South Korean government agencies co-hosted their twelfth joint CBAM readiness briefing on 23 June at the Busan Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Participating bodies included the Korea Customs Service, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, and the. The session was livestreamed on YouTube and remains available for on-demand replay.
With EU CBAM now fully in force in 2026 and Brussels continuing to finalize implementing rules — including detailed embedded-emissions calculation methodologies issued from December 2025 — the briefing was designed to raise exporters’ practical compliance readiness. Guidance covered EU verification trends and embedded-emissions calculation procedures; pre-registered companies also received one-on-one advisory consultations on the day.
Each participating agency has rolled out dedicated support tools. The Korea Customs Service published a guidebook explaining how to apply for EU advance tariff-classification rulings, which allow exporters to confirm in advance whether their goods fall within CBAM product scope. It also released an updated, free version of its SME-facing emissions-calculation software, CBAM-PASS, incorporating the EU’s December 2025 provisions. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy operates a dedicated CBAM helpdesk for firm-level queries, while the climate ministry is conducting site-specific consulting for covered companies — large enterprises included — and has revised its sector-by-sector emissions-calculation guidance. Korea Customs Director General Han Mindescribed 2026 as “a critical year” for Korean exporters to ensure thorough CBAM preparedness, and the government signalled it will continue direct engagement with EU counterparts.
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- EU CBAM 세부규정 설명 등 대응전략 마련 강화이투뉴스 (E2NEWS), 2026-06-24