Goods identity
CN code and goods description
Use the code and description from the customs record. The goods-scope and CN-code guide explains why a product name alone is not enough, and the CN goods checker gives the reviewed Annex I context.
Free, source-linked preparation tools
Free CBAM tools for EU importers
CBAM Pulse provides ten free tools for checking goods scope, testing the 50-tonne threshold, estimating certificate exposure, comparing supplier data with official defaults, collecting evidence, and tracking prices and deadlines. Each tool answers one defined question, shows the source and assumptions behind its result, and states what it cannot decide. The public tools do not require an account.
Last updated: 14 August 2026Sources: Regulation (EU) 2023/956 — consolidated 20 October 2025European Commission — CBAM
What to have ready before you use the tools
You do not need every input to begin. Start with the records you already have, keep missing fields visible, and use the next tool or guide to identify what to request or review.
Annual import context
Legal entity, sector, year, and net mass
Keep annual mass tied to the relevant importer and import year; do not blend different legal entities. Identify sectors separately because electricity and hydrogen are treated differently in the threshold rules. Review the 50-tonne threshold explainer before using the threshold checker.
Emissions basis
Value, unit, period, method, and source
Label supplier-reported figures separately from official defaults and unavailable data. Read the default-values versus actual-emissions guide and keep the supporting context described in the supplier-evidence guide.
Planning period
Import year, price period, and review date
A cost estimate depends on dated assumptions. Use the certificate-price guide for price context and the 2026–2027 deadlines guide for the surrounding planning sequence.
Which free CBAM tool should I use?
Start with the question you need to answer, not with a generic dashboard. The usual sequence is scope, threshold, cost context, supplier data, evidence, then dates and regulatory changes. The four steps below open the most common importer workflow.
CN goods checker
LiveCheck whether a product group or CN code falls within CBAM scope, which sector it belongs to, and whether proposed scope changes could affect it.
Use first, before estimating cost or asking suppliers for data.
Open tool →Compare a supplier-reported total emissions intensity with the exact European Commission default for a Türkiye product row and import year, with an optional indicative cost view.
Use after scope when you need to understand the gap between supplier data and the published default.
Open tool →Search a pinned 2025 Climate TRACE subset of Türkiye and UK steel and cement facilities, then inspect source identity, location, modelled CO2, activity, method, and confidence.
Use to prepare a facility-confirmation question—not to select a producer or calculate CBAM embedded emissions.
Open tool →Check whether the de-minimis exemption threshold could apply to your annual imports, based on the cumulative-mass rules in the regulation.
Use after scope if you import non-electricity/non-hydrogen CBAM goods.
Open tool →Follow officially published CBAM certificate prices, each labelled with its source, period, and publication date.
Use when reviewing the price behind a cost estimate.
Open tool →Cost calculator
LiveEstimate the certificate cost of a goods line from your annual tonnes, emissions intensity, and year — the derived CBAM-covered share and official certificate price applied for you, with a 2026–2034 ramp. A planning estimate, not an official calculation or invoice.
Use once you know scope and have an emissions-intensity input.
Open tool →Create a copy/paste supplier data request draft for embedded-emissions information and supporting references. Nothing is sent or stored by CBAM Pulse.
Use when supplier emissions data or supporting references are missing.
Open tool →Deadline planner
LiveSee the key CBAM dates for 2026 imports — definitive-period start, price publications, certificate sales, and the first annual declaration — laid out as a plain calendar with sources.
Use to understand the 2026 planning timeline.
Open tool →Work through the practical CBAM preparation areas — scope, threshold, declarant setup, supplier data, cost planning, and deadlines — each linked to an official source. A preparation aid, not a compliance determination.
Use when you need a broader preparation checklist.
Open tool →Organise supplier data, calculation records, source evidence, assumptions, precursor consistency, verification status, and unresolved questions without treating the checklist as a completeness decision.
Use when you need a reviewable evidence and gap record.
Open tool →Common CBAM tool journeys
The tools are deliberately narrow. Combine them around the record or question in front of you instead of treating one output as a complete CBAM answer.
Journey 01
Starting with a CN code or customs line
Check the code in the goods checker. If the goods may be in scope, review annual mass in the threshold checker and open the relevant sector overview for covered-goods and next-step context.
Journey 02
Reviewing supplier emissions data
If data is missing, draft a focused request with the supplier request template. When a response arrives, organise its basis and gaps with the evidence checklist, then use the default-value comparison only when an exact reviewed source row is available.
Journey 03
Planning cost, prices, and dates
Build a reproducible planning estimate in the cost calculator, verify its price context in the certificate price tracker, and place the result beside the deadline planner. Recheck the updates feed before reusing an older estimate.
Compare the CBAM tools
Each tool has a narrow input and output boundary. This table shows where to start and prevents a calculator result from being mistaken for a classification, verification, or filing decision.
| Question | Tool | Input | Output |
|---|---|---|---|
| Are these goods in current CBAM scope? | CN goods checker | A full or partial CN code | Reviewed Annex I scope and sector context |
| Could the 50-tonne exemption apply? | 50-tonne threshold checker | Annual net mass for relevant CBAM goods, with sector identified | A sourced threshold planning result |
| What could the certificate exposure cost? | CBAM cost calculator | Tonnes, emissions intensity, import year, and price | A reproducible planning estimate and assumptions |
| How does supplier data compare with an official default? | Default-value comparison | Exact country/product row and supplier intensity | A source-row comparison, not an applicability decision |
| What public facility context can I check before contacting a supplier? | Climate TRACE facility explorer | A reviewed country, sector, facility name, or source identifier | Pinned modelled facility context and confidence, not supplier data |
| Which supplier fields should I request? | Supplier data request template | Goods, supplier, installation, and method context | A copy/paste request draft for your own email |
| Which received records and evidence still have gaps? | Evidence checklist for supplier records | Supplier files, calculation records, and evidence references | An in-memory review checklist; tick state is not saved |
| Which preparation areas have I reviewed so far? | Readiness checklist | Your current scope, supplier-data, cost, deadline, and review status | An in-memory preparation checklist, not a compliance determination |
| Which CBAM dates should I track? | Deadline planner | The relevant CBAM year and planning question | Source-linked publication, sale, declaration, and surrender dates |
| What is the latest published certificate price? | Certificate price tracker | The published quarter or current planning question | The confirmed source-linked price publication and lifecycle context |
From a tool result to a reporting record
A tool result is only one input. The CBAM reporting requirements and workflow guide explains how to connect goods, supplier data, emissions basis, evidence, assumptions, owners, and deadlines without pretending the record is a Registry filing.
Keep assumptions current
Tool outputs show source dates, but CBAM rules and published prices can change. Check the CBAM news and regulatory updates for 2026 before relying on an older planning record, and open the linked official source for the current text.
Frequently asked questions about CBAM tools
Are the CBAM tools free to use?
Yes. The public tools on this page are free to use, and the core checks do not require an account. Each tool page states its input, output, and preparation boundaries.
Which CBAM tool should an importer use first?
Start with the CN goods checker because scope comes before threshold, cost, supplier-data, and deadline work. Use the result as a preparation input, not a customs-classification decision.
Does the CBAM cost calculator produce an official liability?
No. It produces a reproducible planning estimate from the inputs and source-dated assumptions shown on the page. It is not a declaration, invoice, authority decision, or tax figure.
Which tool helps collect CBAM supplier data?
Use the supplier data request template to draft the request, then use the evidence checklist to review what arrived, what basis it uses, and which gaps still need attention. Checklist ticks are in-memory only and reset on reload.
Where can I follow CBAM news and rule changes?
Use the 2026 CBAM news and regulatory updates page. It separates adopted rules, official prices, draft acts, and legislative proposals and links each entry to its official source.
What information should I prepare before using the tools?
Start with the CN code and goods description from the customs record. Depending on the question, also have the importer legal entity, annual net mass, import year, supplier and installation context, emissions intensity and unit, reporting period, method, and supporting references available.
Do the tools submit information to the CBAM Registry or an authority?
No. The public tools are preparation surfaces. They do not connect to the CBAM Registry, submit a declaration, send a supplier email, verify emissions, or make a filing decision. Copy/paste drafts and in-memory checklists stay under your control as described on each tool page.
More ways to start
Prefer to start from what you import? Browse CBAM by sector. To review how the tools source and version their assumptions, open the methodology page.