Shipping compliance calendar 2027
Every yearly deadline for ships trading to the EU: EU MRV, the EU ETS, FuelEU Maritime and the IMO fuel consumption data (DCS) and CII. All of them fall in 2027 and concern 2026 data. Each deadline names its article.
Rules as checked on 2026-10-11.
January 2027
- 31 January 2027 FuelEU
Company: Give the verifier the FuelEU report of each ship for the previous year, with its monitoring data.
Regulation (EU) 2023/1805 Art. 15(3)
March 2027
- 31 March 2027 EU MRV
Company: Submit the verified emissions report of each ship for the previous year to the administering authority, the flag State (EU flags) and the Commission.
Regulation (EU) 2015/757 Art. 11(1)
- 31 March 2027 EU MRV
Company: Submit the verified aggregated emissions data at company level, the figure the EU ETS surrender is based on.
Regulation (EU) 2015/757 Art. 11a(2)
- 31 March 2027 FuelEU
Verifier: Record the verified FuelEU report and verification report in the FuelEU database and notify the company.
Regulation (EU) 2023/1805 Art. 16(5)
- within 3 months of year end (31 March 2027) IMO DCS / CII
Company (ship): Report the fuel oil consumption data (IMO DCS) and the attained annual operational CII of the previous year to the flag Administration or its recognized organization.
MARPOL Annex VI reg. 27.3, reg. 28.2
April 2027
- 30 April 2027 FuelEU
Company / verifier: Record any borrowed (advance) compliance surplus; the pool verifier records the final pool and its allocation.
Regulation (EU) 2023/1805 Art. 20(3), Art. 21(8)
- before 1 May 2027 FuelEU
Verifier: Record the verified compliance balance (after banking, borrowing and pooling) in the FuelEU database.
Regulation (EU) 2023/1805 Art. 23(1)
- within 4 months of year end (30 April 2027) IMO DCS / CII
Company (ship): Ships rated D for 3 consecutive years or E: submit the SEEMP revised with a plan of corrective actions for verification, at the latest 1 month after reporting the attained CII.
MARPOL Annex VI reg. 28.7, 28.8
May 2027
- within 5 months of year end (31 May 2027) IMO DCS / CII
Flag Administration: Verify the data, rate the ship A–E and issue the Statement of Compliance (not issued to a ship that needs a corrective action plan until the plan is in its SEEMP).
MARPOL Annex VI reg. 6.6, reg. 6.8
June 2027
- 30 June 2027 EU MRV
Ship: Carry on board a valid MRV document of compliance for the previous year (issued by the verifier).
Regulation (EU) 2015/757 Art. 17(1), Art. 18
- 30 June 2027 FuelEU
Company: Pay the FuelEU penalty for a compliance deficit still open on 1 June (and for non-compliant port calls).
Regulation (EU) 2023/1805 Art. 23(2), (5)
- 30 June 2027 FuelEU
Verifier / ship: FuelEU document of compliance issued (once any penalty is paid); ships calling at EU/EEA ports must hold it.
Regulation (EU) 2023/1805 Art. 22, Art. 24(1)
September 2027
- 30 September 2027 EU ETS
Company: Surrender EU allowances for the previous year’s verified emissions in the Union Registry.
Directive 2003/87/EC Art. 12(3)
Notes
- The administering authority can ask for the MRV emissions report and the company-level data earlier than 31 March, but not before 28 February (Regulation (EU) 2015/757 Art. 11(1), 11a(3)).
- The FuelEU dates come from the verification period, the year after the reporting period (Regulation (EU) 2023/1805 Art. 3).
- One-off dates are left out: first monitoring plans, the change of ship owner or company during the year, and the dates for ships that enter the EU systems for the first time.
Rule changes ahead
- 2027: EU ETS: offshore ships of 5,000 GT and above join.
- 2027: CII: reduction factor Z rises to 13.625%.
- 2030: FuelEU: GHG intensity limit tightens to 85.69 gCO₂e/MJ.
- 2030: FuelEU: container and passenger ships must use shore power at berth in the ports concerned.
Calculators cover EU ETS to 2030, FuelEU to 2050 and CII to 2030.