22/07/2026
1 January 2027. A date every Finance Director in manufacturing and trade needs to know.
That's when the UK's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) comes into force.
CBAM will apply a carbon price on specified imported goods – aluminium, cement, fertiliser, hydrogen, iron and steel.
If you import CBAM goods with a value over £50,000 over a rolling 12-month period, you'll need to register and report.
This isn't a green policy story. It's a P&L story. And it's arriving faster than most businesses realise.
The question is: have you started planning?
Clarity. Control. Confidence.
Inenergy – Independent Energy Consultancy since 2010.