First CBAM Certificate price to be published on 7 April

Importers of CBAM goods will have to buy CBAM certificates from February 2027 to cover their 2026 imports. Unlike from 2027 where the Commission will calculate a weekly price, for each quarter in 2026, the price of CBAM certificates will be calculated as the quarterly average of the EU ETS auction clearing prices of allowances. This will provide a fair and transparent carbon price aligned with the EU carbon market.

The price of a quarter will be calculated during the first calendar week of the following quarter, and published on the first working day of the calendar week following the calculation week. The first publication is expected on Tuesday, 7 April. For transparency and operational purposes, publication will take place both on the European Commission's CBAM webpage and in the CBAM Registry.

The quarterly prices of CBAM certificates applicable in 2026 will be published on the following dates:

Meanwhile, additional steps for the implementation of CBAM are ongoing. The call for tenders for the Common Central Platform, which will manage the sale and repurchase of CBAM certificates, is currently open. Interested economic operators are warmly invited to participate in the call for tender and to submit their offers by 20 March 2026 at 12:00:59 (UTC+01:00) Central European Time.

Together, these measures represent an important step towards the operational implementation of the CBAM framework.