Iron & Steel, Fertilisers and Aluminium are Algeria's CBAM-covered export categories to the EU.
Algeria exports steel products including rebar and structural sections to EU markets, primarily southern Europe. Nitrogen fertilisers — ammonium nitrate and urea — are produced using domestic natural gas and exported to the EU. Algeria holds approximately 17% of EU nitrogen fertiliser imports (post-Russia displacement). Aluminium exports reflect secondary (recycled) production routes.
Source: IR (EU) 2026/1740 Annex I, which replaced the Annex I of IR (EU) 2025/2621 from 1 January 2026 · Default = the published total-emissions value · Net cost adds the Annex I mark-up once — 10% in 2026 and 30% from 2028 for cement, iron and steel, aluminium and hydrogen, 1% for fertilisers · Used when verified actual data is not provided
| Product | Sector | Default tCO₂e/t | Net cost 2026 €/t | Net cost 2030 €/t |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Grey Portland cement CN 25232900 | Cement | 1.3000 | €104.96 | €65.52 |
Anhydrous ammonia CN 28141000 | Fertilisers | 2.0800 | €154.19 | €81.45 |
Urea (solid) CN 31021019 | Fertilisers | 1.4100 | €104.53 | €55.21 |
Ammonium nitrate CN 31023090 | Fertilisers | 2.4200 | €179.40 | €94.76 |
Steel semi-finished (BF-BOF) CN 72071114 | Iron & Steel | 3.0000 | €242.21 | €151.20 |
Unwrought aluminium CN 7601 | Aluminium | 0.3600 | €29.07 | €18.14 |
Hydrogen CN 28041000 | Hydrogen | 10.8200 | €873.58 | €545.33 |
Net cost = default tCO₂e/t × €75.28 (Q2 2026, official price of CBAM certificates) × CBAM phase-in factor (2.5% in 2026, 48.5% in 2030). Actual liability depends on verified embedded emissions and SEFA benchmark deduction. Values shown are for illustrative default scenario only.
Carbon pricing in Algeria: Algeria does not operate a domestic carbon pricing mechanism applicable to CBAM-covered goods.
No carbon price is paid in Algeria on CBAM-covered production, so there is nothing to deduct under Article 9. The full certificate cost applies to embedded emissions above the benchmark.
Our reading of Algeria's own published measures as at September 2026, not an EU-published value — third-country carbon policy changes without warning. Confirm the current position with advisers in the country of production before pricing anything on it.
Algeria's steel default (3.00 tCO₂e/t BF-BOF semi-finished) is significantly above the route (C) benchmark of 1.364 tCO₂e/t deducted from a BF/BOF good [IR (EU) 2025/2620 Annex point 5, Column B], so the chargeable gap on default data is wide. EAF producers using scrap carry actual emissions well below that default, and verification is commercially valuable — though a scrap/EAF good is measured against the route (E) benchmark of 0.066 tCO₂e/t, so a low actual reduces the charge rather than removing it. Algeria's ammonium nitrate default (2.44 tCO₂e/t) is among the higher values in the region.
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