cbam/other-countries-and-territories/hydrogen

Other Countries and Territories · Hydrogen

CBAM default values

1 products with official default emission values. Total embedded emissions range 17.74 to 17.74 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 code	Descriptionproduct	DirecttCO2e/t	IndirecttCO2e/t	Total▼tCO2e/t	2026tCO2e/t	2027tCO2e/t	2028tCO2e/t	Routeproduction
2804 10 00	Hydrogen	17.74	—	17.74	19.51	21.29	23.06	—

Carbon intensity (tCO2e/t)lowmoderatehighvery high2026–2028 add 10% / 20% / 30% markup1 rows · 17.74–17.74

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

2804 10 00 · Hydrogenvery high

Estimated CBAM certificate cost, 2026€343,446156,112 certificates · 156,112 tCO2e embedded

default value17.74 tCO2e/t

with verified actualssave €51,517–€103,034

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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Other sectors for Other Countries and Territories

Iron & steel200 products0.69–7.10 Cement8 products0.28–2.03 Fertilisers27 products0.51–4.39 Aluminium24 products2.20–4.04

Hydrogen for other major exporters

Albania1 products14.0 Algeria1 products10.8 Angola1 products10.8 Argentina1 products10.8 Australia1 products10.8 Azerbaijan1 products10.8