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Latest issueCBAM Weekly • Oct 23, 2026 • Issue 117

UK CBAM Default Values: One Value for All Countries of Origin and a Choice That Cannot Be Corrected

On 16 October 2026, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) published the default values for the UK CBAM and the first illustrative CBAM rates for each sector. This makes it possible, for the first time, to estimate what imports of …

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UK CBAM Default Values: One Value for All Countries of Origin and a Choice That Cannot Be Corrected

UK CBAM: The House of Commons Approves Carbon Price Relief, an ETS Agreement Moves Closer

CBAM certificate price rises to EUR 82.32: The price becomes predictable, the data remains the risk

The 50-tonne threshold passes the test: What the Commission's de minimis assessment means for importers

The first accredited CBAM verifier is here: Where verification stands and how the scope extension moves on

Parliament adopts its CBAM position: more downstream products, fewer loopholes

The UK CBAM emissions regulations are made: accreditation settled, return requirements extended

Verifiers in the CBAM registry: access is open, accreditation remains the bottleneck

Guidance on verification and accreditation published: what the timeline means for importers

Ten CBAM guidance documents published: what the Commission expects for the first verification

Not a tariff but a price: what new figures on Indian steel reveal about CBAM

Default values corrected retroactively: what Regulation 2026/1740 changes and where verification stands

CBAM at the WTO: The EU Blocks Russia's Panel Request, But Only Once

ETS Review: The Commission Stretches the CBAM Phase-in to 2038

ENVI Adopts Position on CBAM Extension: 457 CN Codes and No Escape Clause

Buying and repurchasing CBAM certificates: the draft on the central platform is here

The Steel Regulation Applies: Deadlines, Details and the First Complete Cost Calculation

Closing the Loopholes: What the Inclusion of Metal Scrap Means for Importers

The Council Agrees on CBAM Extension: Downstream Steel and Aluminum Products Will Be Included in the Scope in 2028

Technical Study on Indirect Emissions: Default Values, PPA Evidence, and the Question of Extension

Extending CBAM to downstream goods: the Council takes its position

Commission Updates the CBAM Q&A: Verified Installation-Level Data Becomes the Benchmark

Parliament passes the new steel safeguard regulation: What it means for CBAM importers

Draft on the third-country carbon price deduction: A clear formula with many conditions

ENVI takes up CBAM expansion and Decarbonisation Fund together

UBA Report on CBAM: What Verifiers Expect

UK CBAM Takes Operational Shape: HMRC Publishes Second Consultation

Parliament Strengthens CBAM: The Chahim Draft Report

First CBAM Certificate Price Published: Cost Clarity, Data Uncertainty

CBAM and Electricity: Why the EU-UK Negotiations Are Also Relevant for Importers

EU-Australia Free Trade Agreement: What the Breakthrough Means for CBAM

CBAM Revision Under the Microscope: Why the Expansion Debate Is a Fundamental Question

Deadline for Authorized CBAM Declarant Status

CBAM Certificate Trading from 2027: The Trading Platform Is Coming

Free Allocation vs. CBAM: Why the Chemicals Push Triggers the Next CBAM Debate When a core principle comes under pressure

Australia considers its own CBAM and what global fragmentation means for companies

CBAM under pressure: Why Europe’s industry is defending the carbon border adjustment

Free Trade Agreement Between India and the EU: Mitigating CBAM Impacts Through Recognition of National CO₂ Prices

CBAM Cost Uncertainty 2026: Errors in Published Values and the Verification Bottleneck

Industrial Accelerator Act: “Made in Europe” procurement criteria in the context of CBAM

CBAM enters the regulatory phase: unpleasant surprises at import and missing implementing acts

Mercosur Agreement, Tariff Reductions for Fertilisers and CBAM: What Article 27a Could Mean for the Market

CBAM from 2026: European Commission publishes new milestones

Leaked provisional CBAM values: Cost burden rises significantly due to higher default values

UK CBAM Draft Legislation: Carbon Pricing for Imports from 2027

New Developments on the UK CBAM

CBAM accreditation rules published

CBAM in the Spotlight at COP30: Tensions Rise Around the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism

China’s Emissions Trading System: Expansion Progresses, but Enforcement and Price Setting Remain Critical

South Korea’s Coordinated CBAM Strategy: How a National Carbon Price Is Making Its Export Economy Climate-Ready

The EU ETS 2 in Focus: CBAM and the Pricing of CO₂ in Buildings and Transport

The Global CBAM Domino Effect – Who’s Next?

CBAM and Africa: A Turning Point for Climate-Conscious Trade

CBAM Benchmarks: Why the EU ETS Benchmarks Will Determine Your CBAM Costs

CBAM for Auto Parts Too? New Study Recommends Expansion

India’s Steel Sector Under Pressure – CBAM Costs Threaten Export Competitiveness

CBAM Omnibus Reform: European Parliament Approves Draft Law

CBAM, Mercosur and the Debate on Global Carbon Pricing

Transitional Period in the Final Stretch: Commission Launches Consultation on Emission Methodology, CBAM Benchmarks, and CO₂ Price Credits

US Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum – What Europe Can Learn for CBAM

UK CBAM – Full Implementation from 2027: What Companies Need to Know Now

Clean Tech Manufacturing Aid – Will it boost local sustainable production?

EU Launches Trade Surveillance for Metal Scrap

CBAM Before the Expansion: End Products and Supply Chains in Focus

EU and UK negotiate ETS linking – A new path out of CBAM

Serbia and CBAM: Between Alignment and Self-Interest

New Chapter in Asia: Taiwan Plans Its Own CBAM Starting in 2027

Revenue Meets Industrial Strategy: The U.S. Explores Its Own Carbon Border Fee

Between Adjustment and Delay: CBAM under Political Stress

EU and UK agree on negotiation framework: What ETS linking means for CBAM

CBAM and Procurement – When Uncertainty Becomes a Cost Factor

CBAM and Country of Origin – Is Origin Becoming a Loophole?

US Plans Carbon Import Tariff: What the New Foreign Pollution Fee Act Means for Europe

UK publishes draft law for its own CBAM: What businesses need to know

Start of CBAM Inspections by the DEHSt: What Companies Need to Know Now

The Significance of CBAM in the Shadow of Global Trade Conflict

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