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CBAM default values for CN 7218
Stainless steel in ingots or other primary forms
Example: for 72181000 made in India, the default value is 6.53 tCO2e per tonne, 7.836 with the 2027 mark-up, or about €645.06 per tonne at the latest certificate price, before deductions.
CN codes under 7218
| CN code | Description |
|---|---|
7218 | Stainless steel in ingots or other primary forms (excl. remelting scrap ingots and products obtained by continuous casting); semi-finished products of stainless steel |
72181000 | Steel, stainless, in ingots and other primary forms (excl. waste and scrap in ingot form, and products obtained by continuous casting) |
721891 | Semi-finished products of stainless steel, of rectangular "other than square" cross-section |
72189911 | Semi-finished products of stainless steel, of square cross-section, rolled or obtained by continuous casting |
72189919 | Semi-finished products of stainless steel, of square cross-section, forged |
72189920 | Semi-finished products of stainless steel, of circular cross-section or of cross-section other than square or rectangular, rolled or obtained by continuous casting |
72189980 | Semi-finished products of stainless steel, forged (excl. products of square or rectangular cross-section) |
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 * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Algeria | 3.3 | 3.63 | 3.96 | 4.29 |
| Angola * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Argentina | 3.23–3.43 | 3.553–3.773 | 3.876–4.116 | 4.199–4.459 |
| Armenia * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Australia | 3.52–3.6 | 3.872–3.96 | 4.224–4.32 | 4.576–4.68 |
| Azerbaijan | 2.57 | 2.827 | 3.084 | 3.341 |
| Bahrain * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Bangladesh * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Belarus * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Benin * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Bolivia * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.11 | 3.421 | 3.732 | 4.043 |
| Brazil | 3.21–3.94 | 3.531–4.334 | 3.852–4.728 | 4.173–5.122 |
| Brunei * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Cambodia * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Cameroon * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Canada | 3.05–3.21 | 3.355–3.531 | 3.66–3.852 | 3.965–4.173 |
| Chile | 2.95 | 3.245 | 3.54 | 3.835 |
| China | 5.58–5.65 | 6.138–6.215 | 6.696–6.78 | 7.254–7.345 |
| Colombia | 3.07–3.82 | 3.377–4.202 | 3.684–4.584 | 3.991–4.966 |
| Congo * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Costa Rica * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Cuba * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Curaçao * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Dominican Republic * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Ecuador * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Egypt * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| El Salvador * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Equatorial Guinea * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Eritrea * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Eswatini * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Ethiopia * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Gabon * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Georgia * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Ghana * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Guatemala * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Haiti * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Honduras * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Hong Kong * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| India | 6.49–6.53 | 7.139–7.183 | 7.788–7.836 | 8.437–8.489 |
| Indonesia | 8.63–8.67 | 9.493–9.537 | 10.356–10.404 | 11.219–11.271 |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 3.2 | 3.52 | 3.84 | 4.16 |
| Iraq * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Israel * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Ivory Coast * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Jamaica * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Japan | 3.33–3.52 | 3.663–3.872 | 3.996–4.224 | 4.329–4.576 |
| Jordan * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Kazakhstan | 4.6–4.78 | 5.06–5.258 | 5.52–5.736 | 5.98–6.214 |
| Kenya * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Korea, Republic of (South Korea) | 3.63–3.76 | 3.993–4.136 | 4.356–4.512 | 4.719–4.888 |
| Kuwait * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Kyrgyzstan * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Laos * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Lebanon * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Liberia * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Libya * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Madagascar * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Malaysia * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Mali * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Mauritania * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Mauritius * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Mexico | 3.11–3.24 | 3.421–3.564 | 3.732–3.888 | 4.043–4.212 |
| Moldova, Republic of * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Mongolia * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Montenegro * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Morocco * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Mozambique * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Myanmar | 3.13 | 3.443 | 3.756 | 4.069 |
| Namibia * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Nepal * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| New Caledonia and dependencies * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| New Zealand | 3.36–3.38 | 3.696–3.718 | 4.032–4.056 | 4.368–4.394 |
| Nicaragua * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Niger * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Nigeria * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| North Macedonia | 2.9–2.91 | 3.19–3.201 | 3.48–3.492 | 3.77–3.783 |
| Oman * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Pakistan * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Panama * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Papua New Guinea * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Paraguay * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Peru * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Philippines | 2.92 | 3.212 | 3.504 | 3.796 |
| Qatar * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Russian Federation | 3.18–3.55 | 3.498–3.905 | 3.816–4.26 | 4.134–4.615 |
| Rwanda * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Saudi Arabia * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Senegal * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Serbia | 2.58–2.59 | 2.838–2.849 | 3.096–3.108 | 3.354–3.367 |
| Sierra Leone * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Singapore * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| South Africa | 3.62–3.81 | 3.982–4.191 | 4.344–4.572 | 4.706–4.953 |
| Sri Lanka * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Sudan * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Suriname * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Syria * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Taiwan * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Tajikistan * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Tanzania, United Republic of * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Thailand * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Togo * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Trinidad and Tobago * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Tunisia * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Türkiye | 5.47–5.97 | 6.017–6.567 | 6.564–7.164 | 7.111–7.761 |
| Turkmenistan * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Uganda * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Ukraine | 3.11–3.23 | 3.421–3.553 | 3.732–3.876 | 4.043–4.199 |
| United Arab Emirates * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| United Kingdom | 3.29–3.84 | 3.619–4.224 | 3.948–4.608 | 4.277–4.992 |
| United States | 3.11–3.22 | 3.421–3.542 | 3.732–3.864 | 4.043–4.186 |
| Uruguay * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Uzbekistan | 3.05–3.12 | 3.355–3.432 | 3.66–3.744 | 3.965–4.056 |
| Venezuela * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Viet Nam * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Yemen * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Zambia * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Zimbabwe * | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
| Other countries and territories | 4.94–5.006 | 5.434–5.507 | 5.928–6.007 | 6.422–6.508 |
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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.