Cement

14.3 Mt imported from 43 countries in 2025. Estimated CBAM exposure at default values: €904 m in 2026, €1.97 bn by 2034. Clinker, cement and calcined clay. Indirect emissions count. Most imports arrive by short sea routes from neighbouring countries.

Cement and clinker: a Mediterranean story

CountryEU imports 2025Exposure 2026per tonne
Türkiye6.1 Mt€458 m€75/t
Ukraine1.9 Mt€135 m€71/t
Algeria1.7 Mt€106 m€62/t
Egypt1.7 Mt€101 m€61/t
Tunisia948 kt€29.2 m€31/t
Saudi Arabia206 kt€15.3 m€74/t
Bosnia and Herzegovina363 kt€11.8 m€33/t
Vietnam114 kt€8.7 m€77/t
United Kingdom432 kt€7.2 m€17/t
Morocco221 kt€5.7 m€26/t
Colombia89 kt€4.2 m€47/t
China33 kt€3.6 m€109/t
South Africa47 kt€3.5 m€74/t
Malaysia97 kt€3.2 m€33/t
Albania100 kt€3.1 m€31/t
Moldova39 kt€2.9 m€74/t
North Macedonia84 kt€2.5 m€29/t
United Arab Emirates64 kt€1.6 m€26/t
Mexico20 kt€1.4 m€74/t
Japan6 kt€134 k€23/t
United States4 kt€50 k€13/t
Brazil482 t€31 k€64/t
Panama240 t€11 k€46/t
Canada105 t€6 k€58/t
Indonesia43 t€3 k€76/t
India84 kt€1 k€0/t
Mauritius16 t€1 k€66/t
Hong Kong19 t€1 k€29/t
Chile12 t€0 k€37/t
Dominican Republic9 t€0 k€48/t
Peru6 t€0 k€43/t
Iran1 t€0 k€100/t
Thailand4 t€0 k€24/t
Gibraltar1 t€0 k€38/t
Lebanon1 t€0 k€34/t
Cameroon8 t€0 k€4/t
Singapore1 t€0 k€28/t
Ghana32 t€0 k€0/t
South Korea1 t€0 k€0/t
Nigeria11 t€0 k€0/t