Swedac has accredited Intertek Certification AB to carry out emissions verification under the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). The accreditation was announced on 13 October and is intended to support exporters as they prepare for the first verified CBAM reporting cycle. It covers verification work for electricity and several carbon-intensive industrial sectors.
Intertek is listed as Sweden’s first accredited CBAM verification organisation. The scope includes electricity and sectors such as iron and steel, aluminium, cement, fertilisers and hydrogen. The accreditation is designed to add capacity as the market moves from regulatory preparation to operational verification.
Accreditation details and covered CBAM activity groups
The Swedish national accreditation body lists Intertek under accreditation number 1639. The validity runs through 13 October 2031. Swedac’s approved scope includes activity group LI for electricity imported into the EU.
The scope also covers activity groups I–VIII and LII. These groups encompass major CBAM industrial sectors and indirect emissions. The listed areas include iron and steel, steel products, ferro-alloys, unwrought aluminium, aluminium products, cement, clinker, fertilisers, ammonia and hydrogen.
Electricity verification relevance for Serbia and Montenegro
The inclusion of electricity is relevant for exporters in Serbia and Montenegro, as producers seeking access to EU markets may need verified emissions information. This information can be used to support importers’ CBAM requirements. The regional relevance extends to the wider Southeast European context referenced in the accreditation notice.
Accreditation does not mean a verifier can immediately take on every assignment. Exporters and EU authorised CBAM declarants are expected to check the provider’s status in the CBAM Registry. They must also confirm that the accredited scope covers the relevant activity and product, meet independence requirements, and agree engagement terms.
Eligibility conditions for actual-emissions claims
For electricity exporters, the availability of another accredited verifier does not change how claims based on actual emissions are handled. Such claims remain subject to contractual and physical-delivery requirements. These include power purchase arrangements, cross-border scheduling, and matching generation with nominated electricity flows.
Renewable electricity producers in Serbia and Montenegro are therefore still required to provide evidence linking claimed electricity to a specific generating installation. The evidence must cover the contractual chain, an accepted physical schedule, and the EU importer. The accreditation expands potential provider options for electricity verification but does not relax eligibility rules for actual-emissions treatment.
Scope matching for steel and aluminium assignments
Industrial exporters face a similar requirement to align verification arrangements with production activities. A verifier’s general CBAM accreditation does not automatically cover every product or installation within an exporter’s portfolio. Steel and aluminium manufacturers must confirm that the legal entity engaged is accredited for the relevant production activity, product group, and indirect-emissions scope applicable to their goods.
The need for precise scope matching is tied to customer expectations for emissions information supported by an appropriate verification process. Producers that have calculated embedded emissions but have not secured a suitably accredited verifier may face delays in delivering verified data. This applies alongside the operational steps required to obtain verified results for CBAM reporting.
Verification capacity ahead of the first compliance cycle
The expanded pool of accredited verification services is described as commercially significant as the first full CBAM compliance cycle approaches. More providers may support arrangements such as site visits, documentation reviews, and completion of verification work. This additional capacity could be relevant if demand becomes concentrated as EU customers strengthen supplier requirements.
Banks and industrial buyers may also incorporate verifier availability into assessments of CBAM readiness. For companies with substantial dependence on EU sales, delays in obtaining verified data could create working-capital pressure or affect meeting customer requirements on schedule. The accreditation itself does not change EU rules on electricity actual emissions, hourly matching, default factors, precursor accounting or embedded-emissions calculations.
For Southeast European exporters, securing an appropriate verifier and preparing required evidence are presented as part of procurement and production planning. These steps are described as tasks that cannot safely be deferred until after carbon calculations are complete. The accreditation’s significance is therefore operational, reflecting formal coverage for electricity and multiple key CBAM industrial sectors.