Iraq exports cement, fertilisers and hydrogen to the EU. The State Company for Petrochemical Industries operates urea and ammonia facilities that fall within CBAM scope on EU-destined volumes.
Iraq's CBAM-relevant exports centre on nitrogenous fertilisers — urea, ammonia and ammonium nitrate — produced at the state-owned petrochemical complex in Basra. Cement is produced domestically at several plants and some output reaches EU-adjacent markets. Iraq has published country-specific default values for cement, fertilisers and hydrogen.
Source: IR 2025/2621 Annex I (as replaced by IR 2026/1740) · 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 | 1.3500 | €109.00 | €68.04 |
Anhydrous ammonia CN 28141000 | Fertilisers | 2.1200 | €157.16 | €83.01 |
Urea (solid) CN 31021019 | Fertilisers | 1.4700 | €108.97 | €57.56 |
Ammonium nitrate CN 31023090 | Fertilisers | 2.4500 | €181.62 | €95.93 |
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 Iraq: Iraq does not operate a domestic carbon pricing mechanism, emissions trading scheme, or carbon tax applicable to CBAM-covered goods.
No carbon price has been paid in Iraq on the production of CBAM-covered goods. Iraqi exporters pay the full CBAM certificate cost on embedded emissions above the sector benchmark. No qualifying scheme exists as of 2026.
Iraqi fertiliser producers with EU export volumes above the 50 tonne de minimis threshold should begin establishing monitoring infrastructure ahead of the September 2027 declaration deadline. Iraq's published urea default of 1.4847 tCO₂e/t and ammonia default of 2.1412 tCO₂e/t are country-specific values — producers who verify actual emissions below these levels reduce their EU customers' compliance costs directly.
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