Malaysia
Malaysia shipped 852 kt of CBAM goods to the EU in 2025 (0.8 % of all CBAM imports, up 53 % on 2024). Most of the exposure comes from iron and steel. At default values the 2026 CBAM bill would be about €166 m, ranking it 15th of 152 countries.
852 ktEU imports, 2025
€912 mcustoms value
€166 mCBAM exposure 2026
€195/taverage per tonne
What it exports
Steel 74 %Aluminium 15 %Fertilisers 0 %Cement 11 %
| Sector | Tonnes 2025 | Value | Exposure 2026 | 2034 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron and steel | 628 kt | €524 m | €155 m | €264 m |
| Aluminium | 127 kt | €378 m | €8.1 m | €27.0 m |
| Cement | 97 kt | €9.8 m | €3.2 m | €9.9 m |
| Fertilisers | 121 t | €442 k | €5 k | €8 k |
Products with the largest exposure
Default value (2026, incl. mark-up) and CBAM benchmark in tCO₂e per tonne. For 66 % of the tonnage no country-specific default is published, so the higher “other countries and territories” value applies.
| CN code | Product | Tonnes | Default | Benchmark | Exposure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7208 38 00 | Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of ≥ 600 mm, in coils, simpl… other countries | 187 kt | 4.454 | 1.370 | €48.1 m |
| 7208 39 00 | Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of ≥ 600 mm, in coils, simpl… other countries | 187 kt | 4.454 | 1.370 | €47.9 m |
| 7213 91 10 | Bars and rods, hot-rolled, of the type used for concrete reinforcement, smooth, of iron … other countries | 62 kt | 4.395 | 1.364 | €15.7 m |
| 7208 37 00 | Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of ≥ 600 mm, in coils, simpl… other countries | 30 kt | 4.454 | 1.370 | €7.8 m |
| 7219 33 10 | Flat-rolled products of stainless steel, of a width of ≥ 600 mm, not further worked than… other countries | 20 kt | 5.522 | 1.270 | €7.0 m |
| 7318 15 88 | Hexagon screws and bolts, of iron or steel other than stainless "whether or not with the… other countries | 12 kt | 5.281 | 1.364 | €4.0 m |
| 2523 29 00 | Portland cement (excl. white, whether or not artificially coloured) | 97 kt | 1.045 | 0.666 | €3.2 m |
| 7219 34 10 | Flat-rolled products of stainless steel, of a width of ≥ 600 mm, not further worked than… other countries | 8 kt | 5.522 | 1.270 | €2.8 m |
| 7605 11 00 | Wire of non-alloy aluminium, with a maximum cross-sectional dimension of > 7 mm (excl. s… | 22 kt | 2.963 | 1.485 | €2.8 m |
| 7219 32 10 | Flat-rolled products of stainless steel, of a width of ≥ 600 mm, not further worked than… other countries | 8 kt | 5.522 | 1.270 | €2.7 m |
| 7202 11 80 | Ferro-manganese, containing by weight > 2 % carbon (excl. ferro-manganese with a granulo… | 61 kt | 1.859 | 1.361 | €2.7 m |
| 7308 90 59 | Structures and parts of structures, of iron or steel, solely or principally of sheet, n.… other countries | 5 kt | 5.570 | 1.491 | €1.8 m |
Outlook
Same 2025 volumes, same certificate price (€82.32), default values throughout.
€166 m2026 · 10 % mark-up, 97.5 % free allocation
€255 m2030 · 30 % mark-up, 51.5 % free allocation
€301 m2034 · free allocation ends
Where it sits on the map
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Nearby in the ranking: United States, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, Kazakhstan.
Sources: Eurostat Comext (DS-045409), annual 2025; Implementing Regulations (EU) 2025/2621 and 2025/2620. See methodology.