CBAM Fertilisers

3102 90 00 — Mineral or chemical nitrogen fertilisers (excl. urea; ammonium sulphate; ammonium nitrate; sodium nitrate; double salts and mixtures of ammonium nitrate with ammonium sulphate or calcium; mixtures of urea and ammonium nitrate in aqueous or ammoniacal solution; mixtures of ammonium nitrate and calcium carbonate or other non-fertilising inorganic elements; in tablets or similar in packages <= 10 kg)

EU 2025/2621 · tCO₂e/t

Default emissions

2.2800

tCO₂e/t

Certificate price

€75.28

Q2 2026 · per tCO₂e

Est. CBAM cost

€171.64

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 emissions2.1600
Indirect emissions0.1100
Total embedded emissions2.2800

Mark-up values (pre-calculated)

2026: 2.3028 2027: 2.3028 2028+: 2.3028

Country-specific embedded emissions

Where the Commission has published country-specific default values, those apply instead of the general default above. 83 countries covered.

CountryDirectIndirectTotal (tCO₂e/t)
Albania 1.57000.08001.6400
Algeria 1.49000.09001.5800
Argentina 1.49000.07001.5600
Armenia 1.66000.04001.7000
Australia 1.17000.12001.2900
Azerbaijan 1.64000.06001.7000
Bangladesh 1.50000.11001.6200
Belarus 1.61000.06001.6700
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.64000.14001.7800
Brazil 1.86000.05001.9100
Cambodia 2.15000.11002.2600
Cameroon 1.25000.05001.3000
Chile 1.48000.12001.6000
China 2.56000.13002.6900
Colombia 1.47000.07001.5500
Côte d'Ivoire 1.44000.09001.5400
Cuba 1.43000.13001.5600
Dominican Republic 1.47000.11001.5800
Ecuador 1.49000.06001.5500
Egypt 1.49000.07001.5600
El Salvador 1.43000.10001.5400
Ethiopia 1.67000.10001.7700
Georgia 1.66000.04001.7000
Ghana 2.53000.09002.6200
Guatemala 1.47000.16001.6400
Honduras 3.01000.10003.1100
India 1.85000.15002.0100
Indonesia 1.44000.17001.6100
Iran 1.51000.09001.6000
Iraq 1.51000.12001.6200
Israel 1.48000.07001.5600
Japan 1.47000.10001.5700
Jordan 1.53000.08001.6100
Kazakhstan 1.65000.10001.7500
Kenya 1.34000.09001.4400
Kuwait 1.51000.11001.6200
Kyrgyzstan 1.66000.08001.7500
Lebanon 1.61000.13001.7400
Libya 1.34000.12001.4500
Madagascar 1.52000.13001.6500
Malaysia 1.48000.08001.5600
Mexico 1.49000.09001.5800
Moldova 1.66000.09001.7600
Mongolia 1.36000.13001.4900
Nepal 1.49000.12001.6100
New Zealand 1.21000.04001.2400
Nicaragua 1.47000.16001.6300
Nigeria 1.32000.07001.4000
North Korea 1.41000.11001.5200
North Macedonia 1.56000.12001.6800
Pakistan 1.48000.08001.5600
Papua New Guinea 1.31000.05001.3600
Paraguay 1.34000.04001.3800
Peru 1.49000.04001.5400
Philippines 1.51000.14001.6500
Qatar 1.47000.09001.5600
Russia 1.60000.07001.6700
Saudi Arabia 1.51000.11001.6200
Senegal 1.36000.13001.4800
Serbia 1.60000.07001.6600
South Africa 1.95000.18002.1400
South Korea 1.47000.12001.5900
Sri Lanka 1.56000.14001.6900
Sudan 1.41000.07001.4800
Suriname 1.30000.06001.3700
Syria 1.50000.13001.6300
Taiwan 1.37000.11001.4800
Tajikistan 1.61000.06001.6700
Tanzania 1.30000.09001.3900
Thailand 1.45000.13001.5800
Trinidad and Tobago 1.62000.07001.6900
Tunisia 1.55000.08001.6300
Turkmenistan 1.60000.15001.7500
Ukraine 1.59000.06001.6600
United Kingdom 0.98000.06001.0400
United States 1.95000.07002.0200
Uruguay 1.46000.06001.5200
Uzbekistan 1.66000.10001.7500
Venezuela 1.46000.06001.5200
Vietnam 2.14000.11002.2600
Yemen 1.56000.08001.6300
Zambia 1.32000.13001.4400
Zimbabwe 1.34000.11001.4500

CBAM compliance context

CN code 3102 90 00 falls within the Fertilisers 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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