# What can an EU importer do when the producer will not share CBAM installation data?

Canonical: https://senseible.earth/answers/cbam-producer-will-not-share-installation-data

The importer can use the official default values for those goods. They are set high on purpose and include a mark-up, so the CBAM bill is usually larger than with actual data. Most importers use this to press suppliers, and switch to suppliers who can send real figures.

## Options for the importer

- Use the default value for the CN code and country.
- Ask again with a short data template and a date.
- Move volume to a producer that provides actual emissions.

## Why producers hesitate

Fear of sharing costs or process details. The CBAM figure needs emissions per tonne and the method, not prices or recipes.

## For the exporter

Sharing an actual figure often lowers your buyer's cost compared with the default. That is a reason to be chosen.

## What Senseible does here

Senseible reads fuel, power and production records into dated, fingerprinted installation records, the starting point for the actual emissions your EU importer asks for.

- [Where to find default values](https://senseible.earth/answers/where-to-find-official-cbam-default-values)
- [Default values in practice](https://senseible.earth/answers/cilegon-steel-exporter-cbam-default-values)

Sources: [Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2621, CBAM default values](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/2621/oj/eng), [CBAM Regulation (EU) 2023/956, consolidated](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/956/2025-10-20), [European Commission, CBAM definitive regime](https://taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu/carbon-border-adjustment-mechanism/cbam-definitive-regime_en)

Last reviewed 2026-10-22.