United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates shipped 986 kt of CBAM goods to the EU in 2025 (0.9 % of all CBAM imports, up 19 % on 2024). Most of the exposure comes from iron and steel. At default values the 2026 CBAM bill would be about €143 m, ranking it 16th of 152 countries.
986 ktEU imports, 2025
€1.83 bncustoms value
€143 mCBAM exposure 2026
€145/taverage per tonne
What it exports
Steel 43 %Aluminium 49 %Fertilisers 1 %Cement 6 %
| Sector | Tonnes 2025 | Value | Exposure 2026 | 2034 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron and steel | 428 kt | €460 m | €112 m | €192 m |
| Aluminium | 484 kt | €1.35 bn | €27.7 m | €98.2 m |
| Cement | 64 kt | €5.9 m | €1.6 m | €6.0 m |
| Fertilisers | 10 kt | €5.5 m | €1.4 m | €2.6 m |
| Hydrogen | 0 t | €1 k | €0 k | €0 k |
Products with the largest exposure
Default value (2026, incl. mark-up) and CBAM benchmark in tCO₂e per tonne. For 44 % 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7210 49 00 | Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of ≥ 600 mm, hot-rolled or c… other countries | 174 kt | 4.511 | 1.491 | €43.7 m |
| 7306 61 99 | Tubes and pipes and hollow profiles, welded, of square or rectangular cross-section, of … other countries | 43 kt | 4.555 | 1.491 | €10.9 m |
| 7210 70 80 | Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of ≥ 600 mm, hot-rolled or c… other countries | 33 kt | 4.511 | 1.491 | €8.4 m |
| 7214 20 00 | Bars and rods, of iron or non-alloy steel, with indentations, ribs, groves or other defo… other countries | 31 kt | 4.395 | 1.364 | €7.8 m |
| 7601 20 30 | Unwrought aluminium alloys in the form of slabs | 124 kt | 2.057 | 1.423 | €6.8 m |
| 7601 20 40 | Unwrought aluminium alloys in the form of billets | 119 kt | 2.057 | 1.423 | €6.6 m |
| 7308 90 98 | Structures and parts of structures of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. bridges and bridge-se… other countries | 18 kt | 5.570 | 1.491 | €6.0 m |
| 7601 20 80 | Unwrought aluminium alloys (excl. slabs and billets) | 91 kt | 2.057 | 1.423 | €5.0 m |
| 7601 10 90 | Aluminium, not alloyed, unwrought (excl. slabs) | 80 kt | 2.057 | 1.423 | €4.4 m |
| 7308 40 00 | Equipment for scaffolding, shuttering, propping or pit-propping (excl. composite sheetpi… other countries | 11 kt | 5.570 | 1.491 | €3.7 m |
| 7301 10 00 | Sheet piling of iron or steel, whether or not drilled, punched or made from assembled el… other countries | 13 kt | 4.469 | 1.458 | €3.3 m |
| 7306 90 00 | Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles "e.g., open seam, riveted or similarly closed", of iron… other countries | 11 kt | 4.555 | 1.491 | €2.7 m |
Outlook
Same 2025 volumes, same certificate price (€82.32), default values throughout.
€143 m2026 · 10 % mark-up, 97.5 % free allocation
€241 m2030 · 30 % mark-up, 51.5 % free allocation
€299 m2034 · free allocation ends
Where it sits on the map
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Nearby in the ranking: South Africa, Malaysia, Kazakhstan, Brazil.
Sources: Eurostat Comext (DS-045409), annual 2025; Implementing Regulations (EU) 2025/2621 and 2025/2620. See methodology.