CBAM cost per tonne of fertilizers, 2026 to 2034
Using EU default values and a certificate price of €82.32, CBAM adds about €77.91 per tonne of fertilizers imported from India in 2026 on the Haber-Bosch (Naphtha) route, rising to €139.22 in 2030 and €207.86 in 2034 as free allocation ends.
Cost per tonne by year (€)
| Route | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 |
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| Haber-Bosch (Natural Gas) (1.8 tCO2/t default) | 20 | 23 | 30 | 46 | 81 | 98 | 114 | 131 | 150 |
| Haber-Bosch (Coal) (3.5 tCO2/t default) | 161 | 164 | 171 | 188 | 222 | 239 | 256 | 272 | 291 |
| Haber-Bosch (Naphtha) (2.5 tCO2/t default) | 78 | 81 | 88 | 105 | 139 | 156 | 173 | 189 | 208 |
Assumptions: EU default values with the default-value mark-up, certificate price held at €82.32 (Q3 2026), origin India with no carbon price paid at origin. Estimates, not a CBAM declaration.
Covered CN codes
- 2808: Nitric acid
- 2814: Ammonia
- 3102: Mineral nitrogen fertilizers
- 310210: Urea
- 310230: Ammonium nitrate
- 310260: Calcium ammonium nitrate
Questions
What is the CBAM cost per tonne of fertilizers in 2026?
About €77.91 per tonne at default values on the Haber-Bosch (Naphtha) route (2.5 tCO2 per tonne plus the default-value mark-up), with 98% of the EU benchmark still allocated free.
How much does the production route change the CBAM cost?
By 2034 the default-value cost ranges from €149.66 per tonne on the Haber-Bosch (Natural Gas) route to €291 per tonne for the most carbon-intensive route listed.
How can an exporter lower this cost?
Replace default values with verified actual emissions from the installation: CBAM charges on the embedded emissions declared, and for this sector default values carry a 1% mark-up from 2028.
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