Kuwait is one of the Arab world's largest fertiliser and aluminium exporters. PIC's urea and ammonia plants and the Gulf aluminium sector give Kuwait significant CBAM exposure on EU-bound shipments.
Kuwait's Petrochemical Industries Company (PIC) operates one of the region's largest urea and ammonia complexes at Shuaiba. Kuwait also hosts significant aluminium downstream manufacturing. Fertiliser exports — particularly urea and ammonia — reach EU markets via commodity traders. Cement is produced domestically but exports are limited. Kuwait has published country-specific default values for all four CBAM sectors it participates in.
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 | 1.0300 | €83.16 | €51.91 |
Anhydrous ammonia CN 28141000 | Fertilisers | 2.1000 | €155.68 | €82.23 |
Urea (solid) CN 31021019 | Fertilisers | 1.4600 | €108.23 | €57.17 |
Ammonium nitrate CN 31023090 | Fertilisers | 2.4400 | €180.88 | €95.54 |
Unwrought aluminium CN 7601 | Aluminium | 0.3600 | €29.07 | €18.14 |
Hydrogen CN 28041000 | Hydrogen | 13.4500 | €1085.92 | €677.88 |
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 Kuwait: Kuwait does not operate a domestic carbon pricing mechanism, emissions trading scheme, or carbon tax applicable to CBAM-covered goods.
No carbon price is paid in Kuwait 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 Kuwait'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.
Kuwaiti fertiliser and aluminium exporters with EU volumes above 50 tonnes per year should prioritise establishing a monitoring plan and engaging an accredited verifier ahead of the September 2027 declaration deadline. PIC's urea default of 1.4746 tCO₂e/t and ammonia default of 2.121 tCO₂e/t are country-specific published values — Kuwaiti producers who can demonstrate actual verified emissions below these levels will reduce their EU customers' certificate obligations directly.
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