# Can a CBAM verifier tell us how to fix our monitoring?

Canonical: https://senseible.earth/answers/can-cbam-verifier-advise-on-fixes

No. A verifier can point out misstatements and non-conformities and recommend improvements, but must not tell you in detail how to make them. Consulting would compromise its impartiality and could cost it its accreditation. Use a separate adviser for fixes.

## What the verifier can do

- Ask you to correct misstatements before issuing the report.
- Note non-material findings and recommendations.
- Check your monitoring plan against the rules.

## What it cannot do

- Write or redesign your monitoring plan.
- Do calculations for you.

## What Senseible does here

Senseible keeps the invoices behind each fuel and electricity figure in one fingerprinted record, so a verifier can sample them without a hunt through files. Senseible is not a CBAM verifier and does not issue verification reports.

- [Verifier independence](https://senseible.earth/answers/verifier-independence-who-cannot-verify)
- [Corrective action after a finding](https://senseible.earth/answers/verifier-finding-corrective-action-what-to-do)
- [Why verifiers avoid fixed fees](https://senseible.earth/answers/why-cbam-verifier-wont-quote-fixed-fee)

Sources: [European Commission, CBAM Guidance No. 1, introduction to CBAM concepts (definitive period)](https://taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/031abf60-21a9-4822-b258-ac8b111d8358_en?filename=Guidance%20No.%201%20-%20Introduction%20to%20CBAM%20concepts.pdf), [European Commission, guidance on CBAM verification and accreditation (24 August 2026)](https://taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/030fe146-38e5-46b8-82b5-5f72da089a7b_en?filename=GUIDANCE%20ON%20CBAM%20VERIFICATION%20AND%20ACCREDITATION%20FOR%20VERIFIERS%20AND%20NATIONAL%20ACCREDITATION%20BODIES.pdf)

Last reviewed 2026-10-23.