CBAM Defaults
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Estimate your CBAM exposure

Pick a product, country, and export volume to see the estimated CBAM certificate cost using the official default emission value. Reporting your own verified emissions usually costs less.

SourceImplementing Reg (EU) 2025/2621·values dated 4 Feb 2026·informational, not legal adviceView official EU file
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Assumes EU ETS price €88/tCO2e and the 2026 certificate obligation share of 2.5%.

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Estimated CBAM certificate cost, 2026€00 certificates · 0 tCO2e embedded
default value tCO2e/t
with verified actualssave €0€0

Default values are deliberately conservative. Most producers who report their own verified emissions land 15 to 30% below the default, which lowers the certificates they must surrender.

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