As of 1 January 2026 the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) entered its financial phase. Reporting-only years are over: CBAM certificates must now be purchased in proportion to the embedded carbon of goods entering the EU.
Who is affected?
The mechanism currently covers six sectors: cement, aluminium, fertiliser, iron and steel, hydrogen and electricity. Textiles, automotive parts and plastics are close behind. The declaration obligation usually sits with the EU importer — but the product, installation and emissions data comes from the producer in Türkiye. From 2026 the importer must also hold Authorised CBAM Declarant status; without it, shipment is not possible.
A practical road map
- Confirm whether your products fall in scope at HS-code level.
- Calculate a product-level footprint — corporate (ISO 14064-1) is not the same thing.
- Keep energy, fuel-mix and output data verifiable at installation level.
- Agree in the contract, now, who bears the certificate cost.
Compiled from the Ministry of Trade’s Green Deal and CBAM publications. Commentary is MAİD’s own.