Does CBAM affect your business?
Find out in 3 minutes.
A plain-English check for UK manufacturers, importers, and engineering firms. Seven quick questions, an honest answer at the end, and no email required to see your result.
Trusted by directors at UK manufacturers, importers & engineering firms.
How it works
Three simple steps. No signup until you've seen your result.
Answer 7 quick questions
About your business, what you make or move, and what customers have been asking. Takes 3 minutes.
See your result instantly
We tell you plainly whether CBAM likely affects you, and what to focus on if it does.
Take the next step, if useful
Free guide, a 20-minute chat with an advisor, or nothing at all — your call, no pressure.
Who this is for
If any of these sound like you, this check will save you a lot of guesswork.
You export to the EU
Your customers there are already being asked for embedded emissions data — and they're passing that question straight back to you.
You import into the UK
If you bring in steel, aluminium, cement, fertiliser or hydrogen goods worth more than £50k a year, UK CBAM lands on your desk in 2027.
You're in someone's supply chain
Even if you don't trade internationally, your customers might — and they'll want data from you before they can answer their customers.
What CBAM covers today
These are the goods in scope right now. A further ~180 downstream products are expected to join in 2028.
Steel
Hot- and cold-rolled products, semi-finished steel, and finished steel goods. The single largest CBAM sector by volume.
Aluminium
Primary aluminium plus most semi-finished products — extrusions, sheet, foil. Second-largest bloc after steel.
Cement
Portland cement, clinker, and related products. Especially relevant for construction and infrastructure supply chains.
Fertilisers
Nitrogen-based fertilisers including ammonia, nitric acid, and urea. Concentrated in a smaller number of importers.
Hydrogen
Pure hydrogen and related gases. Small volume today, but strategically important as the energy transition scales.
Electricity
Cross-border electricity imports. Applies mainly to grid interconnector flows rather than direct SME activity.
Key dates to know
The next 24 months matter. Here's what's already active and what's coming.
EU CBAM definitive phase
NowLive since Jan 2026. Definitive default values and DRMC monitoring are already in force.
UK CBAM registration opens
1 Jan 2027Registration via HMRC for businesses importing more than £50k of CBAM goods.
First full EU CBAM declaration due
30 Sep 2027Verified emissions for imports made during 2026. Advance planning is essential.
First UK CBAM return & payment
31 May 2028Via Government Gateway for the 2027 reporting period.
EU downstream extension
Late 2028Around 180 additional products expected to come into scope.
The check is free. Here's what a paid engagement actually gets you.
Not software. Not a course. Practical, human help — scoped to what your business actually needs.
A clear exposure picture
From the 7-question check through to a full profile of where CBAM touches you today — and where it will next.
A prioritised action plan
Not a 100-page report. A ranked list of what to do in 30, 90 and 180 days — and what you can safely ignore.
Supplier data, collected for you
We handle the outreach — structured requests aligned with the EU Monitoring & Reporting methodology, follow-ups, and a clean dataset your customers will accept.
Registration & submission support
HMRC registration when you cross the threshold, the first return, and a documented methodology that survives your next audit.
See your CBAM position at a glance
An example of the exposure report we hand over after a paid engagement. Illustrative data — your report reflects your business.
Acme Steel Ltd · 2027 assessment
- Steel6,649
- Aluminium3,876
- Cement2,337
- Fertilisers1,427
- Hydrogen556
- 1Next 30 daysRegister with HMRC — you're over the £50k threshold
- 2Next 90 daysIssue supplier data requests for steel and aluminium imports
- 3Next 180 daysDocument calculation methodology ahead of first return
Sample data. Real reports are produced from your assessment answers, import records, and supplier data.
Common questions
Short, plain answers to what most people ask us first.
It's a carbon border tax — the EU (and soon the UK) charges importers for the emissions embedded in certain goods, so producers abroad face similar costs to those inside.
Ready to find out?
Seven questions. Three minutes. An honest answer at the end. No email needed until you decide you want the guide or a chat.