Covered by CBAM
7217 10 90: covered by UK CBAM
Imports under commodity code 7217 10 90 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
- Wire of iron or non-alloy steel, in coils, containing by weight greater than or equal to 0.6% carbon, not plated or coated, whether or not polished (excluding hot-rolled bars and rods)
- Heading
- 7217: Wire of iron or non-alloy steel
- Sector
- Iron and steel
- HMRC's default value
- 3.116 tCO2e per tonne. Of HMRC's 478 iron and steel codes, 30% have a lower one
- Tax per tonne
- About £30.19, with the default value at HMRC's illustrative rate of £9.69 per tCO2e
- For example
- 10 tonnes: about £301.94. 100 tonnes: about £3,019.40
- Exclusions
- None apply to this code
- Your 10-digit code
- Import entries use 10-digit commodity codes. Every code that starts 7217 10 90 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 7217
| Code | Description | Default value (tCO2e per tonne) | Tax per tonne |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7217 10 10 | Wire of iron or non-alloy steel, in coils, containing by weight less than 0.25% carbon, not plated or coated, whether or not polished, with a maximum cross-sectional dimension of less than 0.8mm | 3.329 | £32.26 |
| 7217 10 31 | Wire of iron or non-alloy steel, in coils, containing by weight less than 0.25% carbon, with indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process, not plated or coated, with a maximum cross-sectional dimension of greater than or equal to 0.8mm | 3.396 | £32.91 |
| 7217 10 39 | Wire of iron or non-alloy steel, in coils, containing by weight less than 0.25% carbon, not plated or coated, with a maximum cross-sectional dimension of greater than or equal to 0.8mm (without indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process) | 2.941 | £28.50 |
| 7217 10 50 | Wire of iron or non-alloy steel, in coils, containing by weight greater than or equal to 0.25% but less than 0.6% carbon, not plated or coated, whether or not polished (excluding hot-rolled bars and rods) | 2.149 | £20.82 |
| 7217 20 10 | Wire of iron or non-alloy steel, in coils, containing by weight less than 0.25% carbon, plated or coated with zinc, with a maximum cross-sectional dimension of less than 0.8mm | 4.440 | £43.02 |
| 7217 20 30 | Wire of iron or non-alloy steel, in coils, containing by weight less than 0.25% carbon, plated or coated with zinc, with a maximum cross-sectional dimension of less than 0.8mm (excluding bars and rods) | 3.401 | £32.96 |
| 7217 20 50 | Wire of iron or non-alloy steel, in coils, containing by weight greater than or equal to 0.25% but less than 0.6% carbon, plated or coated with zinc (excluding bars and rods) | 4.135 | £40.07 |
| 7217 20 90 | Wire of iron or non-alloy steel, in coils, containing by weight greater than or equal to 0.6% carbon, plated or coated with zinc (excluding bars and rods) | 3.088 | £29.92 |
| 7217 30 41 | Wire of iron or non-alloy steel, in coils, containing by weight less than 0.25% carbon, copper-coated (excluding bars and rods) | 2.147 | £20.80 |
| 7217 30 49 | Wire of iron or non-alloy steel, in coils, containing by weight less than 0.25% carbon, plated or coated with base metals (excluding products plated or coated with zinc or copper and bars and rods) | 3.253 | £31.52 |
| 7217 30 50 | Wire of iron or non-alloy steel, in coils, containing by weight greater than or equal to 0.25% but less than 0.6% carbon, plated or coated with base metals (excluding products plated or coated with zinc, and bars and rods) | 1.944 | £18.84 |
| 7217 30 90 | Wire of iron or non-alloy steel, in coils, containing by weight greater than or equal to 0.6% carbon, plated or coated with base metals (excluding products plated or coated with zinc, and bars and rods) | 3.492 | £33.84 |
| 7217 90 20 | Wire of iron or non-alloy steel, in coils, containing by weight less than 0.25% carbon, plated or coated (excluding products plated or coated with base metals and bars and rods) | 3.419 | £33.13 |
| 7217 90 50 | Wire of iron or non-alloy steel, in coils, containing by weight greater than or equal to 0.25% but less than 0.6% carbon, plated or coated (excluding products plated or coated with base metals, and bars and rods) | 3.180 | £30.81 |
| 7217 90 90 | Wire of iron or non-alloy steel, in coils, containing by weight greater than or equal to 0.6% carbon, plated or coated (excluding products plated or coated with base metals, and bars and rods) | 2.900 | £28.10 |
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