Iron and steel · CBAM
CBAM default values for CN 7206
Iron and non-alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms
Example: for 72061000 made in India, the default value is 2.64 tCO2e per tonne, 3.168 with the 2027 mark-up, or about €260.79 per tonne at the latest certificate price, before deductions.
CN codes under 7206
| CN code | Description |
|---|---|
7206 | Iron and non-alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms (excl. remelting scrap ingots, products obtained by continuous casting and iron of heading 7203) |
72061000 | Ingots, of iron and non-alloy steel (excl. remelted scrap ingots, continuous cast products, iron of heading 7203) |
72069000 | Iron and non-alloy steel, in puddled bars or other primary forms (excl. ingots, remelted scrap ingots, continuous cast products, iron of heading 7203) |
Default values by country
Total embedded emissions in tCO2e per tonne of good, shown as a range across the CN codes above. The mark-up for this sector is 10 % in 2026, 20 % in 2027, 30 % in 2028 and later. A * means at least one code uses the "Other countries and territories" value, as the regulation requires when a country has no value of its own.
| Country | Default value | 2026 with mark-up | 2027 with mark-up | 2028+ with mark-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albania * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Algeria | 3 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
| Angola * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Argentina | 2.46–2.47 | 2.706–2.717 | 2.952–2.964 | 3.198–3.211 |
| Armenia * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Australia | 2.92 | 3.212 | 3.504 | 3.796 |
| Azerbaijan | 0.13–0.14 | 0.143–0.154 | 0.156–0.168 | 0.169–0.182 |
| Bahrain * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Bangladesh * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Belarus * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Benin * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Bolivia * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.29 | 2.519 | 2.748 | 2.977 |
| Brazil | 1.48 | 1.628 | 1.776 | 1.924 |
| Brunei * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Cambodia * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Cameroon * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Canada | 1.33 | 1.463 | 1.596 | 1.729 |
| Chile | 2.05 | 2.255 | 2.46 | 2.665 |
| China | 1.74 | 1.914 | 2.088 | 2.262 |
| Colombia | 2.1–2.11 | 2.31–2.321 | 2.52–2.532 | 2.73–2.743 |
| Congo * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Costa Rica * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Cuba * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Curaçao * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Dominican Republic * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Ecuador * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Egypt * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| El Salvador * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Equatorial Guinea * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Eritrea * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Eswatini * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Ethiopia * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Gabon * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Georgia * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Ghana * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Guatemala * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Haiti * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Honduras * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Hong Kong * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| India | 2.64 | 2.904 | 3.168 | 3.432 |
| Indonesia | 8.21 | 9.031 | 9.852 | 10.673 |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1.94 | 2.134 | 2.328 | 2.522 |
| Iraq * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Israel * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Ivory Coast * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Jamaica * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Japan | 2.07 | 2.277 | 2.484 | 2.691 |
| Jordan * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Kazakhstan | 5.18 | 5.698 | 6.216 | 6.734 |
| Kenya * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Korea, Republic of (South Korea) | 1.64 | 1.804 | 1.968 | 2.132 |
| Kuwait * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Kyrgyzstan * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Laos * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Lebanon * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Liberia * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Libya * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Madagascar * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Malaysia * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Mali * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Mauritania * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Mauritius * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Mexico | 2.67 | 2.937 | 3.204 | 3.471 |
| Moldova, Republic of * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Mongolia * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Montenegro * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Morocco * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Mozambique * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Myanmar | 0.47 | 0.517 | 0.564 | 0.611 |
| Namibia * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Nepal * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| New Caledonia and dependencies * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| New Zealand | 2.41 | 2.651 | 2.892 | 3.133 |
| Nicaragua * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Niger * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Nigeria * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| North Macedonia | 1.51–1.53 | 1.661–1.683 | 1.812–1.836 | 1.963–1.989 |
| Oman * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Pakistan * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Panama * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Papua New Guinea * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Paraguay * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Peru * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Philippines | 0.74 | 0.814 | 0.888 | 0.962 |
| Qatar * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Russian Federation | 3.21 | 3.531 | 3.852 | 4.173 |
| Rwanda * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Saudi Arabia * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Senegal * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Serbia | 2.4–2.41 | 2.64–2.651 | 2.88–2.892 | 3.12–3.133 |
| Sierra Leone * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Singapore * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| South Africa | 4.02–4.03 | 4.422–4.433 | 4.824–4.836 | 5.226–5.239 |
| Sri Lanka * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Sudan * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Suriname * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Syria * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Taiwan | 1.94 | 2.134 | 2.328 | 2.522 |
| Tajikistan * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Tanzania, United Republic of * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Thailand | 0.21 | 0.231 | 0.252 | 0.273 |
| Togo * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Trinidad and Tobago * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Tunisia * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Türkiye | 1.96 | 2.156 | 2.352 | 2.548 |
| Turkmenistan * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Uganda * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Ukraine | 1.97 | 2.167 | 2.364 | 2.561 |
| United Arab Emirates * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| United Kingdom | 2.31 | 2.541 | 2.772 | 3.003 |
| United States | 1.33 | 1.463 | 1.596 | 1.729 |
| Uruguay * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Uzbekistan | 3.15–3.21 | 3.465–3.531 | 3.78–3.852 | 4.095–4.173 |
| Venezuela * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Viet Nam | 2.33 | 2.563 | 2.796 | 3.029 |
| Yemen * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Zambia * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Zimbabwe * | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
| Other countries and territories | 3.75 | 4.125 | 4.5 | 4.875 |
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Source: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2621, Annexes I and IV as replaced by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1740, published in the Official Journal on 31 July 2026 and applying from 1 January 2026 (official text). Certificate prices: European Commission. The mark-up figures are our arithmetic on the official totals; the binding figure is calculated in the EU's CBAM Registry. This is information, not legal or tax advice.