Obtaining supplier data

Real emission data sits not with you but with the producer of your goods. Obtaining it is the step where the CBAM most often stalls in practice. It is work of communication and persistence.

Which data you need

To calculate embedded emissions you need details on the production installation, the production route and the specific emissions per tonne of goods. Depending on the product group that includes direct process emissions and, for electricity-intensive products, the underlying electricity mix. These details come from the producer, not from your own files.

Why it takes time

Suppliers often sit in other countries, speak other languages and hold different views on what they will release. Some data does not yet exist in the form required. Weeks pass before a complete, reliable answer is in hand. Start just before a deadline and you have lost, and you land on default values.

Sense-check, do not copy blind

A response is not automatically usable. Values must be checked for plausibility, brought into a consistent form and filed in the data room. A figure with no traceable origin helps little when the authority asks. Structure and verifiability matter here just as much as the number itself.

Information on the CBAM is given to the best of our knowledge, as of June 2026, without guarantee. Dynamic values such as certificate prices, default values and deadlines can change. The applicable legal acts and the competent authorities are decisive. This article is not legal, tax or customs advice.