Covered by CBAM
7220 90 80: covered by UK CBAM
Imports under commodity code 7220 90 80 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
- Flat-rolled products of stainless steel, of a width of less than 600mm, hot-rolled or cold-rolled “cold-reduced” and further worked, non-perforated
- Heading
- 7220: Flat-rolled products of stainless steel, of a width of less than 600 mm
- Sector
- Iron and steel
- HMRC's default value
- 6.746 tCO2e per tonne. Of HMRC's 478 iron and steel codes, 95% have a lower one
- Tax per tonne
- About £65.37, with the default value at HMRC's illustrative rate of £9.69 per tCO2e
- For example
- 10 tonnes: about £653.69. 100 tonnes: about £6,536.87
- Exclusions
- None apply to this code
- Your 10-digit code
- Import entries use 10-digit commodity codes. Every code that starts 7220 90 80 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 7220
| Code | Description | Default value (tCO2e per tonne) | Tax per tonne |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7220 11 00 | Flat-rolled products of stainless steel, of a width of less than 600mm, not further worked than hot-rolled, of a thickness of greater than or equal to 4,75mm | 5.508 | £53.37 |
| 7220 12 00 | Flat-rolled products of stainless steel, of a width of less than 600mm, not further worked than hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 4,75mm | 5.698 | £55.21 |
| 7220 20 21 | Flat-rolled products of stainless steel, of a width of less than 600mm, not further worked than cold-rolled “cold-reduced”, of a thickness of greater than or equal to 3mm and containing by weight greater than or equal to 2.5% nickel | 6.006 | £58.20 |
| 7220 20 29 | Flat-rolled products of stainless steel, of a width of less than 600mm, not further worked than cold-rolled “cold-reduced”, of a thickness of greater than or equal to 3mm and containing by weight less than 2.5% nickel | 5.581 | £54.08 |
| 7220 20 41 | Flat-rolled products of stainless steel, of a width of less than 600mm, not further worked than cold-rolled “cold-reduced”, of a thickness of greater than 0.35mm but less than 3mm, and containing by weight greater than or equal to 2.5% nickel | 5.614 | £54.40 |
| 7220 20 49 | Flat-rolled products of stainless steel, of a width of less than 600mm, not further worked than cold-rolled “cold-reduced”, of a thickness of greater than 0.35mm but less than 3mm, and containing by weight less than 2.5% nickel | 5.842 | £56.61 |
| 7220 20 81 | Flat-rolled products of stainless steel, of a width of less than 600mm, not further worked than cold-rolled “cold-reduced”, of a thickness of less than or equal to 0.35mm and containing by weight greater than or equal to 2.5% nickel | 6.075 | £58.87 |
| 7220 20 89 | Flat-rolled products of stainless steel, of a width of less than 600mm, not further worked than cold-rolled “cold-reduced”, of a thickness of less than or equal to 0.35mm and containing by weight less than 2.5% nickel | 5.844 | £56.63 |
| 7220 90 20 | Flat-rolled products of stainless steel, of a width of less than 600mm, hot-rolled or cold-rolled “cold-reduced” and further worked, perforated | 6.118 | £59.28 |
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