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CBAM Glossary

Core terms from CBAM covering emissions accounting, authorised declarants, carbon pricing, and the importer-facing compliance model for covered goods.

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High-level summary

Core terms from CBAM covering emissions accounting, authorised declarants, carbon pricing, and the importer-facing compliance model for covered goods.

CBAM matters because it converts embedded-emissions data into a market-access and cost issue. For Minespider, that makes trustworthy emissions data, supplier coordination, and importer workflows operational rather than theoretical.

Who it affects

  • Importers of CBAM-covered goods into the EU
  • Sustainability teams producing embedded-emissions data
  • Suppliers asked to support carbon accounting and verification
  • Compliance and finance teams managing CBAM declarations and certificates

Key defined terms

A short curated set of terms to help readers orient themselves before moving into the full regulation-specific glossary.

actual emissions

Emissions calculated from primary data for the production processes and electricity use associated with covered goods.

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authorised CBAM declarant

The actor recognized under CBAM as authorized to make the required declarations for covered imports.

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carbon price

A regulatory term referring to the monetary amount paid in a third country, under a carbon emissions reduction scheme, in the form of a tax.

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CBAM certificate

A regulatory term referring to a certificate in electronic format corresponding to one tonne of CO2e of embedded emissions in goods.

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competent authority

A regulatory term referring to the authority designated by each Member State in accordance with Article 11.

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continental shelf

A regulatory term referring to a continental shelf as defined in Article 76 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.

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customs authorities

A regulatory term referring to the customs administrations of Member States as defined in Article 5, point (1), of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013.

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customs declarant

A regulatory term referring to a declarant as defined in Article 5, point (15).

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customs territory of the Union

A regulatory term referring to the territory defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013.

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default value

A regulatory term referring to a value, which is calculated or drawn from secondary data, which represents the embedded emissions in goods.

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direct emissions

A regulatory term referring to emissions from the production processes of goods.

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Economic Operators Registration and Identification number (EORI number)

A regulatory term referring to the number assigned by the customs authority when the registration for customs purposes has been carried out in accordan.

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