The August guidance: what the Commission’s new CBAM rulebook asks of Turkish exporters in the first paying year
Ten guidance documents published on 14 August 2026, and verifier guidance on 24 August, set out how emissions data for 2026 imports should be monitored, calculated and verified.
- Author
- Ahmed Furkan Gul
- Published
- 2026-10-25
- Pages
- 6
- Available languages
- English
Ten guidance documents published on 14 August 2026, and verifier guidance on 24 August, set out how emissions data for 2026 imports should be monitored, calculated and verified.
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On 14 August 2026 the European Commission published ten guidance documents for the definitive period of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM, known in Türkiye as SKDM). They are written mainly for operators of installations outside the EU, which includes Turkish steel, aluminium, cement and fertiliser plants. On 24 August it followed with guidance for verifiers and accreditation bodies. 2026 is the first year in which imports carry a CBAM cost, but the money moves in 2027. EU importers buy certificates from 1 February 2027 and declare and surrender them for 2026 imports by 30 September 2027. Verifiers begin issuing verification reports in the CBAM Registry in January 2027. Emissions data for this year’s shipments therefore has to be monitored now and verified early next year. The sound question for a Turkish exporter is not whether CBAM applies to us, but whether our 2026 emissions data will be calculated by the method in the guidance and ready for a verifier in time for our buyers’ first declaration.
What the source supports.
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Ten guides and a verifier rulebook
On 14 August 2026 the European Commission published ten guidance documents for the definitive period of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM, known in Türkiye as SKDM). They are written mainly for operators of installations outside the EU, which includes Turkish steel, aluminium, cement and fertiliser plants. On 24 August it followed with guidance for verifiers and accreditation bodies.
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The cost attaches to 2026 imports
2026 is the first year in which imports carry a CBAM cost, but the money moves in 2027. EU importers buy certificates from 1 February 2027 and declare and surrender them for 2026 imports by 30 September 2027. Verifiers begin issuing verification reports in the CBAM Registry in January 2027. Emissions data for this year’s shipments therefore has to be monitored now and verified early next year.
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Verified actual values decide the bill
The sound question for a Turkish exporter is not whether CBAM applies to us, but whether our 2026 emissions data will be calculated by the method in the guidance and ready for a verifier in time for our buyers’ first declaration.
Sources and methodology+
- Original document
- The August guidance: what the Commission’s new CBAM rulebook asks of Turkish exporters in the first paying year, v1
- Data period
- October 2026
- Methodology
- Desk review of official EU sources checked on 25 October 2026, combined with Ganrich Advisory’s October 2026 review of opportunities in Türkiye.
- Limitations
- General information, not legal, customs, tax or engineering advice. Rules and dates change; confirm against official sources. No client work or results are described.
- Last editorial review
- 2026-10-25
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