CBAM guides: the cost by CN code
For EU importers and non-EU steel-goods suppliers. Every guide works through Commission-published figures by CN code and links the original sources.
- CBAM default values for CN 7318 fasteners from China, and the 2026 cost per tonne
China-origin CBAM default values for every CN 7318 fastener code, with benchmarks, certificates per tonne and 2026 cost by quarter. Official sources.
- CBAM actual emissions vs default values for fasteners
CN 7318 15 82 in Q3 2026: €467.79/t on default values vs €47.57/t on the Commission example's actual data. What drives the gap, and when it pays.
- CBAM certificate price 2026: the official quarterly prices and how to use them
Official 2026 CBAM certificate prices by quarter, which imports each applies to, when certificates are bought, and the effect on cost per tonne.
- CBAM for steel structures (CN 7308): how the cost is calculated
China CN 7308 default value 6.035: about €426.81/t on 2026 defaults. Step-by-step method, quarterly prices, 2027 estimate and an actual-data example.
- CBAM 7326: China default values and cost per tonne
China CN 7326 has one default value, 3.076, but four benchmarks: 2026 cost runs from €147.79 to €169.06 per tonne. Method and official sources.
- CBAM free allocation adjustment: benchmarks, CBAM factor and CSCF
How CBAM's deduction works: column A vs B benchmarks, the CBAM factor from 97.5% (2026) to 0 (2034), CSCF of 100%, with a 2026–2034 example.
- CBAM 50-tonne threshold and the 2027 timeline
Who the CBAM 50-tonne threshold applies to, what it means for non-EU suppliers, and the 2026–2027 dates for prices, certificates and declarations.