CBAM cost calculator
A quick way to plan the certificate cost of a CBAM goods line. Enter your annual tonnes, your emissions intensity, and the import year; the calculator applies the CBAM factor for that year and the official certificate price to estimate the cost. It is a planning aid only — a deterministic sum of your inputs, computed in your browser. Nothing is stored, no account is required, and it is not legal, tax, customs, compliance, declaration, filing, or audit advice.
Last updated: 2026-07-06Sources: EC DG TAXUD — Price of CBAM certificatesDirective (EU) 2023/959 (amends Art. 10a(1a) of Directive 2003/87/EC — EU ETS free allocation)Regulation (EU) 2023/956 (consolidated text)
Current assumptions behind the default result
- Certificate price (default)
- €75.28 per tCO2e · Q2 2026 · published 2026-07-06 · EC DG TAXUD — Price of CBAM certificates
- Official CBAM certificate price published by the European Commission on [date]. Source linked.
- CBAM factor (share of embedded emissions charged)
- 2.5% in 2026 · 48.5% in 2030 · 100% in 2034 — rising as EU ETS free allocation phases out · Directive (EU) 2023/959 (amends Art. 10a(1a) of Directive 2003/87/EC — EU ETS free allocation)
- Emissions intensity
- You provide this. CBAM Pulse supplies no default emission factors — use your supplier’s verified data or the applicable official default values.
What you need for the calculator
- Annual tonnes imported
- Emissions intensity (tCO2e per tonne) — you provide this
- Import year (2026–2034)
- Certificate price (defaults to the current official price)
Not sure if your goods are in scope? Check the CN goods checker first.
Questions about CBAM cost planning
How does the CBAM cost calculator work?
It multiplies your annual tonnes by your emissions intensity to get embedded emissions, applies the CBAM factor for the year you pick (the share of embedded emissions charged as EU ETS free allocation phases out), and multiplies by the certificate price. The result is a rough planning estimate, not an official calculation, invoice, or filing figure.
What is the CBAM factor and why does it change each year?
The CBAM factor is the share of embedded emissions an importer is charged certificates for. It rises as EU ETS free allocation for CBAM sectors is phased out — from 2.5% in 2026 to 48.5% in 2030 and 100% in 2034. These shares are derived from the free-allocation schedule set by Directive (EU) 2023/959.
Where does the certificate price come from?
The price defaults to the current officially published figure — €75.28 per tonne of CO2e for Q2 2026, published by the European Commission on 2026-07-06. You can edit it to model a different price. Only figures published by the European Commission are authoritative.
What does this estimate leave out?
It does not account for any carbon price already paid in the country of origin, supplier-specific verified actual emissions values, product-specific rules and adjustments, or later quarterly and weekly certificate-price changes unless you edit the inputs. Confirm any figure against the official sources and a qualified adviser.