Importers Face Massive Increase of Costs if Suppliers and Third Countries Don’t Adopt a CBAM-like Approach

Six weeks before the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism transitions from reporting to payment phase, major European multinationals remain unprepared while 72 global markets develop parallel carbon border systems that could reshape international trade dynamics. Marcel Duits, chief CBAM officer at compliance platform Dubrink, reports his team is still conducting introductory briefings in November 2025, [...]