CBAM Cement

2523 90 00 — White hydraulic cements

EU 2025/2621 · tCO₂e/t

Default emissions

1.4900

tCO₂e/t

Certificate price

€75.28

Q2 2026 · per tCO₂e

Est. CBAM cost

€112.17

per tonne (default value)

Default embedded emissions

Applies to imports from all countries not listed separately below. Source: EU 2025/2621, Annex III — Other Countries and Territories.

ComponentValue (tCO₂e/t)
Direct emissions1.3100
Indirect emissions0.1800
Total embedded emissions1.4900

Mark-up values (pre-calculated)

2026: 1.6390 2027: 1.7880 2028+: 1.9370

Production route: (B)

Country-specific embedded emissions

Where the Commission has published country-specific default values, those apply instead of the general default above. 88 countries covered.

CountryDirectIndirectTotal (tCO₂e/t)
Albania (A)0.86000.03000.8900
Algeria (B)1.28000.17001.4400
Algeria (A)1.17000.07001.2400
Angola (A)1.18000.04001.2200
Armenia (A)1.26000.03001.2800
Australia (A)1.04000.08001.1200
Azerbaijan (A)0.85000.05000.9000
Bangladesh (B)1.31000.17001.4800
Bangladesh (A)1.15000.07001.2100
Belarus (A)1.27000.05001.3300
Benin (A)0.88000.07000.9600
Bolivia (A)0.83000.06000.8900
Bosnia and Herzegovina (A)0.84000.10000.9400
Cambodia (A)0.83000.06000.8900
Cameroon (B)1.29000.13001.4200
Chile (A)0.90000.07000.9700
China (B)1.29000.18001.4600
China (A)1.28000.08001.3600
Colombia (A)0.81000.01000.8200
Congo (A)0.82000.07000.8900
Dominican Republic (B)1.26000.19001.4500
Dominican Republic (A)0.99000.08001.0700
Ecuador (A)1.04000.03001.0700
Egypt (B)1.30000.16001.4500
Egypt (A)1.18000.06001.2400
El Salvador (A)0.83000.08000.9100
Eswatini (A)1.12000.08001.2000
Gabon (A)1.07000.06001.1400
Ghana (A)1.00000.05001.0600
Guatemala (A)0.83000.12000.9500
Haiti (A)1.05000.10001.1500
Honduras (A)0.84000.07000.9100
Hong Kong (A)0.86000.08000.9400
Iran (B)1.35000.18001.5300
Iraq (A)1.19000.09001.2900
Israel (A)1.20000.07001.2600
Jamaica (A)1.03000.09001.1200
Japan (A)0.79000.06000.8500
Kazakhstan (A)1.28000.07001.3500
Kuwait (A)0.91000.08000.9900
Kyrgyzstan (A)1.29000.01001.3000
Lebanon (B)1.31000.21001.5200
Lebanon (A)0.79000.10000.8900
Libya (A)0.79000.09000.8800
Madagascar (A)0.82000.10000.9100
Madagascar (B)1.25000.20001.4500
Malaysia (B)1.29000.18001.4700
Malaysia (A)1.28000.05001.3300
Mongolia (A)1.29000.13001.4200
Namibia (A)0.84000.01000.8500
New Zealand (A)0.85000.03000.8800
Nicaragua (A)1.16000.13001.2900
Nigeria (A)1.18000.06001.2400
North Korea (A)1.29000.07001.3600
North Macedonia (A)0.83000.09000.9200
Peru (B)1.28000.13001.4100
Peru (A)1.02000.04001.0600
Philippines (A)1.21000.09001.3000
Qatar (A)0.81000.07000.8800
Rwanda (A)0.83000.05000.8800
Serbia (A)1.24000.10001.3500
Singapore (A)0.99000.06001.0500
South Korea 1.26000.16001.4200
South Korea (A)0.84000.06000.9100
Sri Lanka (A)0.95000.07001.0200
Sudan (A)0.82000.04000.8700
Suriname (A)1.12000.06001.1800
Syria (A)1.22000.10001.3200
Tajikistan (A)1.29000.01001.3000
Tanzania (A)0.81000.05000.8600
Togo (A)0.90000.06000.9600
Trinidad and Tobago (A)0.84000.08000.9100
Tunisia (B)1.30000.16001.4600
Tunisia (A)0.82000.06000.8800
Turkmenistan (A)1.29000.09001.3800
Uganda (A)0.94000.03000.9700
Ukraine (A)1.27000.05001.3200
United Arab Emirates (B)1.33000.17001.5100
United Arab Emirates (A)0.80000.07000.8700
United Kingdom (A)0.90000.05000.9400
United States (B)1.29000.16001.4500
United States (A)1.10000.06001.1600
Uruguay (A)1.04000.03001.0600
Uzbekistan (A)1.29000.06001.3500
Venezuela (B)1.28000.14001.4200
Venezuela (A)1.03000.04001.0600
Yemen (A)1.18000.09001.2700
Zimbabwe (A)1.18000.08001.2500

CBAM compliance context

CN code 2523 90 00 falls within the Cement sector under the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism. From January 2026, EU importers of goods under this CN code must surrender CBAM certificates to cover the embedded emissions of each tonne imported.

The first CBAM declaration covering 2026 imports is due 31 May 2027. Importers without an authorised CBAM declarant status will not be able to import goods in scope.

Default embedded emissions values are set by EU 2025/2621. Where actual monitored emissions are lower and can be verified, importers may use those instead — but must demonstrate compliance under the implementing regulation.

First declaration deadline: 31 May 2027

Covers all CBAM goods imported during the 2026 calendar year. Declarant authorisation must be in place before importing.

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