Carbon Emissions Pricing for Imported Goods in EU Waters

• The initiative establishes a carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) that imposes a levy on carbon emissions embedded in imported products entering the exclusive economic zone of EU Member States, as outlined in Regulation 2023/956.
• It will define key concepts related to importation and release for free circulation, along with obligations for submitting CBAM declarations and the controls that customs authorities will need to implement.
• The public feedback period for this initiative ran from July 2 to July 30, 2025, with the European Commission expected to adopt the final act by October 31, 2025.

Source ec.europa.eu

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