CN 7214 99: Other hot-rolled bars of non-alloy steel

An EU importer that declares this line on default figures uses 3.996 tCO2e per tonne for goods from Egypt, plus a mark-up. In 2025 the EU imported 17,894 tonnes of it from Egypt, worth EUR 11,049,668.

At a glance

This line under CBAM

Official description: Bars and rods, of iron or non-alloy steel, only hot-rolled, only hot-drawn or only hot-extruded (excl. of rectangular [other than square] cross-section and those containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process, and of non-alloy free-cutting steel)
Heading: 7214 Bars and rods, of iron or non-alloy steel, not further worked than forged, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, but incl. those twisted after rolling (excl. in irregularly wound coils)
Code level: HS6 (all CN8 lines under it)
Sector: Iron and steel
Aggregated goods category: Iron or steel products
Default for Egypt: 3.996 tCO2e per tonne, from the table for other countries and territories, because Egypt's table has no line for it
EU imports from Egypt, 2025: 17,894 tonnes, EUR 11,049,668

The default that applies to Egypt

Direct emissions: 3.996 tCO2e per tonne. Indirect emissions are not counted for this line (the table shows N/A), so the total is the direct figure.

Route indicator (C): Carbon Steel based on BF/BOF. It does not change the default. It decides which CBAM benchmark the importer uses for the deduction when it declares on defaults.

The mark-up schedule

Year	Mark-up	Default with mark-up, tCO2e per tonne
2026	10%	4.3956
2027	20%	4.7952
2028 onwards	30%	5.1948

For cement, iron and steel, aluminium and hydrogen the mark-up is 10% in 2026, 20% in 2027 and 30% from 2028. It applies to the total. The figures with the mark-up are my arithmetic; the binding figure is calculated in the CBAM Registry (2026/1740, recital 10).

Trade with the EU in 2025

Year: 2025
Tonnes: 17,894
Amount, EUR: 11,049,668
Comext code and label: 721499Bars and rods, of iron or non-alloy steel, only hot-rolled, only hot-drawn or only hot-extruded (excl. of rectangular {other than square} cross-section and those containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process, and of non-alloy free-cutting steel)
Source: Eurostat Comext DS-045409, EU imports from Egypt, 2025; dataset updated 16 October 2026. Tonnes are Comext's quantity in 100 kg divided by 10, rounded.

The CN8 lines under this code with trade

CN8	Comext label	Tonnes	EUR
7214 99 79	Bars and rods of iron or non-alloy steel, only hot-rolled, only hot-drawn or only hot-extruded, containing by weight >= 0,25% carbon, of circular cross-section measuring < 80 mm in diameter (excl. bars and rods with indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process, twisted after rolling, and of free-cutting steel)	6,744	4,229,497
7214 99 71	Bars and rods of iron or non-alloy steel, only hot-rolled, only hot-drawn or only hot-extruded, containing by weight >= 0,25% carbon, of circular cross-section measuring >= 80 mm in diameter (excl. bars and rods with indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process, twisted after rolling, and of free-cutting steel)	4,447	2,727,413
7214 99 39	Bars and rods of iron or non-alloy steel, only hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, containing < 0,25% of carbon, of circular cross-section of a maximum diameter of < 80 mm (other than of free-cutting steel, smooth bars and rods, for reinforced concrete, or bars and rods containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process, or wound after rolling)	4,123	2,364,577
7214 99 31	Bars and rods of iron or non-alloy steel, only hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, containing < 0,25% of carbon, of circular cross-section, of a maximum diameter of >= 80 mm (other than of free-cutting steel, smooth bars and rods, for reinfoced concrete, or bars and rods containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process, or wound after rolling)	2,577	1,726,012
7214 99 95	Bars and rods of iron or non-alloy steel, only hot-rolled, only hot-drawn or only hot-extruded, containing by weight >= 0,25% carbon, of square or of other than rectangular or circular cross-section (excl. indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process, twisted fter rolling, and of free-cutting steel)	2	2,169

Comext sub-lines can differ slightly from the heading total, through rounding or confidential trade.

What this means in plain words

On default figures, each tonne shipped in 2026 is declared with 4.3956 tCO2e: the default of 3.996 times one plus the 10% mark-up. At the 2025 volume of 17,894 tonnes, that is about 78,655 tCO2e of embedded emissions on defaults (my arithmetic).

In 2028 the same tonne carries 5.1948 tCO2e, or about 92,956 tCO2e for the same volume.

The importer does not buy a certificate for every one of those tonnes: it deducts a benchmark amount that shrinks each year until 2034. The calculator on the CBAM for Egyptian steel rebar page does that step; this line is not among its lines, so use the default above in the same way.

Verified actual data from the plant replaces the default, and no mark-up is added to it.

Where to go next

Sources

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1740 of 20 July 2026 correcting Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2621 as regards Annexes I and IV thereto: default figures, mark-ups and route indicators eur-lex.europa.eu
European Commission, 'Default values definitive period (Excel format)', file 'DV correcting act_final update_06.08.xlsx' (version 2 of 6 August 2026, listed on the page as 10 August 2026; for information only, not legally binding): cross-check only; the regulation is binding taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2547 on the methods for calculating embedded emissions, Annex I, point 2, Table 1 'Mapping of CN codes to aggregated goods categories': aggregated goods categories eur-lex.europa.eu
Regulation (EU) 2023/956 establishing a carbon border adjustment mechanism, Annex I (goods in scope), as amended by Regulation (EU) 2025/2083: goods in scope eur-lex.europa.eu
Eurostat Comext, dataset DS-045409 'EU trade since 1988 by HS2-4-6 and CN8', reporter EU, partner Egypt (EG), flow imports, indicators VALUE_IN_EUROS and QUANTITY_IN_100KG, annual 2025: 2025 trade, dataset updated 16 October 2026 ec.europa.eu
European Commission, CBAM legislation and guidance (section 'Default values and benchmarks'): the Commission's page on default figures and benchmarks taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu

Dataset retrieved 2 November 2026.

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Compilation by Omar Hamdy, licensed CC BY 4.0: reuse it with credit to Omar Hamdy, omarhamdy.com. The figures come from EU legal texts and the Commission's Excel file of defaults (© European Union, reuse authorised under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU) and from Eurostat Comext (© European Union, reuse with acknowledgement of the source under Eurostat's copyright notice). The electricity line is left out: its figures are IEA data under a non-commercial licence.

In a personal capacity. An explanation of published rules and data, not legal or tax advice for a specific shipment.