Getting CBAM Verification Right the First Time

The definitive CBAM period began in January 2026, and liability has been accruing since. The first declaration for CBAM certificates falls due on 30 September 2027, and for most companies the systems that will be verified are already running.
In this session, Tarik Bellahcene, together with Gerard van der Ven, who leads European program development on CBAM, talks about what third-party verification involves, and what default values are costing companies that haven't moved to actual values.

What they'll cover:

• Why the manufacturer behind your imports can be harder to identify than it looks, and what that does to your data.
• What a verification looks like from the inside, from the monitoring plan through to time on site.
• What default values cost against verified actual values, and what a year of preparation is worth.