CBAM Defaults
cbam/japan/cement

Japan · Cement

CBAM default values

4 products with official default emission values. Total embedded emissions range 0.85 to 1.94 tCO2e per tonne of product.

SourceImplementing Reg (EU) 2025/2621·values dated 4 Feb 2026·informational, not legal adviceView official EU file
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CN codeHS codeDescriptionproductDirecttCO2e/tIndirecttCO2e/tTotaltCO2e/t2026tCO2e/t2027tCO2e/t2028tCO2e/tRouteproduction
2523 30 00Aluminous cement1.800.151.942.132.332.52
2523 29 00Grey Portland cement0.830.060.890.981.071.16
2523 10 00Grey clinker0.820.030.850.941.021.10(A)
2523 90 00Grey hydraulic cements0.790.060.850.941.021.10(A)
Carbon intensity (tCO2e/t)lowmoderatehighvery high2026–2028 add 10% / 20% / 30% markup4 rows · 0.851.94

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Assumes EU ETS price €88/tCO2e and the 2026 certificate obligation share of 2.5%.

2523 30 00 · Aluminous cementmoderate
Estimated CBAM certificate cost, 2026€37,55817,072 certificates · 17,072 tCO2e embedded
default value1.94 tCO2e/t
with verified actualssave €5,634€11,268

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. Download the supplier data template.

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