CBAM regulatory updates

Dated changes to certificate prices, implementing acts, guidance and legislative files.

• 7 October 2026Downstream extension heads to trilogue

  Council and Parliament have adopted their positions on extending CBAM to downstream steel and aluminium products. The Council's text covers around 200 products; the Parliament's Environment Committee voted for 457.

• 5 October 2026Q3 2026 certificate price: €82.32

  The Commission published the CBAM certificate price for goods imported in July–September 2026, up 9.4 % from Q2.

• 9 July 2026Consultation on certificate sale and repurchase rules

  The Commission opened feedback on the draft delegated regulation for selling and repurchasing CBAM certificates on the common central platform from 1 February 2027.

• 6 July 2026Q2 2026 certificate price: €75.28

  Price for goods imported in April–June 2026.

• 7 April 2026First CBAM certificate price: €75.36 (Q1 2026)

  The first official certificate price, based on EU ETS auction clearing prices in January–March 2026.

• 1 January 2026Definitive period begins

  Imports of CBAM goods above 50 tonnes per year now require authorised CBAM declarant status. Default values (Implementing Regulation 2025/2621) and benchmarks (2025/2620) apply.