Supplier data

CBAM supplier data request template

Create a neutral supplier data request draft you can copy into your own email. CBAM Pulse does not send the request, store the draft, collect supplier files, or decide whether the data is sufficient.

Last updated: 2026-07-20Sources: European Commission: CBAM communication template guidanceRegulation (EU) 2023/956 (consolidated text)Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2547

Build a supplier request draft

Add the context you already know — the draft updates as you type. Every field except the import year is optional, and everything stays in your browser.

Supplier name optional

Your reference optional

Appears in the subject line — e.g. a PO number or '2026 steel imports'.

Import year

The definitive period starts with 2026 imports.

CN code optional

The 8-digit code from your customs data. Not sure it is in scope? Check it with the goods checker first.

Goods description optional

Sector note optional

Added as a context line in the draft, marked as your note.

No account is required. The public template does not save, send, collect files, or keep a record.

Copy/paste draft

Review the text, adapt it to your relationship with the supplier, and send it yourself if appropriate.

The draft is assembled from a fixed template and your inputs — nothing is invented.

Subject line — paste into your email's subject field

Body text — paste into the message

Dear Supplier,

We are preparing our CBAM reporting evidence for import year 2026 and would like to ask your organisation for supporting information on the embedded emissions of the goods listed below. This is an informational data request to help us structure our records — no response is treated as an official CBAM figure until we and our advisers have reviewed it.

Context
- Reporting set: Supplier data request
- Import year: 2026

Data we would like to request
- The production installation these goods came from (name, address, and country).
- The relevant production route or process for the goods.
- For each precursor, its description, quantity used in each production process, source installation and production process, reporting period, and whether its emissions data uses actual values or an applicable official default value, with the basis for that data.
- Whether each precursor quantity is the total mass required, including material that does not end up in the finished goods because it is spilt, cut off, combusted, chemically modified, or leaves as by-products, scrap, residues, waste, or emissions.
- Direct embedded emissions per tonne of the goods.
- Indirect embedded emissions per tonne, with the electricity consumption and emission factor used.
- Whether the emissions figures for the goods use actual values or official default values, and the basis for them.
- The period the emissions data covers.
- Any carbon price already paid or due in the country of origin for these goods, if applicable.

Supporting evidence we would like to request
- The calculation or monitoring methodology behind the emissions figures.
- Supporting documentation for the figures, or a link or reference to where it can be found.
- Details of any independent third-party check of the data, where available.
- A contact we can follow up with on any open questions.

For context: this is an informational request to support our own CBAM reporting preparation. It is not legal, tax, or customs advice, it is not an official CBAM declaration, and it is not a submission to the CBAM Registry. We remain responsible for reviewing anything you share with our advisers before we rely on it.

Thank you for your help. Please reply with whatever you have available, and flag anything that is still open on your side so we can note it.

Copying happens in your browser. CBAM Pulse does not send the request, and no draft or copy is kept anywhere.

After the draft is ready

Paste the subject into your email's subject field and the body into the message.
Review and adapt the wording to your supplier relationship — it is a starting point, not a fixed format.
Send it through your own process, to your usual supplier contact, if appropriate.
When a reply arrives, note what was provided and what is still open, and review it with your adviser before relying on it.

Ask for the data source

The draft asks the supplier to identify the production installation, route or process, emissions figures, period covered, and the basis for the data.

Ask for supporting references

It requests methodology notes, supporting documentation references, any independent check where available, and a contact for follow-up questions.

Keep the boundary clear

The template states it is informational only and not a legal document, declaration, Registry submission, or advice.

Template boundary

This is a template based on the European Commission's Communication Template. It is not a legal document or a legally required format. Review and adapt it before sending; you are responsible for communications with your suppliers.

Questions about supplier precursor data

What precursor information does the template request?

It asks for the precursor description, quantity used in each production process, source installation and process, reporting period, and the basis behind the emissions information.

Should the supplier report only precursor mass left in the finished goods?

No. The request asks whether the quantity is the total mass required, including material that may be spilt, cut off, combusted, chemically modified, or leave as by-products, scrap, residues, waste, or emissions under the adopted calculation rules.

What if one precursor comes from several installations or processes?

Ask the supplier to keep each source production process and installation identifiable. The adopted rules require source-specific monitoring data and also contain weighted-average rules for defined cases, so the final calculation treatment should not be inferred from the request alone.

Does the request distinguish actual data from default values?

Yes. It asks for the emissions-data basis for each precursor and separately asks whether the goods-level emissions figures use actual values or official default values, with supporting references for later review.

Does CBAM Pulse send or store this supplier request?

No. The draft is created in your browser for copy and paste. Review and adapt it, then send it through your own process; CBAM Pulse does not send the message or store the draft.

Before and after this step

CN goods checker — Before this step: confirm the CN code is in CBAM scope.
Cost calculator — After the data arrives: use the emissions-intensity figure in a planning estimate.
Reporting evidence checklist — Structure what you received and make the gaps visible.
Türkiye cement and clinker default-values guide — match the official source row before requesting missing supplier data.

Want to keep request history across suppliers? Use the authenticated dashboard workspace to draft requests from saved goods lines and record follow-ups. The public template above is only a copy/paste aid.