CBAM: Deal with Council to simplify EU carbon leakage instrument

CBAM: Deal with Council to simplify EU carbon leakage instrument   Press Releases   ENVI   3 hours ago     New de minimis mass threshold of 50 tonnes will exempt 90% of importers from EU carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) rules   Climate ambition maintained as 99% of CO2 emissions from iron, steel, aluminium and cement imports will still be covered   Procedures related to imports covered by CBAM will also be simplified   The changes to the EU carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) are part of simplification efforts to reduce the administrative burden for SMEs and occasional importers. Parliament and Council today agreed on changes to the CBAM. These changes are part of the “Omnibus I” simplification package presented on 26 February 2025, which aims to simplify existing legislation in the fields of sustainability and investment. Co-legislators supported a new de minimis mass threshold whereby imports up to 50 tonnes per importer per year will not be subject to CBAM rules. It replaces the current threshold exempting goods of negligible value. The new threshold exempts the vast majority (90%) of importers − mainly small and medium-sized enterprises and individuals − who import only small quantities of CBAM goods. The climate ambition behind the mechanism remains unchanged, as 99% of total CO2 emissions from imports of iron, steel, aluminium, cement and fertilisers will still be covered by the CBAM. The co-legislators included safeguards to...