The Ministry of Economy is preparing an official appeal to the European Commission to initiate formal negotiations on postponing CBAM for Ukraine, said Ukraine’s Trade Representative Taras Kachka during the conference “Trade Wars: The Art of Protection.”
According to him, Ukraine plans to submit to the EU both a general exemption request for the country and a separate one related to electricity.
“The appeal is currently being prepared. In the coming months, we will work actively. Before this, we had been working for a long time with the European Commission on this issue, and we understand the process. Now we are moving to an active phase of work,” Kachka said.
CBAM (Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism) implies additional charges for companies importing goods with a high carbon footprint into the EU. The regulation covers producers of iron and steel, cement, aluminum, fertilizers, and electricity. The EU aims to level the playing field between European manufacturers who pay high carbon taxes and companies outside the EU.
Currently, CBAM operates in a limited format, and full implementation of the mechanism is expected from January 1, 2026, which will require importers to purchase CBAM certificates to continue supplying goods to EU countries.
