Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
Regulation (EU) 2023/956
See if the 50-tonne threshold exempts you, then plan declarant status and certificates.
Definitive regime live; first declaration due 30 Sep 2027
Definitive regime since 1 Jan 2026. A 50-tonne annual de-minimis threshold (Regulation (EU) 2025/2083) exempts roughly 90% of importers. Certificate sales start 1 Feb 2027.
What this skill does
Checks whether your imports are in scope against the new 50-tonne threshold, plans your authorised declarant status, builds a supplier emissions data request, and gets you ready for declarations and certificates.
Who it is for: Import, procurement, customs and sustainability teams importing covered goods into the EU.
The guided flow
- 1Applicability check (covered goods by CN code, annual tonnage vs 50t, role)
- 2Authorised CBAM declarant status (who, how, by when)
- 3Collect embedded-emissions data from non-EU suppliers
- 4Plan CBAM certificates and cost
- 5Declarations, recordkeeping and a dated action plan
What it asks you for
- Which goods you import and their CN codes
- Your annual import tonnage per the 50-tonne test
- Supplier and origin information you hold
What you get back
- A scope determination and declarant-status plan
- A supplier emissions data request and cost inputs
- A dated action plan to the first declaration
Install it in your assistant
In Claude
- Download the SKILL.md above, or copy its raw URL.
- Upload the file to a Claude conversation (or add it as a Skill / Project knowledge).
- Say: Walk me through Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism compliance.
In ChatGPT
- Create a Project (or a new chat) and upload the SKILL.md, or paste its contents.
- Say: Use this skill to check if CBAM applies to us.
- Answer the questions it asks, one short batch at a time.
In an AI agent (autonomous)
Point the agent at the raw file and load it as a system instruction:
curl https://regulatory-skills.com/skills/cbam/SKILL.md
The full catalog is in /llms.txt. See the agent install guide.
Guidance, not legal advice
This skill helps you get organised and points you at the official sources. It does not replace a qualified adviser. Confirm specifics against the text on EUR-Lex and the European Commission before you act. See the verified fact sheet that ships with the skill for sources.