CBAM Iron and steel

7302 — Railway or tramway track construction material of iron or steel, the following : rails, check-rails and rack rails, switch blades, crossing frogs, point rods and other crossing pieces, sleepers "cross-ties", fish-plates, chairs, chair wedges, sole plates "base plates", rail clips, bedplates, ties and other material specialised for jointing or fixing rails

EU 2025/2621 · tCO₂e/t

Default emissions

4.8868

tCO₂e/t

Certificate price

€75.28

Q2 2026 · per tCO₂e

Est. CBAM cost

€367.88

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 emissions4.8868
Indirect emissions
Total embedded emissions4.8868

Mark-up values (pre-calculated)

2026: 5.3755 2027: 5.8642 2028+: 6.3529

Production route: (C)

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 (C)3.19003.1900
Argentina (C)2.98002.9800
Australia (C)3.32003.3200
Azerbaijan (E)1.85001.8500
Bosnia and Herzegovina (C)2.88002.8800
Brazil (C)2.72002.7200
Cameroon (C)2.60002.6000
Chile (C)2.68002.6800
China (C)6.20506.2050
Colombia (C)2.73002.7300
India (C)5.45005.4500
Indonesia (C)8.21008.2100
Iran (C)2.79002.7900
Japan (C)2.95002.9500
Kazakhstan (C)5.18005.1800
Malaysia (E)2.51002.5100
Mexico (C)2.96002.9600
New Zealand (C)3.06003.0600
North Macedonia 2.58002.5800
Philippines (E)2.26002.2600
Russia (C)3.49003.4900
Serbia (C)2.46002.4600
South Africa (C)4.03004.0300
South Korea (C)3.67403.6740
Taiwan (C)2.38302.3830
Thailand (E)3.94953.9495
Trinidad and Tobago (C)5.36005.3600
Ukraine (C)3.21303.2130
United Kingdom (C)2.81002.8100
United States (C)2.74002.7400
Uzbekistan (E)3.21003.2100
Vietnam (C)2.77002.7700

CBAM compliance context

CN code 7302 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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