CBAM Iron and steel

7224 90 05 — Semi-finished products of steel containing by weight <= 0,7% of carbon, 0,5% to 1,2% of manganese, 0,6% to 2,3% of silicon, or of steel containing by weight >= 0,0008% of boron with any other element < the minimum content referred to in Note 1 f to chapter 72, of square or rectangular cross-section, hot rolled or obtained by continuous casting, the width measuring < twice the thickness

EU 2025/2621 · tCO₂e/t

Default emissions

5.5000

tCO₂e/t

Certificate price

€75.28

Q2 2026 · per tCO₂e

Est. CBAM cost

€414.04

per tonne (default value)

Default embedded emissions

Applies to imports from all countries not listed separately below. Source: EU 2025/2621, Annex III — Other Countries and Territories.

ComponentValue (tCO₂e/t)
Direct emissions5.5000
Indirect emissions
Total embedded emissions5.5000

Mark-up values (pre-calculated)

2026: 6.0500 2027: 6.6000 2028+: 7.1500

Production route: (F)

Country-specific embedded emissions

Where the Commission has published country-specific default values, those apply instead of the general default above. 32 countries covered.

CountryDirectIndirectTotal (tCO₂e/t)
Algeria (F)3.41003.4100
Argentina (F)3.34003.3400
Australia (F)3.61003.6100
Azerbaijan (H)2.31002.3100
Bosnia and Herzegovina (F)3.46003.4600
Brazil (F)3.65003.6500
Cameroon (F)3.59003.5900
Chile (F)2.85002.8500
China (F)6.11006.1100
Colombia (F)4.18004.1800
India (F)7.32007.3200
Indonesia (F)10.000010.0000
Iran (F)3.00003.0000
Japan (F)3.50003.5000
Kazakhstan (F)5.34005.3400
Malaysia (H)3.40003.4000
Mexico (F)3.65003.6500
New Zealand (F)3.52003.5200
North Macedonia 3.44003.4400
Philippines (H)2.65002.6500
Russia (F)3.83003.8300
Serbia (F)2.56002.5600
South Africa (F)4.08004.0800
South Korea (F)4.03004.0300
Taiwan (F)2.15002.1500
Thailand (H)3.52003.5200
Trinidad and Tobago (F)6.45006.4500
Ukraine (F)3.54003.5400
United Kingdom (F)3.62003.6200
United States (F)3.59003.5900
Uzbekistan (H)3.26003.2600
Vietnam (F)3.48003.4800

CBAM compliance context

CN code 7224 90 05 falls within the Iron and steel sector under the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism. From January 2026, EU importers of goods under this CN code must surrender CBAM certificates to cover the embedded emissions of each tonne imported.

The first CBAM declaration covering 2026 imports is due 31 May 2027. Importers without an authorised CBAM declarant status will not be able to import goods in scope.

Default embedded emissions values are set by EU 2025/2621. Where actual monitored emissions are lower and can be verified, importers may use those instead — but must demonstrate compliance under the implementing regulation.

First declaration deadline: 31 May 2027

Covers all CBAM goods imported during the 2026 calendar year. Declarant authorisation must be in place before importing.

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