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The UK carbon border adjustment mechanism begins on 1 January 2027, with liability triggered at £50,000 of covered goods.

If you need to register for CBAM and do not, or you register late (known as a failure to notify), HMRC may charge you a penalty.

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/check-if-youll-need-to-register-for-carbon-border-adjustment-mechanism-cbam

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/carbon-border-adjustment-mechanism

• You may wish to screen the last twelve months of commodity codes against the CBAM scope list and set up the monthly threshold check for January.
• You could begin requesting embedded emissions data now, since suppliers may need to build that capability before they can supply it.
• Model the carbon cost into 2027 landed-cost forecasts and plan for the May 2028 payment.