Authorised CBAM declarant
Also called: CBAM declarant · yetkili SKDM beyancısı
The status that an importer, or an indirect customs representative, must hold to import goods covered by CBAM above the applicable threshold during the definitive period that began in 2026. The declarant files an annual CBAM declaration of embedded emissions and surrenders the corresponding CBAM certificates.
In practice
Customs will not release CBAM goods above the threshold to a person who lacks authorised declarant status.
Applies to: 
EU
Related terms
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- CBAM certificate
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- Customs representative
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