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CBAM guides: default values, certificate price and cost
How the EU carbon border adjustment works in 2026 and 2027, in the Commission's own numbers: default values, certificate prices, the 50 t threshold.
- CBAM certificate price 2026: €82.32 per tonne of CO2 in Q3 The CBAM certificate price is €82.32 for Q3 2026, up from €75.28 in Q2, set from EU ETS auction prices. Q4 comes out on 4 January 2027, then weekly from 2027. 4 min read
- CBAM calculation example: 1,000 t of steel costs €253,919 The CBAM formula on 5 real import lines: emissions, 10% mark-up, the benchmark deduction, certificates times price. 1,000 t of Indian steel: €253,919.44. 8 min read
- CBAM declaration: authorised declarant, due 30 Sep 2027 Who must be an authorised CBAM declarant, what the declaration holds, the 2027 deadline, and one steel line: €253,919 on defaults, about €65,117 on real data. 5 min read
- CBAM default values 2026: the 10% mark-up and 35 changes How to read the 2026 CBAM default value tables, the 10% mark-up, and the 35 values Reg (EU) 2026/1740 changed on 31 July. Check your CN code before you file. 6 min read
- CBAM for exporters: what 1,000 t of steel costs your buyer Exporters don't pay CBAM, the EU buyer does. Without your data it pays the default: €253,919 per 1,000 t of Indian steel in 2026, €365,786 in 2030. 5 min read
- CBAM software 2026: 5 tools compared, with published prices Dubrink, CarbonChain, AEB, Climatiq and CBAM Data compared on filing, supplier data, customs and APIs, with each one's published price. Pick by the job. 6 min read
- CBAM 50 tonnes threshold: who's exempt, what 51 t costs Import 50 t or less of CBAM goods a year and you're exempt. Cross 50 t and the whole year counts: 51 t of Chinese screws costs €21,831. 4 min read
- What is CBAM? The EU carbon border tax and what it costs you CBAM, the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, charges EU importers for the carbon in steel, aluminium, cement and more. 1,000 t of Indian steel: €253,919. 7 min read
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