CBAM Compliance Support for Indian Exporters

Why this landed on your desk

The EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism places reporting obligations on importers of certain carbon-intensive goods. Those importers cannot report without data from their suppliers - which is how the obligation reaches an Indian manufacturer who has no direct relationship with the EU at all.

If your EU customer has asked for embedded emissions data with a deadline attached, this is why.

Which sectors are affected

• Iron and steel
• Aluminium
• Cement
• Fertilisers
• Electricity and hydrogen

Scope, timelines and methodology continue to evolve, so the position for a specific product and compliance period should be confirmed against the current EU regulation and with your importer.

What "embedded emissions" actually means

Not your company's total footprint. CBAM asks for emissions embedded in a specific quantity of a specific product - which means allocating site emissions down to the production route for that good.

How we help

• Determining whether your goods fall in scope, by CN code
• Mapping the production route and defining system boundaries
• Calculating direct and, where required, indirect embedded emissions
• Documenting the methodology so it withstands your customer's review
• Preparing data in the format your importer needs

The foundation underneath

CBAM work is far easier where a GHG inventory and product carbon footprint already exist. If they do not, that is the place to start - and the same data then serves BRSR and customer questionnaires too.