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Imbedo · CBAM cost calculator
Your CBAM bill on default values vs real mill data
Free calculator using the European Commission's official default values.
Key dates
The first CBAM bill for 2026 imports is due on 30 Sep 2027.
1 Jan 2026Definitive period started
1 Feb 2027CBAM certificate sales open
30 Sep 2027First annual declaration and surrender, for 2026 imports
≤ 50 tOnly exemption: all CBAM goods in the year total 50 tonnes or less
Free calculator
See your 2026 bill on default values, then on your mill's real data.
Certificates per tonne = emissions − 0.975 × benchmark, never below zero. Cost = tonnes × certificates per tonne × quarter price.
—Cost on default values
—Cost on your real data
—Your saving
Your actual figure is above the default — the default may be cheaper for this product.
- Certificates on defaults
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- Per tonne on real data
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- Saving share of the default bill
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Benchmark not mapped for this code — deduction not applied.
Real data uses the same benchmark as the default route. With actual data from a scrap EAF route the applicable benchmark may differ.
Carbon price paid in the origin country is taken as zero for 2026: Türkiye's ETS pilot is reporting-only and India's steel targets are still draft.
Estimate only. Not legal, tax or verification advice. 2026 certificate prices are quarterly averages of EU ETS auction prices; Q4 2026 is an estimate until the official price on 4 Jan 2027. Benchmarks are due to be revised for imports from 1 Jan 2027.
| Example | On defaults | On real data | Saving |
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| India hot-rolled flat CN 7208 · real data 2.54 (BF-BOF) | €277.60 | €99.13 | ~€178/t |
| Türkiye rebar CN 7214 20 · real data 0.69 (scrap EAF) | €99.70 | €51.50 | ~€48/t |
| China unwrought aluminium CN 7601 · real data ~2.5 | €157.44 | ~€92 | ~€66/t |
The Türkiye rebar example assumes a lower scrap-EAF benchmark. With the default route's benchmark, as the calculator applies it, 0.69 falls below the deduction and the bill on real data is €0.
How it works
From mill data to a verified CBAM file in one portal.
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Imbedo
Our AI agent onboards each mill
It collects production and energy data in the mill's own language.
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Imbedo
We build the CBAM emissions file
In the EU format, ready for verification.
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Independent verifier
An accredited verifier signs it off
We never verify our own files.
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Importer
Download your files from one portal
Ready for your CBAM declaration.
Next step
Importers get real data. Mills keep their EU buyers.
For importers
Stop paying on defaults.
Get real supplier data for your main mills before the 30 Sep 2027 declaration.
For mills
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Without your data they pay default values plus a mark-up, and may switch to a mill that shares data.
Sources
Rules and values
- EC CBAM legislation and guidance
- Default values: Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2621, as corrected by (EU) 2026/1740; EC Excel v2 of 6 Aug 2026
- Benchmarks: Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2620
- Benchmarks: EC benchmarks Column B; route (F) uses (F)(1), the value for production years 2026–27.
- CBAM certificate prices