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CBAM

CBAM is the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, which links the import of certain carbon-intensive goods to their embedded emissions.

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It is set out in Regulation (EU) 2023/956, amended by Regulation (EU) 2025/2083, and covers cement, iron and steel, aluminium, fertilisers, electricity and hydrogen. Its definitive regime applies from 1 January 2026, with an exemption for importers of less than 50 net tonnes a year of cement, iron and steel, aluminium and fertilisers. It requires reporting embedded emissions, so product-specific data gain value over default values.

Official sources: Reglamento (UE) 2023/956 / Regulation (EU) 2023/956 (opens in a new tab)

  • Product carbon footprint

    A product carbon footprint (PCF) is the sum of the greenhouse gas emissions and removals of a product across its life cycle, expressed in kgCO2e per unit.

  • Primary data

    Primary data are values measured or collected directly from the specific process or supplier, instead of database averages.

  • For suppliers

    If your customer asks for the carbon footprint of your product, Xain calculates it from your technical documentation, with no rollout and an ISO 14067 method.

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