Covered by CBAM
7224 90 14: covered by UK CBAM
Imports under commodity code 7224 90 14 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
- Semi-finished products of alloy steel other than stainless steel, of square or rectangular cross-section, hot-rolled or obtained by continuous casting, the width measuring greater than or equal to twice the thickness (excluding of tool steel)
- Heading
- 7224: Other alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms; semi-finished products of other alloy steel
- Sector
- Iron and steel
- HMRC's default value
- 7.358 tCO2e per tonne. Of HMRC's 478 iron and steel codes, 99% have a lower one
- Tax per tonne
- About £71.30, with the default value at HMRC's illustrative rate of £9.69 per tCO2e
- For example
- 10 tonnes: about £712.99. 100 tonnes: about £7,129.90
- Exclusions
- None apply to this code
- Your 10-digit code
- Import entries use 10-digit commodity codes. Every code that starts 7224 90 14 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 7224
| Code | Description | Default value (tCO2e per tonne) | Tax per tonne |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7224 10 10 | Ingots and other primary forms, of tool steel | 4.781 | £46.33 |
| 7224 10 90 | Steel, alloy, other than stainless, in ingots or other primary forms (excluding of tool steel, waste and scrap in ingot form and products obtained by continuous casting) | 3.901 | £37.80 |
| 7224 90 02 | Semi-finished products of tool steel | 5.511 | £53.40 |
| 7224 90 03 | Semi-finished products of high-speed steel, of square or rectangular cross-section, hot-rolled or obtained by continuous casting the width measuring less than twice the thickness | 5.978 | £57.93 |
| 7224 90 05 | Semi-finished products of steel containing by weight less than or equal to 0.7% of carbon, 0.5% to 1.2% of manganese, 0.6% to 2.3% of silicon, or of steel containing by weight greater than or equal to 0.0008% of boron with any other element less than the minimum content referred to in Note 1 f to chapter 72, of square or rectangular cross-section, hot rolled or obtained by continuous casting, the width measuring less than twice the thickness | 6.721 | £65.13 |
| 7224 90 07 | Semi-finished products of alloy steel other than stainless steel, of square or rectangular cross-section, hot-rolled or obtained by continuous casting, the width measuring less than twice the thickness (excluding of tool steel, high-speed steel and articles of subheading 7224.90.05) | 7.095 | £68.75 |
| 7224 90 18 | Semi-finished products of alloy steel other than stainless steel, of square or rectangular cross-section, forged (excluding of tool steel) | 5.770 | £55.91 |
| 7224 90 31 | Semi-finished products of steel containing by weight 0.9% to 1.15% carbon, 0.5% to 2% of chromium and, if present, less than or equal to 0.5% of molybdenum, cut into shapes other than square or rectangular, hot-rolled or obtained by continuous casting | 5.978 | £57.93 |
| 7224 90 38 | Semi-finished products of alloy steel, other than stainless steel, cut into shapes other than square or rectangular, hot-rolled or obtained by continuous casting (excluding of tool steel and products containing by weight 0.9% to 1.15% of carbon, 0.5% to 2% of chromium and, if present, less than or equal to 0.5% of molybdenum) | 7.716 | £74.77 |
| 7224 90 90 | Semi-finished products of alloy steel, other than stainless steel, forged (excluding of tool steel and products of square or rectangular, circular or polygonal cross-section) | 4.802 | £46.53 |
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