Vietnam

Vietnam shipped 3.1 Mt of CBAM goods to the EU in 2025 (2.7 % of all CBAM imports, down 13 % on 2024). Most of the exposure comes from iron and steel. At default values the 2026 CBAM bill would be about €338 m, ranking it 11th of 152 countries.

3.1 MtEU imports, 2025
€2.47 bncustoms value
€338 mCBAM exposure 2026
€110/taverage per tonne

What it exports

Steel 96 %Aluminium 1 %Fertilisers 0 %Cement 4 %
SectorTonnes 2025ValueExposure 20262034
Iron and steel2.9 Mt€2.36 bn€326 m€782 m
Cement114 kt€11.1 m€8.7 m€17.5 m
Aluminium23 kt€99.5 m€3.2 m€4.1 m
Fertilisers354 t€200 k€24 k€35 k

Products with the largest exposure

Default value (2026, incl. mark-up) and CBAM benchmark in tCO₂e per tonne. For 6 % of the tonnage no country-specific default is published, so the higher “other countries and territories” value applies.

CN codeProductTonnesDefaultBenchmarkExposure
7210 49 00Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of ≥ 600 mm, hot-rolled or c… 677 kt2.6071.491€64.3 m
7207 12 10Semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight < 0,25 of carbon… 599 kt2.5851.364€61.8 m
7208 39 00Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of ≥ 600 mm, in coils, simpl… 255 kt2.5851.370€26.2 m
7210 61 00Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of ≥ 600 mm, hot-rolled or c… 194 kt2.6071.491€18.4 m
7210 70 80Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of ≥ 600 mm, hot-rolled or c… 155 kt2.6071.491€14.7 m
7224 90 14Semi-finished products of alloy steel other than stainless steel, of square or rectangul… 72 kt3.8281.577€13.5 m
7208 38 00Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of ≥ 600 mm, in coils, simpl… 126 kt2.5851.370€12.9 m
7209 16 90Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of ≥ 600 mm, in coils, simpl… 122 kt2.6071.458€11.9 m
2523 29 00Portland cement (excl. white, whether or not artificially coloured) other countries114 kt1.5840.666€8.7 m
7308 20 00Towers and lattice masts, of iron or steel 63 kt3.1241.491€8.6 m
7213 91 10Bars and rods, hot-rolled, of the type used for concrete reinforcement, smooth, of iron … 77 kt2.5851.364€8.0 m
7219 34 10Flat-rolled products of stainless steel, of a width of ≥ 600 mm, not further worked than… other countries23 kt5.5221.270€8.0 m

Outlook

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

€338 m2026 · 10 % mark-up, 97.5 % free allocation
€624 m2030 · 30 % mark-up, 51.5 % free allocation
€804 m2034 · free allocation ends

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: South Korea, United Kingdom, Algeria, United States.

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