What's your annual EU CBAM penalty exposure?
Annual EU export tonnes × product category × EU default markup. See your estimated 2026 CBAM penalty exposure in € in 30 seconds — and what it costs to eliminate it.
€1,500,000
estimated annual EU CBAM penalty exposure
Common questions
What does the CBAM penalty calculator compute?
It computes your annual EU CBAM penalty exposure at default values for steel, aluminum, cement, fertilizer, hydrogen, and electricity exports. The math is tonnes × category-specific emission factor × category-specific EU default penalty markup (€/tCO₂e). If you already have an EU-approved verifier, the calculator returns €0 — verified data supersedes default values.
Where do the default-value markups come from?
Per-category emission factors and penalty markups are illustrative midpoints consistent with the EU implementing regulation's default-value methodology (in force January 1, 2026). Actual EU default values are updated periodically by the European Commission; check the official CBAM Implementing Regulation Annex for binding values before any compliance submission.
Is this an official CBAM declaration?
No. This is an illustrative exposure estimator for planning purposes. Actual CBAM declarations must be filed by the EU importer using verified embedded emissions data. VantageHSG produces the verifier-grade installation-level data your EU importer needs to declare; the calculator shows what you avoid by having it.
Why is the default-value penalty so high?
Because the EU default values sit materially above verified benchmarks for most industrial processes. The penalty markup captures the embedded emissions that cannot be verified at the border. A 50,000 t/yr steel exporter at the EU default markup faces roughly €1.5M/year in avoidable exposure. VantageHSG produces the verified data that eliminates this exposure.