Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan shipped 560 kt of CBAM goods to the EU in 2025 (0.5 % of all CBAM imports, up 44 % on 2024). Most of the exposure comes from iron and steel. At default values the 2026 CBAM bill would be about €116 m, ranking it 17th of 152 countries.

560 ktEU imports, 2025
€552 mcustoms value
€116 mCBAM exposure 2026
€208/taverage per tonne

What it exports

Steel 57 %Aluminium 20 %Fertilisers 24 %
SectorTonnes 2025ValueExposure 20262034
Iron and steel317 kt€222 m€103 m€162 m
Fertilisers133 kt€56.1 m€7.1 m€12.1 m
Aluminium110 kt€274 m€6.1 m€22.1 m
Cement0 t€0 k€0 k€0 k

Products with the largest exposure

Default value (2026, incl. mark-up) and CBAM benchmark in tCO₂e per tonne.

CN codeProductTonnesDefaultBenchmarkExposure
7214 99 50Bars and rods of iron or non-alloy steel, only hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, co… 158 kt5.6981.364€56.6 m
7207 11 14Semi-finished products, of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight < 0,25 % carbon… 49 kt5.6981.364€17.6 m
7207 11 16Semi-finished products, of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight < 0,25 % carbon… 36 kt5.6981.364€12.8 m
7601 10 90Aluminium, not alloyed, unwrought (excl. slabs) 109 kt2.0571.423€6.0 m
7202 41 90Ferro-chromium, containing by weight > 6 % carbon 37 kt2.5851.142€4.5 m
7214 99 31Bars and rods of iron or non-alloy steel, only hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, co… 9 kt5.6981.364€3.2 m
7213 91 49Bars and rods, hot-rolled, of iron or non-alloy steel, in irregularly wound coils, conta… 6 kt5.6981.364€2.1 m
3102 30 90Ammonium nitrate (excl. that in aqueous solution, in tablets or similar forms, or in pac… 12 kt2.6970.767€2.0 m
7217 10 39Wire of iron or non-alloy steel, in coils, containing by weight < 0,25 % carbon, not pla… 5 kt5.6981.364€1.7 m
3105 20 10Mineral or chemical fertilisers containing phosphorus and potassium, with a nitrogen con… 26 kt1.1920.434€1.6 m
3105 59 00Mineral or chemical fertilisers containing the two fertilising elements nitrogen (excl. … 54 kt0.6970.391€1.4 m
7202 49 50Ferro-chromium, containing by weight > 0,05 % but ≤ 0,5 % carbon 6 kt3.1571.142€1.0 m

Outlook

Same 2025 volumes, same certificate price (€82.32), default values throughout.

2026€116 m10 % mark-up, 97.5 % free allocation
2030€169 m30 % mark-up, 51.5 % free allocation
2034€196 m30 % mark-up, no free allocation

Where it sits on the map

CBAM exposure 2026, at default values over €1 bn €100 m – 1 bn €10 – 100 m €1 – 10 m under €1 m EU

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Nearby in the ranking: Malaysia, United Arab Emirates, Brazil, Mozambique.

Sources: Eurostat Comext (DS-045409), annual 2025; Implementing Regulations (EU) 2025/2621 and 2025/2620. See methodology.