About Carbon Mandate
Carbon Mandate prepares the CBAM declaration files your EU customers need.
We compile production data, format it to the EU CBAM schema, and hand the file to your EU customer ready for them to submit. Carbon Mandate is an expert-led preparation service with human review, built for the definitive phase of the regulation.
Why we exist
EU importers are now liable for emissions data they did not produce.
Since 1 January 2026, every EU importer has been required to report the carbon embedded in goods they purchase from non-EU producers. Incomplete data, the wrong format, or a file that does not match the EU CBAM schema all land back with the importer, and the consignment waits.
Carbon Mandate exists so neither side of the trade absorbs that cost. We bridge what the exporter already has and what the importer is now required to submit.
What we are
A CBAM file preparation service, with expert review built in.
We extract carbon figures from the production data and ESG reports you already have. Our specialists review the extraction, and a series of structural and content checks run on every file before it leaves us.
The output is a CBAM-formatted XML file your EU customer can submit. One service, end to end: data in, file out.
The boundary
Preparing the file, never filing it. That is your importer’s protection.
The declarant of record, your EU importer, submits the declaration to the EU Registry and retains full control of their authorisation. We prepare the file; they submit it.
That separation keeps regulatory liability where it belongs and means no conflict on the data passed across the border.
The foundation
Built directly on Regulation (EU) 2023/956.
Carbon Mandate is built on Regulation (EU) 2023/956 and its implementing acts. The definitive phase has applied since 1 January 2026. The first annual CBAM declaration is due on 30 September 2027 for 2026 imports, with a €100 per excess-tonne penalty under Article 26.
We cover all six Annex I sectors regulated by CBAM.
- Cement
- Iron & Steel
- Aluminium
- Fertilisers
- Hydrogen
- Electricity
Where to go next
Pick the path that matches your role.
Each path leads to the same specialist team and methodology, framed for the work you have to do.
For exporters
Turn your production data into a CBAM XML file your EU buyer can submit. Specialists review the extraction, and a series of structural and content checks run before handover.
Visit →For importers
Receive the prepared XML for each supplier consignment. Accept, reject or query per shipment, with your authorisation kept fully under your control.
Visit →Industries
Sector pages for each of the six CBAM industries: cement, iron and steel, aluminium, fertilisers, hydrogen, and electricity. Methodology and scope for each.
Visit →Free XML scan
Upload a CBAM XML file. We send a structured report on what it contains, with no account required.
Visit →See also: Pricing.
Common questions
Frequently asked.
What kind of CBAM provider is Carbon Mandate?
Carbon Mandate is an expert-led CBAM file preparation service. Specialists review every extraction, and a series of structural and content checks run before each file leaves us.
Do you file with the EU Registry?
No. Carbon Mandate prepares the declaration file. Your EU importer submits it to the EU Registry as the declarant of record.
Who is liable for the CBAM declaration?
The declarant of record — your EU importer — holds the regulatory liability and submits to the EU Registry. We prepare the data; the boundary keeps liability with the declarant.
Which sectors does CBAM cover?
The six Annex I sectors of Regulation (EU) 2023/956: cement, iron and steel, aluminium, fertilisers, hydrogen, and electricity.
BOOK A DEMO
See your CBAM XML validated live.
20 minutes. No slides. We scan a real CBAM dataset, surface the risk flags, and hand back a Registry-ready package for your EU importer to file.
Carbon Mandate · CBAM declaration preparation · preparer, not filer
Carbon Mandate Ltd · CBAM declaration preparer · Reg 17288007· England & Wales