Rulebook tracker
The dates that change what an EU importer and a lender ask of an Egyptian exporter. Each row links to its official source.
| Date | Status | What changes | Who it hits | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In force | CBAM definitive regime applies EU importers of covered goods (iron and steel, aluminium, cement, fertilisers, electricity, hydrogen) now work under the definitive regime, so emissions embedded in imports start to carry a cost. | EU importers, and the Egyptian exporters who supply them | European Commission, Taxation and Customs Union: CBAM Matching guide | |
| Upcoming | CBAM certificate sales begin Member States start selling CBAM certificates on a common central platform. Certificates cover emissions embedded in goods imported from 2026. | Authorised CBAM declarants (EU importers) | Regulation (EU) 2025/2083, Article 1(16)(a) Matching guide | |
| Upcoming | First annual CBAM declaration due The first annual declaration, for goods imported in 2026, is due by 30 September 2027. Every later declaration is due by 30 September of the following year. | Authorised CBAM declarants (EU importers) | Regulation (EU) 2025/2083, Article 1(5)(a) Matching guide | |
| - | Standing rule | 50 tonne threshold A single mass-based threshold of 50 tonnes of net mass per importer per calendar year exempts small importers from the CBAM obligations. | Small EU importers; exporters should ask which buyers fall under it | Regulation (EU) 2025/2083, Annex II (Annex VII, point 1) Matching guide |
Sources last checked 2026-10-26. Egyptian rules are added only from published texts.