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C-BOOOM – CBAM Tax update: EU set to tax 60% (or more) of imported emissions already in 2026
Key points:
The 2026 CBAM import tax will significantly exceed initial expectations as the EU recently confirmed it is linked to a benchmarking system, similarly to the EU Emission Trading System (ETS), with values that are still unknown.
The CBAM tax will be calculated on the difference between actual embedded emissions of each import and its respective benchmark value. Overall following rule applies: the higher the embedded emissions of imports or the lower the benchmark, the greater the CBAM tax.
2026 CBAM tax liabilities could reach up to 60% or more, drastically higher than the previously stated 2.5% of the embedded emissions.
By 2026, steel tube prices may increase by 15% and aluminium wires by up to 60%
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