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UK publishes emissions accounting rules for carbon border tax

Published 10:58 on July 13, 2026 / Last updated at 10:58 on July 13, 2026 / / EMEA (Europe), International (CBAM & Tariffs), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation)

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The UK government has published the technical rules that importers will use to calculate the embedded emissions of goods covered by the country's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), providing greater clarity on how carbon-intensive imports will be assessed when the scheme takes effect.
The UK government has published the technical rules that importers will use to calculate the embedded emissions of goods covered by the country's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), providing greater clarity on how carbon-intensive imports will be assessed when the scheme takes effect.


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