Module 8 of 9 · S3 · Verification, carbon price paid and the free allocation adjustment
17.Finding your benchmark in the Excel file
The official benchmarks Excel file is for information only; legal values are in Regulation 2025/2620. Its Benchmarks sheet has about 1 810 rows by sector (no electricity), with six columns: CN code, description, Column A value and route, Column B value and route.
Extra values for one CN code appear on the following rows with an empty CN code cell. Letters (A)-(L) mark route or product type; (1) and (2) mark production years 2026-27 and 2028-30.
KEY To find your values:
- Find your CN code.
- Pick the route indicator from your monitoring plan.
- Pick the year indicator.
- Use Column A for your own process steps, Column B for bought precursors without verified SEFA.
- Cross-check against the regulation.
Sources: BM-XLS sheets "Overview", "Benchmarks"; FAA Annex 5.3; G4 §2.2.1.3 p.18-21.