UK CBAM updates and briefingshttps://ukcbam.com/updatesEvery change in the UK CBAM law and the published material, dated and sourced, with the briefings that work through what each change means for an importer.en-gbThe sources were re-read on 21 September 2026 and nothing had changedhttps://ukcbam.com/updates#2026-09-21-source-reviewhttps://ukcbam.com/updates#2026-09-21-source-reviewMon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTAn update, sourced to Finance Act 2026, Schedule 16; the list of 2026 statutory instruments whose title contains Carbon Border; SI 2026/802 and SI 2026/809 as made; all read on legislation.gov.uk on 21 September 2026. Prepare for the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), the registration collection, the keeping records guidance, the policy summary and the force of law notices page, all read on GOV.UK on 21 September 2026The law as at 13 September 2026 was reviewedhttps://ukcbam.com/updates#2026-09-13-note-on-the-lawhttps://ukcbam.com/updates#2026-09-13-note-on-the-lawSun, 13 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTAn update, sourced to Finance Act 2026, Part 5; SI 2026/802; SI 2026/809; SI 2026/830; SI 2026/994; SI 2026/995; System Boundaries Document, version 1.00; the two draft force of law notices on GOV.UK; all read on legislation.gov.uk and GOV.UK on 13 September 2026Ferro-silicon under 7202 29 is inside the UK CBAMhttps://ukcbam.com/briefings/2026-09-13-ferro-silicon-7202-29https://ukcbam.com/briefings/2026-09-13-ferro-silicon-7202-29Sun, 13 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTSchedule 16 excepts 7202 21 and says nothing about 7202 29, and HMRC's scope guidance prints the same exception. The annex to HMRC's policy summary excepts the whole of 7202 2, which would take 7202 29 out. The Act decides, and an importer should treat 7202 29 as caught.Why £50,000 is not an annual thresholdhttps://ukcbam.com/briefings/2026-09-13-fifty-thousand-is-not-an-annual-thresholdhttps://ukcbam.com/briefings/2026-09-13-fifty-thousand-is-not-an-annual-thresholdSun, 13 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe registration test in Schedule 17 runs on a rolling twelve months checked every month, and a second test looks forward over thirty days. A business can become liable in any month of the year, and it becomes liable before it is able to register.The Emissions and Verification Regulations were made, and the second notice was published in drafthttps://ukcbam.com/updates#2026-09-09-emissions-and-verification-regulations-madehttps://ukcbam.com/updates#2026-09-09-emissions-and-verification-regulations-madeWed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTAn update, sourced to SI 2026/995, made 8 September 2026 and laid 9 September 2026; SI 2026/994 (C. 81), made 8 September 2026; the Emissions and Verification Force of Law Notice, published in draft on 9 September 2026; HMRC policy summary, updated 9 September 2026; all read on legislation.gov.uk and GOV.UK on 13 September 2026HMRC published its list of qualifying carbon pricing schemeshttps://ukcbam.com/updates#2026-08-27-qualifying-carbon-pricing-schemes-listhttps://ukcbam.com/updates#2026-08-27-qualifying-carbon-pricing-schemes-listThu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTAn update, sourced to UK CBAM: current qualifying carbon pricing schemes, HMRC, 27 August 2026, based on information as of 19 June 2026; read on GOV.UK on 13 September 2026The first three statutory instruments were made and the first notice was published in drafthttps://ukcbam.com/updates#2026-07-14-first-instruments-and-draft-noticehttps://ukcbam.com/updates#2026-07-14-first-instruments-and-draft-noticeTue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTAn update, sourced to SI 2026/802 and SI 2026/809, made 13 July 2026 and laid 14 July 2026; SI 2026/830, made 14 July 2026; System Boundaries Document version 1.00, dated 10 July 2026; the Administrative Provisions and Determination of Carbon Price Relief Force of Law Notice, published in draft 14 July 2026; all read on legislation.gov.uk and GOV.UK on 13 September 2026