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France: The EU carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) entered its definitive phase on 1 January 2026

A change recorded in WONE Global’s guide to France, under trade and customs.

WONE Global's guide to France records this change under trade and customs. Each statement below has been checked against the source it links to.

  1. The EU carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) entered its definitive phase on 1 January 2026; it covers imports of iron and steel, aluminium, nitrogen fertilisers, cement, hydrogen and electricity, with obligations applying above a cumulative annual threshold of 50 tonnes of goods.

    The French competent authority is the Direction générale de l'énergie et du climat (DGEC). The covered customs codes are in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2023/956.

    Direction générale des douanes et droits indirects (DGDDI) · Mécanisme d'ajustement carbone aux frontières (MACF) ↗ Checked against an official source · Not yet professionally reviewed · checked 19 October 2026

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