Archive · 15 Sep 2026
India Moves to Overcome EU Carbon Border Verifier Shortage
The European Union has rules requiring some imported goods to show how much carbon pollution was created while making them.
Indian exporters need approved experts, called verifiers, to check this information.
India has created a committee to help businesses prepare for the rules.
Its accreditation body is working with possible verification organizations.
Two organizations have applied for approval connected to the EU and UK systems.
India is asking the European Union to recognize its national accreditation body.
India is also discussing cooperation with an EU-recognized accreditation body.
The government wants steel producers to provide emissions information so exporters can report the carbon content of their goods.
India has formed a committee to coordinate exporters’ preparedness for the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism.
The National Accreditation Board for Certification Bodies is developing domestic verification capacity for CBAM compliance.
Two prospective verification bodies have applied for EU and UK CBAM-related accreditation, with office assessments under way.
India is seeking EU recognition of the National Accreditation Board for Certification Bodies as an accreditation body.
The government is also seeking reliable upstream emissions data, especially from steel producers, for downstream exporters.
- Who
- The Government of India, the National Accreditation Board for Certification Bodies, Indian exporters, industry bodies and European Union institutions.
- What
- India is working to expand accredited CBAM verification capacity, secure EU recognition for its accreditation body and improve emissions data.
- When
- The efforts are under way as India prepares exporters for implementation of the EU CBAM.
- Where
- The initiative involves India and discussions with European Union institutions.
- Why
- Exporters need verified embedded-emissions data and recognized documentation to comply with EU CBAM requirements and avoid higher compliance difficulties and costs.
- Policy
- European Union Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)
- Indian coordination body
- Committee on Export Preparedness for EU CBAM
- Accreditation body
- National Accreditation Board for Certification Bodies (NABCB)
- Applications
- Two verification bodies have submitted applications for EU and UK CBAM-related accreditation.
- Current status
- Office assessments of the two applicants are under way.
- EU engagement
- India is seeking recognition of NABCB by the EU and is holding discussions with the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union.
- Data priority
- The government is seeking reliable embedded-emissions data from upstream producers, particularly in the steel sector.