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FEATURE: Companies face EU “CBAM chaos”, with high fees for ‘default’ emission values

Published 14:18 on May 12, 2026 / Last updated at 14:18 on May 12, 2026 / and / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean, US & Canada), Asia Pacific (Asia, Pacific), EMEA (Africa, Europe, Middle East), Insights (Features), International (CBAM & Tariffs)

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Companies worldwide are scrambling to prepare for the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), but many still do not know whether they will be able to use verified plant-level emissions data or be forced to rely on punitive default values – a distinction experts say could determine whether exporters remain competitive in Europe at all.
Companies worldwide are scrambling to prepare for the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), but many still do not know whether they will be able to use verified plant-level emissions data or be forced to rely on punitive default values – a distinction experts say could determine whether exporters remain competitive in Europe at all.


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