The European Commission plans to publish on 7 April the price of Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) certificates for the first quarter of 2026, Kallanish notes.
Importers of CBAM goods will have to buy CBAM certificates from February 2027 to cover their 2026 imports. For imports from 2027, the Commission will calculate a weekly price for certificates. For imports made in 2026, CBAM certificates will be calculated as the quarterly average of the EU ETS auction clearing prices of allowances.
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. Publication will take place both on the European Commission’s CBAM webpage and in the CBAM Registry.
Certificate prices for Q2, Q3 and Q4 2026 will be published on 6 July 2026, 5 October 2026 and 4 January 2027 respectively.
Meanwhile, the call for tenders for the Common Central Platform, which will manage the sale and repurchase of CBAM certificates, is currently open. Interested parties have until 20 March at 12pm to submit their offers.
