FAQ

CBAM questions, answered

Straight answers on default values, certificates, data residency, and how the platform works.

What is CBAM?

The EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism requires importers of carbon-intensive goods (iron & steel, aluminium, cement, fertilisers, hydrogen, electricity) to report the emissions embedded in those goods and, in the definitive period, account for them via CBAM certificates.

Where do the default values come from?

The platform ships the official EU "DVs as adopted" dataset — 119 countries per CN code — and applies the regulatory mark-up automatically. Values are reproduced exactly and reconciliation-tested against the EU sheets.

Does my trade data go to a third party?

No. It is self-hosted (bring-your-own-cloud): it runs on your servers, so customs and supplier data never leaves your infrastructure — a real GDPR and data-sovereignty advantage over SaaS.

What does it produce for submission?

The official EU CBAM QReport XML, validated against the EU schema before it is returned, ready to upload to the CBAM registry.

How is the carbon price paid abroad handled?

Under Article 9, an evidenced carbon price paid in the country of origin is deducted once from the liability. The engine applies it deterministically and never double-counts it.

Can we white-label and resell it?

Yes. One image set serves any brand; name, logo, colours and domain are configuration. Brokers and consultancies deploy it under their own brand for many clients.

How long does a report take?

For a mid-sized importer using default values, a quarterly report is typically one to two hours in-app once the data file is ready; subsequent quarters are faster.

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