Getting your CBAM Authorization
Are you importing CBAM classified goods and wondering what to do to be compliant with the new regulations? Below is a short step-by-step guide on what to do:
What is of utmost importance first, is to apply for your CBAM Authorization and obtain your unique CBAM account number to be able to declare the CBAM goods. The absolute deadline for sending in your application is 31st of March 2026.
If you are using an indirect custom representative (ICR), they may handle the CBAM declaration on your behalf if agreed. If the ICR is to handle your CBAM declaration, it is them who needs to hold a CBAM Authorization.
How to Apply
• Apply by contacting your National Competent Authority (NCA) and register to access the Uniform User Management & Digital Signatures (UUM&DS).
• When having the UUM&DS profile you can access the Authorization Management Module to submit your CBAM application (a module in the CBAM Registry). Submit your application in the Authorization Management Module no later than 31st of Match 2026.
• If your application is approved by the NCA, you will be assigned a unique CBAM account number. This number allows you to act as an authorized CBAM declarant, access the CBAM Registry and submit the necessary declarations required going forward.
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