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How India's domestic carbon trading scheme could offset CBAM costs and what exporters need to know about claiming deductions need to know about claiming deductions.    Indian steel, cement, and aluminum exporters facing Europe's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism have been asking the same question since CBAM's launch: Will India's Carbon Credit Trading Scheme help reduce our costs?    The answer is nuanced, conditiona..

The hidden cost of taking the easy route: How default values are quietly inflating CBAM costs and why that penalty is about to get worse.    There's a temptation every CBAM compliance officer faces when staring at complex emissions calculations and fragmented data sources. Use EU default values. Skip the measurement headaches. Avoid the verification complexity. Just report the standard numbers and move on.  &n..

The Precursor Emissions Problem in Iron and Steel CBAM Reporting is a significant challenge for exporters and importers under the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism. CBAM requires reporting of embedded greenhouse gas emissions in imported goods, including those from "precursors"—input materials or semi-finished products used in the manufacturing process of the final CBAM-covered item. For iron and steel, which is one of the most affected sectors, this adds layers of c..

Why India's historic free trade agreement with Europe changes everything except the carbon tax that matters most.    After nearly two decades of negotiations, India and the European Union finally signed their Free Trade Agreement on January 27, 2026. Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal called it the "mother of all deals." European officials hailed it as a strategic partnership for the century.    But for Indian ste..

As we navigate January 2026, Indian steel exporters are grappling with the full brunt of the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), which entered its definitive phase on January 1st. Picture this: A shipment of hot-rolled coils from Mumbai to Rotterdam now incurs a carbon levy that could slash profit margins by 15-22%, forcing exporters to discount prices just to stay competitive. This isn't hypothetical anymore; exports of steel and Iron to..