Smelter-traced CBAM
for aluminium exporters
Primary and secondary aluminium: grid-weighted indirect emissions declared and compiled into machine-readable CBAM XML.
Reg (EU) 2023/956 · IR (EU) 2025/2621 Annex I
CN CODES IN SCOPE: CHAPTER 76
Annex I to Reg (EU) 2023/956 as amended. Precursors: unwrought primary aluminium, calcined petroleum coke, anode-grade alumina where emissions-bearing.
PRODUCTION ROUTE: EMBEDDED EMISSIONS SPREAD
* Secondary aluminium embedded emissions depend on scrap source and the carbon intensity of the origin grid powering the remelting furnace.
WHAT THE XML MUST CONTAIN
INSTALLATION DATA
- Installation ID
- Production route
- Primary or secondary designation
- Country of origin
- Reporting period
GOODS DATA
- CN code
- Net mass (tonnes)
- Alloy designation where applicable
- Unit of measure
- Production method code
EMISSIONS DATA
- Direct emissions (Scope 1)
- Indirect emissions from electricity
- Specific embedded emissions per tonne
- tCO₂e total
CARBON PRICE PAID
- Carbon price paid in country of origin
- Deduction amount
- Rebates applied
- Currency
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FAQ
Common questions from non-EU exporters.
Does the default emission factor differ for primary versus secondary aluminium?
Not in the default values. Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2621 gives one default value per CN code and country of origin, and names the production route that determines the CBAM benchmark: (K) primary aluminium or (L) secondary aluminium. The CBAM benchmarks in point 5 of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2620 differ by route, so the route changes the free allocation adjustment. Carbon Mandate applies the default value and the route for your declared CN code and country of origin.
How are indirect emissions from electricity handled in the XML?
In the table for other countries and territories in Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2621, the aluminium default values are direct emissions figures and the indirect emissions column reads N/A. Where you hold actual data from your installation, those values populate the XML in place of the default. You declare which basis applies.
My EU importer is asking for an XML. What does Carbon Mandate actually produce?
Carbon Mandate prepares machine-readable CBAM XML, checked against the declaration structure the Commission has specified. The Commission has not yet published a definitive annual-declaration XSD. We produce an XML declaration with the full precursor chain intact, not a PDF report or a spreadsheet template.
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