Covered by CBAM
7213 91 70: covered by UK CBAM
Imports under commodity code 7213 91 70 are covered by the UK carbon border tax (CBAM), in the iron and steel sector. From 1 January 2027 they count towards the £50,000 threshold, and once you're over it you pay tax on the carbon in them.
- HMRC's description
- Bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight greater than or equal to 0.25% but less than or equal to 0.75% carbon, of circular cross-section measuring less than 14mm in diameter (excluding of free-cutting steel, and bars and rods, smooth, for concrete reinforcement and tyre cord, and bars and rods with indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process)
- Heading
- 7213: Bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, of iron or non-alloy steel
- Sector
- Iron and steel
- HMRC's default value
- 4.396 tCO2e per tonne. Of HMRC's 478 iron and steel codes, 58% have a lower one
- Tax per tonne
- About £42.60, with the default value at HMRC's illustrative rate of £9.69 per tCO2e
- For example
- 10 tonnes: about £425.97. 100 tonnes: about £4,259.72
- Exclusions
- None apply to this code
- Your 10-digit code
- Import entries use 10-digit commodity codes. Every code that starts 7213 91 70 is covered
What it means for you
- You only register and pay once your CBAM imports reach £50,000 in 12 months. All covered goods count together, not just this code.
- The tax uses HMRC's default value unless the supplier gives you verified actual emissions for the installation that made the goods, which can be lower. The checker writes the email asking for them.
- If a carbon price was paid where the goods were made, Carbon Price Relief can reduce the tax.
- HMRC sets the rate every quarter from January 2027. Until it does, these figures use its illustrative rate, published 16 October 2026.
Other covered codes under 7213
| Code | Description | Default value (tCO2e per tonne) | Tax per tonne |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7213 10 00 | Bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils of iron or non-alloy steel, with indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process | 3.309 | £32.06 |
| 7213 20 00 | Bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, of non-alloy free-cutting steel (excluding bars and rods containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process) | 3.694 | £35.79 |
| 7213 91 10 | Bars and rods, hot-rolled, of the type used for concrete reinforcement, smooth, of iron or non-alloy steel, in irregularly wound coils, of circular cross-section measuring less than 14mm in diameter | 2.637 | £25.55 |
| 7213 91 20 | Bars and rods, hot-rolled, of the type used for tyre cord, smooth, of iron or non-alloy steel, in irregularly wound coils | 1.529 | £14.82 |
| 7213 91 41 | Bars and rods, hot-rolled, of iron or non-alloy steel, in irregularly wound coils, containing by weight less than or equal to 0.06% of carbon, of circular cross-section measuring less than 14mm in diameter (excluding free-cutting steel, bars and rods, hot-rolled, for concrete reinforcement and tyre cord, and bars and rods, hot-rolled, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process) | 3.486 | £33.78 |
| 7213 91 49 | Bars and rods, hot-rolled, of iron or non-alloy steel, in irregularly wound coils, containing by weight greater than 0.06% and less than 0.25% of carbon, of circular cross-section, measuring less than 14mm in diameter (excluding of free-cutting steel, bars and rods, hot-rolled, for concrete reinforcement and tyre cord and bars and rods, hot-rolled, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process) | 2.541 | £24.62 |
| 7213 91 90 | Bars and rods, hot-rolled, of iron or non-alloy steel, in irregularly wound coils, containing by weight greater than 0.75% of carbon, of circular cross-section measuring less than 14mm in diameter (excluding of free-cutting steel, bars and rods, smooth, for tyre cord and bars and rods with indentations, ribs, grooves and other deformations produced during the rolling process) | 3.207 | £31.08 |
| 7213 99 10 | Bars and rods, of iron or non-alloy steel, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, containing by weight less than 0.25% carbon (excluding products of circular cross-section measuring less than 14mm in diameter, bars and rods of free-cutting steel, and bars and rods with indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process) | 1.529 | £14.82 |
| 7213 99 90 | Bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight greater than or equal to 0.25% carbon (excluding products of circular cross-section measuring less than 14mm diameter, bars and rods of free-cutting steel, and bars and rods with indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process) | 3.537 | £34.27 |
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