Covered by CBAM
7608 20 81: covered by UK CBAM
Imports under commodity code 7608 20 81 are covered by the UK carbon border tax (CBAM), in the aluminium 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
- Tubes and pipes of aluminium alloys, not further worked than extruded (excluding hollow profiles)
- Heading
- 7608: Aluminium tubes and pipes
- Sector
- Aluminium
- HMRC's default value
- 2.984 tCO2e per tonne. Of HMRC's 58 aluminium codes, 18% have a lower one
- Tax per tonne
- About £29.21, with the default value at HMRC's illustrative rate of £9.79 per tCO2e
- For example
- 10 tonnes: about £292.13. 100 tonnes: about £2,921.34
- Exclusions
- None apply to this code
- Your 10-digit code
- Import entries use 10-digit commodity codes. Every code that starts 7608 20 81 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 7608
| Code | Description | Default value (tCO2e per tonne) | Tax per tonne |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7608 10 00 | Tubes and pipes of non-alloy aluminium (excluding hollow profiles) | 4.556 | £44.60 |
| 7608 20 20 | Tubes and pipes of aluminium alloys, welded (excluding hollow profiles) | 4.816 | £47.15 |
| 7608 20 89 | Tubes and pipes of aluminium alloys (excluding such products welded or not further worked than extruded, and hollow profiles) | 3.359 | £32.88 |
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