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This tool multiplies tonnes by an illustrative emissions factor and your assumed EUR/tCO2 price. It does not compute payable CBAM certificates. Check official methodology, free-allocation adjustment, carbon price paid, CN code, origin, year and importer exemption before budgeting.
Illustrative reference emissions values are deliberately conservative sector averages published in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1773. For steel, the Illustrative reference is approximately 1.8 tCO₂ per tonne. A modern electric arc furnace facility may actually emit 0.3–0.5 tCO₂ per tonne. At €65 per tCO₂, on 1,000 tonnes of steel exports, the difference between default and verified data is approximately £85,000–£97,500 per year in avoidable CBAM costs. Emissions verification typically costs €3,000–€8,000 — a payback period of weeks, not years.
This tool multiplies tonnes by an illustrative emissions factor and your assumed EUR/tCO2 price. It does not compute payable CBAM certificates. Check official methodology, free-allocation adjustment, carbon price paid, CN code, origin, year and importer exemption before budgeting.
This tool multiplies tonnes by an illustrative emissions factor and your assumed EUR/tCO2 price. It does not compute payable CBAM certificates. Check official methodology, free-allocation adjustment, carbon price paid, CN code, origin, year and importer exemption before budgeting.
Last reviewed: October 2026. EU ETS price range based on 2025–2026 auction data. Timeline per Regulation (EU) 2023/956.
CBAM certificate cost = export volume × embedded emissions (tCO₂/tonne) × EU ETS price (€/tCO₂). At €65/tCO₂ with Illustrative reference steel emissions (~1.8 tCO₂/t), a 500-tonne steel exporter faces approximately €58,500/year. With verified EAF emissions (~0.4 tCO₂/t), the same exporter pays ~€13,000 — a saving of €45,500 per year from verification.
This tool multiplies tonnes by an illustrative emissions factor and your assumed EUR/tCO2 price. It does not compute payable CBAM certificates. Check official methodology, free-allocation adjustment, carbon price paid, CN code, origin, year and importer exemption before budgeting.
Illustrative reference emissions values are conservative sector averages — typically 2–5× higher than actual emissions from modern facilities. Verified actual emissions require an accredited methodology under Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1773 and a formal audit, typically costing €3,000–€8,000.
This tool multiplies tonnes by an illustrative emissions factor and your assumed EUR/tCO2 price. It does not compute payable CBAM certificates. Check official methodology, free-allocation adjustment, carbon price paid, CN code, origin, year and importer exemption before budgeting.
Yes. For a modern EAF steel plant with actual emissions of 0.4 tCO₂/t versus the Illustrative reference of 1.8 tCO₂/t, the cost saving is approximately 78% of the default-value CBAM liability. At significant export volumes, verification investment pays back within months.
This tool multiplies tonnes by an illustrative emissions factor and your assumed EUR/tCO2 price. It does not compute payable CBAM certificates. Check official methodology, free-allocation adjustment, carbon price paid, CN code, origin, year and importer exemption before budgeting.
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