CBAM Defaults
cbam/guatemala/iron-steel

Guatemala · Iron & steel

CBAM default values

1 products with official default emission values. Total embedded emissions range 3.48 to 3.48 tCO2e per tonne of product. New to this? See CBAM default values explained.

SourceImplementing Reg (EU) 2025/2621 as amended by (EU) 2026/1740·published 31 Jul 2026·last reviewed 10 Aug 2026·informational, not legal advice2028 figures follow the schedule in force. A Commission proposal of 17 Jul 2026 (COM(2026) 616, not adopted) would change free allocation from 2028 onwards.View official EU file

The CBAM default value for Ferro-nickel from Guatemala is 3.48 tCO2e per tonne of total embedded emissions in 2026, under Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2621, as amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1740. That is the 2026 baseline. This page also carries the 2026–2028 markup that applies on top, and prices it against the live EU ETS price for your own tonnage.

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Carbon intensity (tCO2e/t)lowmoderatehighvery high2026–2028 add 10% / 20% / 30% markupClick any row to price it1 rows · 3.48–3.48

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Assumes the official CBAM certificate price €82.32/tCO2e and the free-allocation deduction under Reg (EU) 2025/2620: 97.5% of the 2.39 tCO2e/t CBAM benchmark in 2026. No carbon price paid at origin.

7202 60 00 · Ferro-nickelhigh
Estimated CBAM certificate cost, 2026€986,35811,982 certificates = 30,624 tCO2e embedded − 18,642 tCO2e free allocation
default value3.48 tCO2e/t
supplier data lower below3.83 tCO2e/t

A supplier's verified figure replaces the default, mark-up included. Below that line the bill usually falls, above it it rises. The free-allocation benchmark can change as well: with actual data it follows the installation's own production route (Reg (EU) 2025/2620). Download the supplier data template.

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Sending iron & steel to the UK as well? UK CBAM starts 1 January 2027, and you have to register once your imports pass £50,000 in any 12 months. Check whether you are in scope.

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The EU revises default values as the regulation changes, and these 1 figures move with them. One email when this table changes — nothing else.