CBAM is now live. Your first declaration is due 30 September 2027.
If you import steel, aluminium, fasteners or tubes into the EU, the EU's carbon border mechanism (CBAM) asks you to report the emissions embedded in those goods. Most of the data sits with your suppliers in China. We help small importers find out their exposure in 48 hours and prepare the declaration file.
Preparation support only. This is not legal or tax advice, and the importer or their authorised declarant submits the declaration. Details below.
Free check: am I in scope?
Enter the CN code of one product you import (4 to 8 digits, from your customs declaration), the country of origin, and your total yearly tonnage of all CBAM goods. It runs in your browser. Nothing is sent or stored.
Rules used: Annex I of Regulation (EU) 2023/956 as consolidated on 20 Oct 2025, Article 2a and Annex VII (50 tonnes), Annex III (excluded origins). Note that Annex I lists specific headings: for example 7318 (screws, bolts, nuts, washers), 7306 (tubes) and 7326 are covered, but 7317 (nails), 7315 (chain) and 7312 to 7314 are not. A tonnage check is a first filter, not a legal determination: confirm the final CN code with your customs broker.
What actually applies, in plain language
Default values
If you cannot get verified actual emissions data from the producer, you may declare using the Commission's default values. They are country- and year-specific and defined in Annex I of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2621. A mark-up is added to them: 10% in 2026, 20% in 2027 and 30% from 2028. The Commission notes that default values are built so that emissions are not underestimated, so verified supplier data can lower your cost, but getting it takes time. That supplier-data step is where most small importers get stuck.
What is covered
All of chapter 72 (iron and steel) except ferro-alloys and scrap, headings 7301 to 7311, 7318 (fasteners) and 7326, and aluminium headings 7601, 7603 to 7614 and 7616, plus cement, fertilisers, hydrogen and electricity. Goods originating in Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland are excluded.
What is not law yet
A Commission proposal (December 2025) to extend CBAM to downstream steel and aluminium products from 1 January 2028 is still in negotiation between Parliament and Council; the next round is scheduled for 30 November 2026. We do not treat it as in force.
Who submits
The declaration is submitted in the CBAM registry by the authorised CBAM declarant, who stays responsible for it. The regulation allows a declarant to delegate submission to a person acting on its behalf. We do not submit for you in this service.
Sources: Regulation (EU) 2023/956, consolidated 20 Oct 2025 (Arts. 2, 2a, 6, 7, Annexes I, III, VII) · Commission CBAM Questions and Answers (Q 1.1, 2.5, 4.25) · Commission: CBAM definitive regime · European Parliament: downstream extension procedure 2025/0419(COD)
Who this is for
- Small and mid-size EU importers and distributors of steel products, aluminium products, fasteners and tubes bought from China (and other non-EU suppliers).
- Companies near or above 50 tonnes a year with no in-house CBAM or carbon team.
- Importers who already know they must act but have not asked their suppliers for emissions data yet.
If you import only a few tonnes, the free checker above may be all you need.
The CBAM Exposure Scan (48h)
You send us your 2026 import list (invoices or a spreadsheet). Within 48 hours of receiving it you get a PDF with:
- Your threshold status: where you stand against the 50 t limit, by CN code.
- CBAM cost per product line using the Commission's default values at the certificate price published by the Commission, so you see your worst-case exposure.
- How the 10% / 20% / 30% default-value mark-ups (2026 / 2027 / 2028) change that cost.
- A ranked list of which suppliers to ask for verified emissions data first, where it saves the most.
- A to-do list: authorisation, data, certificates, deadlines.
The scan fee is credited in full if you then order a declaration-preparation package.
What happens next (optional)
- Scan. EUR 290, then you know your exposure.
- Declaration-prep package. We collect the supplier data and build the declaration file. You review and submit it yourself, or your authorised declarant does.
- Supplier data collection. Optional: we contact your suppliers in China in Chinese to request emissions data, priced per supplier batch.
Prices
| Service | Price (EUR) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| CBAM Exposure Scan (48h) | 290 | One-off. Credited in full against the package below. |
| Declaration-prep package | 990 to 1,990 | 990: up to 5 CN codes and 3 suppliers. Larger imports are quoted up to 1,990 after the scan. |
| Supplier data collection (optional) | 490 per supplier batch | Contact with your suppliers in Chinese. |
Prices are in euro. Where VAT applies it is shown on the invoice. You pay for the scan online; we ask for your company name and VAT number at checkout so we can invoice you correctly.
After payment we email you within 24 hours to collect your invoices (or an import list) and your supplier list.
About / who runs this
This service is operated openly by Boulder Tech Ltd., a company registered in Bulgaria (company no. BG205963372). The contact person is Or Harel: yuechenxi.importexport@gmail.com. Payments are processed by Stripe. We use automated calculation tools to build scans. There are no client logos or testimonials on this page because this is a new service and we have no customers yet.