Official CBAM default-value comparison
Compare supplier emissions with the official CBAM default.
Choose an official European Commission country worksheet, exact product row, and import year, then enter the supplier-reported total emissions intensity for goods other than electricity. The tool does not determine customs origin or decide which value applies.
Dataset coverage
7 official country worksheets
283 product rows each
Türkiye · United Kingdom
China · India · South Korea · Serbia · Ukraine
Last updated: 2026-10-05Sources: Corrected Annex I — Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1740Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2621Regulation (EU) 2023/956 — consolidated 20 October 2025Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2547Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2546European Commission — CBAM legislation and guidanceEuropean Commission proposal COM(2025)989EUR-Lex procedure 2025/0419(COD) — ongoingEC DG TAXUD — Price of CBAM certificatesDirective (EU) 2023/959 (amends Art. 10a(1a) of Directive 2003/87/EC — EU ETS free allocation)EUR-Lex — Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1740European Commission — corrected CBAM default-values workbook
Updated 1 October 2026: corrected Annex I values applied
This comparison now uses the default values in Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2621 as replaced by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1740, read from the Commission's corrected workbook of 6 August 2026 and checked against the Official Journal annex. Base values for the seven country tables are the same as in the earlier workbook. The corrected annex no longer publishes separate 2026, 2027 and 2028 values, so the year figure shown here is calculated by CBAM Pulse from the official base value and the Annex I mark-up rule; the CBAM Registry performs the official calculation. For the seven currently supported country worksheets, year figures may differ from those previously shown here by at most 0.001 tCO2e per tonne. Product codes, descriptions and production-route indicators follow the corrected annex. Where a country table shows no value for a product, the tool shows the "Other Countries and Territories" default and labels it as a fallback.
Current-law route check
Goods other than electricity use this workbook comparison.
Goods other than electricity
This tool reads exact country, product and production-route rows from the corrected workbook. Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2621, as corrected by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1740, contains the legally binding values; the corrected workbook is provided for information purposes only. A comparison does not select a source row or turn supplier-reported data into verified actual emissions.
Imported electricity
Current Article 7(3) starts from electricity default values. Actual emissions may be used only where the authorised CBAM declarant demonstrates the criteria in point 5 of Annex IV, and declared actual emissions require an accredited verifier. This tool does not calculate electricity default values or test that evidence route.
Read the current electricity methodology guideProposal — not law · COM(2025)989
This reflects a legislative proposal (e.g. COM(2025)989) that has not been adopted. Scope, product lists, and dates may change or may not enter into force.
Its proposed electricity-method changes do not alter this tool's calculations or the current-law route described above.
How to use this tool
Use this tool in four steps
Step 1
Choose a country dataset
Select the official country worksheet you intend to inspect. This choice does not determine customs origin or applicability.
Step 2
Match the exact source row
Search by CN code, product description, category, or production route, then select the exact published row.
Step 3
Enter a comparable supplier value
Choose the import year and enter the supplier-reported total embedded-emissions intensity in tCO2e per tonne on a comparable basis.
Step 4
Review the comparison
Compare the supplier value with the calculated default for the selected year. Add annual tonnes only if you want the optional indicative cost view.
How to read this tool
A comparison, not an applicability decision.
The corrected annex contains official base values and production routes; this tool separately calculates the year figure using the Annex I mark-up. Where the country row has no value, an official fallback is labelled. Match the source row carefully and use a supplier value prepared on a comparable total-emissions basis. Confirm classification, scope, and which emissions value applies through your own CBAM process or qualified adviser.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is an official CBAM default value?
An official CBAM default value is the value set out for a country or territory and product in Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2621, as replaced by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1740. This tool shows the Annex I total-emissions value as the official base and, separately, a figure calculated by CBAM Pulse by applying the Annex I mark-up for the selected year. The CBAM Registry performs the official calculation. The tool does not decide whether a row applies to a shipment.
Which country worksheet should I choose?
Choose the worksheet whose country context you intend to inspect. CBAM Pulse does not determine customs origin, country of production, or legal applicability, so confirm those facts from your records and the official rules or with a qualified adviser.
How do I choose the correct product row or production route?
Match every available identifier: CN code, product description, category, production route, and printed source row. Similar products can have different routes or values, so the tool leaves the exact-row choice to you rather than guessing.
What should I enter as the supplier-reported intensity?
Enter the supplier-reported total embedded-emissions intensity in tCO2e per tonne, prepared on a basis comparable with the selected official value. CBAM Pulse does not verify, convert, or decide whether a supplier value is sufficient.
What does unavailable mean?
Unavailable means the selected row is a heading marked 'see below', so no value is calculated for it. Where a country table shows no value for a product, Annex I says to select the 'Other Countries and Territories' default; the tool shows that value and labels it as a fallback. Nothing is converted to zero.
Does this comparison calculate my CBAM obligation or final certificate cost?
No. It compares two intensities and can show an optional indicative cost view using annual tonnes and the displayed certificate price. It does not determine applicability, certificate obligations, adjustments, deductions, filing figures, or final liability.
Does CBAM Pulse store my inputs or results?
No. The comparison runs in your browser and entered values and calculated results are not stored. If you accept optional analytics cookies, only coarse tool-use events are recorded, never the values you enter or calculate.
Inputs and calculated results are not stored. If you accept optional analytics cookies, CBAM Pulse records coarse tool-use events but never entered values or calculated figures. The calculation runs in your browser from the versioned, checksum-pinned snapshot for the selected country worksheet. This tool is informational only and is not legal, tax, customs, declaration, filing, audit, or certification advice. Only official publications and decisions by the relevant authorities are authoritative.