Importing cement and clinker from Türkiye: CBAM default values and supplier data

Who this guide is for

This guide is for EU importers, customs brokers, procurement teams, and advisers working with cement or clinker produced in Türkiye. It focuses on a practical data task: finding the exact official workbook row and understanding what the published cell does, or does not, contain.

The worksheet choice is source context only. It does not determine customs origin, country of production, product classification, or which value applies to a particular import.

Start with the exact CN code and source row

CBAM goods scope comes from Annex I of Regulation (EU) 2023/956, while the definitive default values are published under Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2621 and in the Commission workbook. Start with the full CN code used in the import record, then match the country worksheet, product description, production route, and printed source row.

Do not use a broad cement label or a country-level average in place of that row-level match. Similar descriptions can sit on separate rows, and the workbook can publish a number for one product while leaving another unavailable.

What the Türkiye clinker rows show

In the pinned European Commission workbook, the Türkiye worksheet lists white clinker and grey clinker separately under CN 25231000. Their base, 2026, 2027, and 2028-onwards total-value cells are unavailable. Several other cement rows in the worksheet are also unavailable, while some different cement products contain numeric values.

An unavailable cell is not zero. It also is not permission to substitute a nearby product, another production route, or an unsupported sector average. Keep the unavailable state visible and check the official source and the facts for the specific import.

Where supplier data fits

The CBAM rules distinguish between actual embedded-emissions data and official default values. When you have a supplier-reported total intensity, record the value together with the supplier, goods line, period, unit, and supporting reference so it can be reviewed on a comparable basis.

CBAM Pulse does not verify or convert the supplier value and does not decide whether it is sufficient. If information is missing, the supplier request template can produce a copy-and-paste starting draft; you review and send it through your own process.

How to use the comparison without guessing

The default-value comparison lets you choose the Türkiye worksheet and exact product row. If the selected period contains no numeric total, the tool shows unavailable rather than converting it to zero or borrowing another row.

Where both the official row and a comparable supplier-reported total are available, the tool can show the difference and an optional indicative cost view. It remains a comparison, not an applicability decision or a final certificate-cost calculation.

A practical sequence

Use the existing tools in this order so each step has a clear job:

• Check the full CN code against the reviewed Annex I snapshot.
• Open the Türkiye dataset and match the exact cement or clinker source row.
• Record unavailable as unavailable; do not treat it as zero.
• Compare a supplier-reported total only when it is prepared on a comparable basis.
• Use the cost calculator for an indicative planning view once you have a usable emissions-intensity input.
• Use the supplier request template when emissions data or supporting references are missing.