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We write from the text of the regulations. Each fact carries its article number and each article ends with a source list.
CBAM report for producers: how to prepare it
Your EU buyer asks for a "CBAM report". What do you prepare, which data do you collect and who receives it? Step by step from the regulations.
Which products are in CBAM scope? CN codes
Is your product under CBAM? The answer is in the CN code, not in the name of the sector. Main code groups per sector, what is out, and how to check.
PPWR PFAS limits and testing: what applies?
Which packaging do the PFAS limits cover, what is the heavy metal limit, how is compliance shown and is a total fluorine test enough? Regulation and guidance kept apart.
What is PPWR? The EU packaging regulation
What does PPWR stand for, which packaging does it cover and what does it ask of a producer outside the EU? Answers from the text, with article numbers.
Embedded emissions: how are they calculated?
Your EU customer asks for embedded emissions per tonne. The steps of the calculation, actual versus default values, whether Excel is enough, and verification.
CBAM certificate price: who buys and how much?
Producers outside the EU do not buy CBAM certificates; the EU declarant does. How the price is set, the 2026 quarterly prices and how many are needed, with article numbers.
What is CBAM? Who is liable and key dates
Your EU buyer asks for CBAM data. What is the mechanism, who is liable, what is expected from you and which dates matter? Answers from the Regulation.
CBAM document for exporters: who prepares what
Your EU buyer asks for a "CBAM document". Does one exist, who prepares it and who can verify it? Answers from the text of the regulations.
PPWR declaration of conformity: how to prepare
Your EU buyer asks for a "PPWR certificate". Who issues it, what goes in it and which tests are needed? Answers from the text of the Regulation.