Carbon strategy for Exporters (CBAM)
Protect EU market access as carbon pricing arrives
The EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) puts a carbon price on imports of iron and steel, aluminium, cement, fertilisers, hydrogen and electricity. Its definitive phase began on 1 January 2026, when embedded emissions start carrying a real cost via CBAM certificates. For Indian exporters of these goods, accurate emissions data and a credible reduction plan now directly affect competitiveness in the EU. We help exporters across covered sectors report correctly and shrink their future certificate liability.
What’s driving this
The carbon pressures on exporters (cbam)
The forces making carbon a board-level issue for your sector right now.
- CBAM definitive phase from 1 Jan 2026 attaching certificate costs to embedded emissions
- Default values that penalise exporters who cannot supply verified emissions data
- EU importers pushing data and cost requirements back onto suppliers
- Expected expansion of CBAM scope to further products over time
How we help
What we do for exporters (cbam)
- CBAM applicability and product-scope assessment across your export lines
- Embedded-emissions calculation (direct + indirect) to the EU methodology
- Quarterly CBAM report preparation and submission support
- Installation-level data systems for defensible, audit-ready emissions tracking
- Decarbonisation roadmap to reduce certificate costs before they scale
Relevant services
Services for this sector
CBAM Advisory for Exporters
Practical support for Indian exporters affected by the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) — embedded-emissions calculation, reporting, and strategies to reduce your future carbon liability.
GHG Accounting & Carbon Footprint
Greenhouse-gas inventories aligned to the GHG Protocol and ISO 14064 — Scope 1, 2 and 3 — giving you an auditable baseline for targets, disclosure and carbon strategy.
CCTS Compliance Advisory
End-to-end support for obligated entities under India’s Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS) — from baseline setting and target compliance to Carbon Credit Certificate (CCC) trading.
Training, Due Diligence & Advisory
Carbon-market training for teams and boards, independent due diligence on carbon credits and projects, and on-call advisory — so you make decisions on solid ground.
FAQ
Exporters (CBAM) & carbon — questions answered
CBAM applies to exporters of iron and steel, aluminium, cement, fertilisers, hydrogen and electricity sent to the EU. If you produce any of these goods for EU customers, you are affected — your EU importer must report embedded emissions and, in the definitive phase, surrender CBAM certificates against them, making your emissions data commercially important.
Where verified actual emissions are not supplied, CBAM allows the use of default values, which are generally conservative (high) and therefore costly. Producing accurate, verified embedded-emissions data typically lowers the assessed carbon content — and the certificate cost — versus relying on defaults.
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