FuelEU Penalty

Convert a FuelEU Maritime deficit into its monetary penalty - €2 400 per tonne-VLSFO-equivalent. Increases by 10 % per consecutive year of non-compliance.

EUFuelEUPenalty

Compliance balance (negative = deficit)MJ·gCO₂eAttained GHG intensity (GHGIE actual)gCO₂e/MJAnnex IV divides the deficit by the attained intensity.Consecutive non-compliant yearsYears 2+ incur a 10 % surcharge per year of sustained deficit, capped at 5× annual base penalty.

VLSFO-equivalent deficit: 134.01t VLSFO-eq

Base penalty: 321,630€

Surcharge (consecutive years): 0€

Total penalty: 321,630€

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Formula, assumptions, and limits

P = t_\text{VLSFO-eq} \cdot 2{,}400 \cdot [1 + 0.10 \cdot (n - 1)]

Symbol	Meaning	Unit
$P$	Annual penalty	EUR
$t_\text{VLSFO-eq}$	Deficit in VLSFO-equivalent tonnes	t
$2{,}400$	Base rate	€/t VLSFO-eq
$n$	Consecutive non-compliant years

Source: FuelEU Maritime Article 23 - penalty scheme

In short

Compute the FuelEU Maritime penalty from a compliance-balance deficit, including consecutive-year surcharge.

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