cbam/south-africa/hydrogen

South Africa · Hydrogen

CBAM default values

1 products with official default emission values. Total embedded emissions range 25.94 to 25.94 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 code	Descriptionproduct	DirecttCO2e/t	IndirecttCO2e/t	Total▼tCO2e/t	2026tCO2e/t	2027tCO2e/t	2028tCO2e/t	Routeproduction
2804 10 00	Hydrogen	25.94	—	25.94	28.53	31.13	33.72	—

Carbon intensity (tCO2e/t)lowmoderatehighvery high2026–2028 add 10% / 20% / 30% markup1 rows · 25.94–25.94

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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€502,198228,272 certificates · 228,272 tCO2e embedded

default value25.94 tCO2e/t

with verified actualssave €75,330–€150,660

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 South Africa

Iron & steel198 products0.76–5.34 Fertilisers27 products0.59–3.64 Aluminium24 products1.99–2.67

Hydrogen for other major exporters

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