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EA has published the document EA-6/05 INF EU CBAM: Cooperation of Foreign National Accreditation Bodies with Local National Accreditation Bodies in third countries on 5 October 2026.

This document provides information on cooperation between EEA NABs and National Accreditation Bodies in third countries regarding accreditation of verifiers established in third countries under Regulation (EU) 2023/956 (EU CBAM).

The EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) entered into force on 1 January 2026. It is a climate policy tool designed to prevent carbon leakage and ensure fair competition between EU and non-EU producers. CBAM puts a carbon price on certain imported goods that is equivalent to the carbon price EU producers pay under the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). It concerns sectors producing iron and steel, cement, aluminum, fertilizer, electricity, and hydrogen.

According to the EU CBAM Regulation and the Delegated Regulation 2025/2551, a verifier located in the EU shall apply for accreditation to its National Accreditation Body. Verifiers established in a third country shall request a National Accreditation Body from the EU that provides accreditation under EU CBAM to grant accreditation.

Where the National Accreditation Body provides accreditation services under EU CBAM but is unable to carry out the accreditation of a verifier established in a third country, the National Accreditation Body – with the support of EA – will help those verifiers to find a National Accreditation Body that can provide accreditation in the third country concerned.

EA published a directory of National Accreditation Bodies that intend to offer accreditation of verifiers for EU CBAM. You can find this directory here.

Read more about EU CBAM: https://european-accreditation.org/the-eu-cbam-and-the-role-of-accreditation/

Download the document: https://european-accreditation.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/EA-6-05-INF.pdf