CBAM Iron and steel

7308 — Structures and parts of structures "e.g., bridges and bridge-sections, lock-gates, towers, lattice masts, roofs, roofing frameworks, doors and windows and their frames and thresholds for doors, shutters, balustrades, pillars and columns", of iron or steel; plates, rods, angles, shapes, sections, tubes and the like, prepared for use in structures, of iron or steel (excl. prefabricated buildings of heading 9406)

EU 2025/2621 · tCO₂e/t

Default emissions

5.0639

tCO₂e/t

Certificate price

€75.28

Q2 2026 · per tCO₂e

Est. CBAM cost

€381.21

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 emissions5.0639
Indirect emissions
Total embedded emissions5.0639

Mark-up values (pre-calculated)

2026: 5.5702 2027: 6.0766 2028+: 6.5830

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)3.02003.0200
Argentina (C)3.01003.0100
Australia (C)3.20003.2000
Azerbaijan (E)1.89001.8900
Bosnia and Herzegovina (C)2.85002.8500
Brazil (C)2.91002.9100
Cameroon (C)2.91002.9100
Chile (C)2.54002.5400
China (C)6.03506.0350
Colombia (C)3.58003.5800
India (C)5.93005.9300
Indonesia (C)8.25008.2500
Iran (C)2.55002.5500
Japan (C)2.95002.9500
Kazakhstan (C)5.36005.3600
Malaysia (E)2.70002.7000
Mexico (C)2.99002.9900
New Zealand (C)2.90002.9000
North Macedonia 2.69002.6900
Philippines (E)2.18002.1800
Russia (C)3.59003.5900
Serbia (C)2.48002.4800
South Africa (C)4.22004.2200
South Korea (C)3.86403.8640
Taiwan (C)2.42302.4230
Thailand (E)4.28954.2895
Trinidad and Tobago (C)5.52005.5200
Ukraine (C)3.41303.4130
United Kingdom (C)3.04003.0400
United States (C)2.90002.9000
Uzbekistan (E)3.01003.0100
Vietnam (C)2.84002.8400

CBAM compliance context

CN code 7308 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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