Most Indian exporters think of CBAM as a 2026 problem. The regulation went live in January. The compliance pressure started immediately. That framing is not wrong, but it misses where...
India’s export clusters are not one problem. There are hundreds of separate problems sharing the same postcode. A pump manufacturer in Rajkot, a precision casting unit in Coimbatore, and a...
An Indian steel exporter spent most of 2025 getting their EU CBAM data right. They worked through the emissions calculations, got their installation-level data in order, and came into 2026...
A steel trading company in Mumbai sources hot-rolled coils from three different mills in Maharashtra and Gujarat, consolidates the order, and ships to a buyer in the Netherlands. The mills...
A forging unit in Ludhiana supplies tractor parts to a large Indian manufacturer. That manufacturer ships finished tractors to dealers in Germany. The forging unit has never exported anything to...
Somewhere in your inbox right now, or arriving soon, is an email from your EU buyer asking for verified carbon emissions data for your shipments. They need plant-level figures, Scope...
The price negotiation with your EU buyer used to have three variables. Price per tonne. Lead time. Quality certification. In 2026, there is a fourth variable on the table, and...
Aluminium smelting is one of the most power-intensive manufacturing processes in the world. In India, most smelters run on captive coal-fired power plants because grid power is unreliable and industrial-scale...
Here is something that catches most Indian exporters off guard. CBAM compliance is not only about measuring what happens inside your factory. It requires you to account for the emissions...
The market for CBAM compliance services in India has grown fast. Since January 2026, when the EU moved CBAM into its definitive phase, the number of consultants, platforms, and advisory...