CBAM Default Values for Hydrogen
Dataset vintage 2026-10-20 · 1 Annex IV rows · 1 benchmark products / 1 routes · 96 country-level rows
Under the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Regulation (EU) 2023/956), importers of hydrogen goods must declare embedded emissions. When actual data is unavailable the Commission's published defaults apply: the highest default values of Annex IV (Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1740 correcting (EU) 2025/2621) and the production-route benchmarks (Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2620). All figures on this page are recomputed from our own structured copy of the official workbooks; see the full CBAM dataset and the sibling sectors: Cement · Iron and steel · Aluminium · Fertilisers.
Annex IV highest default values
| CN code | Goods | Highest default (tCO₂e/t) |
|---|---|---|
| 2804 10 00 | Hydrogen | 26.64 |
Production-route benchmarks
| CN8 | Product | Routes | Column A (tCO₂e/t) | Column B (tCO₂e/t) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28041000 | Hydrogen | 1 | 5.089 | 5.089 |
Column A applies where the importer uses the default methodology without opting for the alternative calculation route; ranges collapse to a single value when all routes share it.
Country-level default values (Annex I)
96 rows cover 96 named origins plus the 'Other Countries and Territories' catch-all (96 with a direct value, 0 with an indirect value, of 96 rows). The full product-by-product matrix ships inside the European Commission workbooks linked below; this page keeps the sector-wide census plus the two Annex IV layers that drive most quotations.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the highest CBAM default value for hydrogen?
- Hydrogen (CN 2804 10 00) carries the highest Annex IV default value for hydrogen at 26.64 tCO2e per tonne.
- How many benchmark routes exist for hydrogen?
- 1 CN8 products in the hydrogen part of Annex IV carry 1 distinct production-route benchmark rows (column A and column B).
- Does the hydrogen country table include my origin?
- The hydrogen country-level table spans 96 named origins plus the 'Other Countries and Territories' catch-all; 96 rows publish a direct-emission value and 0 rows publish an indirect (electricity) value.
Source: DV correcting act_final update_06.08.xlsx · CBAM Benchmarks_20260206.xlsx (retrieved 2026-10-20, EU-legislative-text licence, attribution: European Commission). Methodology and redistribution terms: Data Sources & Methodology. Figures are informational and not a binding customs ruling; verify with the linked authority before shipping.