Covered by CBAM
7222 20 89: covered by UK CBAM
Imports under commodity code 7222 20 89 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 of stainless steel, not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finished, containing by weight less than 2.5% nickel (excluding such products of circular cross-section)
- Heading
- 7222: Other bars and rods of stainless steel; angles, shapes and sections of stainless steel
- Sector
- Iron and steel
- HMRC's default value
- 5.561 tCO2e per tonne. Of HMRC's 478 iron and steel codes, 71% have a lower one
- Tax per tonne
- About £53.89, with the default value at HMRC's illustrative rate of £9.69 per tCO2e
- For example
- 10 tonnes: about £538.86. 100 tonnes: about £5,388.61
- Exclusions
- None apply to this code
- Your 10-digit code
- Import entries use 10-digit commodity codes. Every code that starts 7222 20 89 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 7222
| Code | Description | Default value (tCO2e per tonne) | Tax per tonne |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7222 11 11 | Bars and rods of stainless steel, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of circular cross-section of a diameter of greater than or equal to 800mm, containing by weight greater than or equal to 2.5% nickel | 6.466 | £62.66 |
| 7222 11 19 | Bars and rods of stainless steel, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of circular cross-section of a diameter of greater than or equal to 800mm, containing by weight less than 2.5% nickel | 6.625 | £64.20 |
| 7222 11 81 | Bars and rods of stainless steel, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of circular cross-section measuring less than 80mm and containing by weight greater than or equal to 2.5% nickel | 6.052 | £58.64 |
| 7222 11 89 | Bars and rods of stainless steel, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of circular cross-section measuring less than 80mm and containing by weight less than 2.5% nickel | 5.510 | £53.39 |
| 7222 19 10 | Bars and rods of stainless steel, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, containing by weight greater than or equal to 2.5% nickel (excluding such products of circular cross-section) | 6.351 | £61.54 |
| 7222 19 90 | Bars and rods of stainless steel, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, containing by weight less than 2.5% nickel (excluding such products of circular cross-section) | 6.190 | £59.98 |
| 7222 20 11 | Bars and rods of stainless steel, of circular cross-section of a diameter greater than or equal to 80mm, simply cold-formed or cold-finished, containing by weight greater than or equal to 2.5% nickel | 5.119 | £49.60 |
| 7222 20 19 | Bars and rods of stainless steel, of circular cross-section of a diameter greater than or equal to 80mm, simply cold-formed or cold-finished, containing by weight less than 2.5% nickel | 5.784 | £56.05 |
| 7222 20 21 | Bars and rods of stainless steel, not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finished, of circular cross-section measuring greater than or equal to 25mm but less than 80mm and containing by weight greater than or equal to 2.5% nickel | 5.777 | £55.98 |
| 7222 20 29 | Bars and rods of stainless steel, not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finished, of circular cross-section measuring greater than or equal to 25mm but less than 80mm and containing by weight less than 2.5% nickel | 5.903 | £57.20 |
| 7222 20 31 | Bars and rods of stainless steel, not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finished, of circular cross-section measuring less than 25mm and containing by weight greater than or equal to 2.5% nickel | 6.713 | £65.05 |
| 7222 20 39 | Bars and rods of stainless steel, not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finished, of circular cross-section measuring less than 25mm and containing by weight less than 2.5% nickel | 5.475 | £53.05 |
| 7222 20 81 | Bars and rods of stainless steel, not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finished, containing by weight greater than or equal to 2.5% nickel (excluding such products of circular cross-section) | 6.853 | £66.41 |
| 7222 30 51 | Other bars and rods of stainless steel, containing by weight greater than or equal to 2.5% of nickel, forged | 4.875 | £47.24 |
| 7222 30 91 | Other bars and rods of stainless steel, containing by weight less than 2.5% of nickel, forged | 5.667 | £54.91 |
| 7222 30 97 | Bars and rods of stainless steel, cold-formed or cold-finished and further worked, or hot-formed and further worked, not elsewhere specified (excluding forged products) | 5.537 | £53.65 |
| 7222 40 10 | Angles, shapes and sections of stainless steel, only hot-rolled, only hot-drawn or only extruded | 6.491 | £62.90 |
| 7222 40 50 | Angles, shapes and sections of stainless steel, not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finished | 5.946 | £57.62 |
| 7222 40 90 | Angles, shapes and sections of stainless steel, cold-formed or cold-finished and further worked, or not further worked than forged, or forged, or hot-formed by other means and further worked, not elsewhere specified | 6.192 | £60.00 |
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