self-check, not legal advice. See the disclaimer.