cbam/united-states/hydrogen

United States · Hydrogen

CBAM default values

1 products with official default emission values. Total embedded emissions range 26.64 to 26.64 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	26.64	—	26.64	29.30	31.97	34.63	—

Carbon intensity (tCO2e/t)lowmoderatehighvery high2026–2028 add 10% / 20% / 30% markup1 rows · 26.64–26.64

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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€515,750234,432 certificates · 234,432 tCO2e embedded

default value26.64 tCO2e/t

with verified actualssave €77,363–€154,725

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 United States

Iron & steel198 products0.45–4.73 Cement8 products0.31–1.94 Fertilisers27 products0.53–3.41 Aluminium24 products1.70–2.73

Hydrogen for other major exporters

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