Joint Briefing Session Held to Prepare for Full Implementation of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism

Over 150 Employees from CBAM-Responding Companies Attend the Session

On October 17, the government announced that it held the fourth joint government briefing session for 2025 at the Daejeon Intercity Hotel, in cooperation with the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment, the Korea Customs Service, and related organizations, to strengthen response capabilities to the European Union (EU) Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM).

During this session, the following topics were covered: ▲In-depth analysis of CBAM regulations ▲Methods for calculating carbon emissions ▲Guidelines for preparing reporting forms ▲Best practices in responding to CBAM ▲Outcomes of related support programs. The aim was to enhance the ability of domestic companies to independently perform emissions calculations and reporting.

In the 'In-depth analysis of CBAM regulations' section, detailed guidance was provided on how domestic companies should respond to recent amendments to the CBAM regulations. During the 'Best practices in responding to CBAM' segment, small and medium-sized enterprises exporting to the EU shared their current approaches to calculating carbon emissions and other CBAM responses, and introduced plans to adopt automated emissions calculation software as a future strategy.

In addition to the joint briefing session, the government continues to support domestic companies in responding to the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism. Last month, a hands-on program was held four times, allowing employees of small and medium-sized enterprises to directly calculate carbon emissions. The government also operates consulting services that visit production sites to calculate emissions for CBAM-targeted products, as well as a dedicated help desk for companies.

Park Yongsoon, Director of Technology Innovation Policy at the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, stated, "The government will actively address the difficulties faced by domestic companies in responding to the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism and will expand and strengthen support to help them effectively cope with global environmental regulations." He added, "We hope that domestic companies will actively utilize government support programs to strengthen their carbon reduction capabilities, secure competitiveness with foreign companies, and turn the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism into an opportunity for growth rather than a regulatory burden."

The government plans to continue monitoring developments on the EU side, such as the announcement of related subordinate regulations, and to maintain ongoing consultations with the EU to find ways to reduce the burden on domestic companies. At the same time, efforts will continue to strengthen the self-reliant response capabilities of domestic companies.