CBAM 2026: certificate cost and embedded emissions (SEE)
Steel, aluminium, cement, fertilisers: compute specific embedded emissions (SEE) under Regulation 2025/2547, compare with EU defaults, send the data to your importer. Ask AI in ChatGPT / Claude or use EcoCheck — with expert support.
On default values, the cost rises almost 2.5× by 2034
The mark-up rises from 10 % to 30 % and EU free allocation falls to zero. Verified actual data keeps your customer’s cost far lower.
€/t of hot-rolled coil 7208 39 00 made in Viet Nam, certificate price assumed constant at €80, current law (2025/2621 as corrected by 2026/1740, 2025/2620 benchmarks, 2026–2034 free-allocation phase-out).
What will CBAM cost on your product?
Try it: CBAM cost for your product
EU default values (Implementing Reg. 2025/2621 as corrected by 2026/1740) + mark-up; free-allocation adjustment with the 2025/2620 benchmarks; latest official quarterly certificate price. Indicative, not a CBAM declaration.
Pick a product to see the cost.
From CN code to importer-ready data
- 01
Scope & CN code
Check the 8-digit CN code, goods category, indirect emissions and the Viet Nam default value.
⏱ 27 s with AI - 02
Installation data
Installation profile, processes, source streams, electricity, purchased precursors — AI builds them from your description and bills.
⏱ ≈ 3.5 min with AI - 03
SEE & importer data
Direct / indirect SEE per CN code, comparison with default + mark-up, data warnings, finalise, export data and the verification file.
Per CN code: actual SEE next to the EU default
See how much your EU customer saves when you provide verified actual data.
What you get
- Official defaults (2025/2621 corrected by 2026/1740) for every CN code with full descriptions
- SEE with own and purchased precursors, combustion, process and mass-balance streams
- Import Scope 1 from your Decree 06 inventory into CBAM without re-entry
- Finalise, lock the data, export Excel for the importer
- Experts support the monitoring and verification files
Timeline
- 1/1/2026 — definitive period, 10 % mark-up
- 2/2027 — CBAM certificates on sale
- 30/9/2027 — declaration and surrender for 2026 imports
- 2027: 20 % mark-up · from 2028: 30 %
- 2034 — EU free allocation fully phased out
FAQ
Do Vietnamese companies pay CBAM?
The EU importer (authorised CBAM declarant) buys and surrenders certificates. The Vietnamese producer provides embedded-emissions data; better data means a lower cost for the customer — a competitive edge in quotes.
What are the key CBAM dates?
Definitive period from 1/1/2026; certificates on sale from February 2027; declaration and surrender for 2026 imports by 30/9/2027. Importers under 50 t/year (steel, aluminium, cement, fertilisers combined) are exempt.
Which method does EcoCheck use for SEE?
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2547: source streams (combustion, process, mass balance, measurement), attribution to processes, own and purchased precursors, indirect emissions for cement and fertilisers; official defaults from 2025/2621 as corrected by 2026/1740; GWP AR5.
Do you help with verification and the importer?
Yes. The EcoCheck team prepares the monitoring documentation, the data for the importer and the verifier file; the software and AI shorten data collection and calculation.
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