Call for a further scope extension of the CBAM to selected home appliances

Call for a further scope extension of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism to selected home appliance

On 17 December 2025, the European Commission published a proposal for a Regulation amending the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) Regulation 2023/956 as regards the extension of its scope to finished  goods and anti-circumvention measures (COM(2025) 989, 2025/0419 COD). One of the main aspects of the proposal is the extension of the scope of the CBAM to downstream users of iron, steel and aluminium, with around 180 products proposed for inclusion – notably washing machines, combined refrigerators-freezers and driers, among others.

1. Main messages

• Support for CBAM Proposal: APPLiA welcomes the Commission’s CBAM initiative, which has the objective to ensure fair carbon pricing and equal competition between EU and non-EU appliance manufacturers and aligns the CBAM with the EU ETS .
• Call for Scope Extension: APPLiA urges co-legislators to include appliance categories that are missing from the Commission’s proposal, such as dishwashers, ovens, water heaters, certain washing machines, and freezers because they face  similar carbon-related challenges as those already proposed.
• Positive Impact for Industry and Climate: The proposal’s evidence-based methodology and simple implementation create a level playing field, and benefit in reducing climate change.