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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.

European UnionRegulation27 defined terms

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.

embedded emissions

The CBAM emissions quantity attached to covered goods, combining direct production-process emissions and relevant electricity-related indirect emissions under CBAM methods.

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actual emissions

CBAM embedded-emissions data calculated from primary production-process evidence rather than default proxy values.

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operator

A source-specific role term: under EUDR, the market/export actor; under CBAM, the installation-control actor.

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CBAM certificate

The electronic CBAM unit surrendered against embedded-emissions quantities; it is not a verification, product, or supplier certificate.

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authorised CBAM declarant

The CBAM-authorised actor responsible for lodging CBAM declarations and surrendering certificates, distinct from the customs declarant by default.

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competent authority

The Member State authority designated under CBAM Article 11 to administer specified CBAM functions.

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customs authorities

The Member State customs administrations and empowered authorities that apply customs legislation in import workflows.

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customs declarant

The person formally tied to a customs declaration for release for free circulation in the CBAM import workflow.

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customs territory of the Union

The Union customs-space boundary used to decide where UCC customs rules and CBAM import logic apply.

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Economic Operators Registration and Identification number (EORI number)

The customs registration identifier assigned after registration for customs purposes under the UCC framework used by CBAM.

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established in a Member State

The CBAM actor-eligibility condition based on residence, registered office, headquarters, or permanent business establishment in a Member State.

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goods

The items in scope of a legal regime, with meaning shaped by the source rather than ordinary commercial language alone.

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