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CBAM cost calculator

Estimate what importing goods into the EU costs in CBAM certificates. Free, nothing stored, all math in your browser. English below the numbers stays honest — defaults are indicative, your installation data rules.

What this does and does not do. Cost = tonnage × embedded emissions × (EU ETS price − carbon price already paid abroad with proof). Indicative default emission ranges per goods category come from the transitional-period default values (Commission Implementing Regulation under Regulation (EU) 2023/956): iron & steel roughly 1.3–2.5 tCO₂/t, aluminium roughly 8–18 (incl. indirect), cement/clinker roughly 0.6–1.0, fertilizers roughly 1.5–4.5, hydrogen roughly 1–10 depending on production route, electricity varies widely. Your own verified installation data always replaces these. The ETS price moves weekly — use the current auction average. Precursor goods, free-allocation phase-out and yearly default mark-ups are NOT modelled; treat the outcome as an order of magnitude, not an invoice. Background: CBAM for importers · deadlines: the compliance calendar · free sanctions check.