The Mission

BorderPrice helps European SMEs manage the new financial risks created by the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). From 2026, importing goods like steel, aluminium, cement, and fertilisers creates direct carbon costs, not just reporting obligations. Many SMEs do not have the tools to track carbon prices, CN codes, supplier emissions, country-of-origin rules, or the 50-tonne threshold that triggers major compliance obligations. As a result, they may sign supplier contracts without knowing the true landed cost, only discovering later that carbon charges have reduced or removed their profit margins. BorderPrice closes this “Cost Visibility Gap” by acting as an automated early-warning system. It helps businesses track imports, estimate future carbon costs, monitor compliance thresholds, and prepare for certificate purchases and reporting deadlines. The goal is to turn invisible carbon liability into clear business decisions, helping SMEs protect margins and avoid unexpected financial shocks.

The Challenge

Many European SMEs assume CBAM only affects large imports like steel or cement, but it also applies to everyday products such as screws, bolts, pipes, fasteners, and small industrial components they import regularly. This creates a major visibility gap, where routine shipments can trigger reporting obligations and future carbon certificate costs without SMEs even realising it. Unlike large corporations, SMEs lack compliance teams, technical expertise, and affordable tools to identify CBAM-liable imports or calculate hidden carbon costs, leaving over 200,000 EU SMEs financially exposed without a practical solution built for their scale. BorderPrice solves this by helping SMEs detect regulated imports early, estimate true landed costs, and avoid unexpected carbon tax and compliance shocks before making purchasing decisions.

The solution

BorderPrice is a lightweight decision-support platform that helps European SMEs manage CBAM before it becomes a financial risk. By integrating with existing accounting systems, it scans invoices and purchase orders using CN codes, country of origin, and net mass to identify CBAM-liable imports. Its Threshold Monitor uses a simple Green–Yellow–Red system to track cumulative import volumes and warn businesses before they cross the 50-tonne threshold and trigger reporting obligations. Its Price Engine calculates the true landed cost of each shipment by combining EU ETS carbon prices, supplier emissions data, and CBAM rules. It also compares Default Values with Verified Emissions to identify the most cost-effective sourcing option. Instead of complex compliance reporting, BorderPrice gives SMEs one clear answer: What will this shipment really cost me?