European Union (CN) · Section V

260112008-digit

Agglomerated

HS 26011200 Agglomerated — sits in Chapter 26 (Ores, slag and ash). Metallic ores, slag, and ash destined for metallurgical use. These goods trigger the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism in addition to standard MFN duty — EU importers pay both customs charges and a per-tonne carbon cost calculated from country-specific emission defaults (see the CBAM panel below for live values). Classification disputes are decided by the Section V — Mineral products legal notes shown below — these are legally binding interpretation rules, not advisory text. The duty table renders live rates from authoritative tariff sources (EU TARIC, HMRC XI, USITC HTS); cross-country rows compare treatment under five tariff schedules.

Section V — Mineral products · Chapter 26 — ORES, SLAG AND ASH

Legally-binding interpretation rules from the EU Combined Nomenclature (Regulation (EU) 2023/2364). These notes decide classification disputes — read before challenging an HS code assignment.

Chapter 26 notes
{"id":75,"section_id":5,"chapter_id":"26","content":"1. This chapter does not cover:\r\n\r\n (a) slag or similar industrial waste prepared as macadam (heading [2517](/headings/2517));\r\n \r\n (b) natural magnesium carbonate (magnesite), whether or not calcined (heading [2519](/headings/2519));\r\n \r\n (c) sludges from the storage tanks of petroleum oils, consisting mainly of such oils (heading [2710](/headings/2710));\r\n \r\n (d) basic slag of Chapter [31](/chapters/31);\r\n \r\n (e) slag wool, rock wool or similar mineral wools (heading [6806](/headings/6806));\r\n \r\n (f) waste or scrap of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal; other waste or scrap containing precious metal or precious metal compounds, of a kind used principally for the recovery of precious metal (heading [7112](/headings/7112) or [8549](/headings/8549)); or \r\n \r\n (g) copper, nickel or cobalt mattes produced by any process of smelting (Section XV).\r\n\r\n2. For the purposes of heading [2601](/headings/2601) to [2617](/headings/2617), the term 'ores' means minerals of mineralogical species actually used in the metallurgical industry for the extraction of mercury, of the metals of heading [2844](/headings/2844) or of the metals of Section XIV or XV, even if they are intended for non-metallurgical purposes. Headings [2601](/headings/2601) to [2617](/headings/2617) do not, however, include minerals which have been submitted to processes not normal to the metallurgical industry.\r\n\r\n3. Heading [2620](/headings/2620) applies only to:\r\n\r\n (a) slag, ash and residues of a kind used in industry either for the extraction of metals or as a basis for the manufacture of chemical compounds of metals, excluding ash and residues from the incineration of municipal waste (heading [2621](/headings/2621)); and\r\n \r\n (b) slag, ash and residues containing arsenic, whether or not containing metals, of a kind used either for the extraction of arsenic or metals or for the manufacture of their chemical compounds.\r\n\r\n### Subheading notes\r\n\r\n1. For the purposes of subheading [2620 21](/commodities/2620210000), 'leaded gasoline sludges and leaded anti-knock compound sludges' mean sludges obtained from storage tanks of leaded gasoline and leaded anti-knock compounds (for example, tetraethyl lead), and consisting essentially of lead, lead compounds and iron oxide.\r\n\r\n2. Slag, ash and residues containing arsenic, mercury, thallium or their mixtures, of a kind used for the extraction of arsenic or those metals or for the manufacture of their chemical compounds, are to be classified in subheading [2620 60](/commodities/2620600000).\r\n"}

Duty rates (European Union (CN))

Rates as published by the destination customs authority. Always confirm with the official tariff before declaring.

CBAM applies to this code

Estimate the EU carbon cost for 26011200

Iron and steel imports trigger CBAM in addition to MFN duty + VAT. Paste your tonnes and origin country — get the carbon-cost line in 30 seconds.

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EU CBAM emissions defaults

Default emissions intensities for CN 26011200

Under Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/486, EU importers of iron and steel under CN 26011200 that cannot provide verified actual emissions from their supplier must use these country-specific default values. Defaults carry a regulatory markup that grows each year — +10% in 2026, +20% in 2027, +30% from 2028 — to incentivise verification. Multiplied by the EU CBAM certificate price (currently 75.36/tCO₂e) and shipment tonnage, this is the carbon-cost line on every consignment.

Intensity ranges from 0.090 tCO₂e/t (cleanest: Canada) to 1.610 tCO₂e/t (highest: Russia) across CBAM-eligible origins — a 17.9× spread that makes origin choice a real cost lever.

Default values from Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/486; trade shares from Eurostat Comext (latest period). See full CBAM cost analysis for CN 26011200

How 260112 is treated in other markets

Same 6-digit international HS base, looked up in each authority's published schedule. Click any country to switch the page to that schedule's view.

AuthorityCode publishedMFN dutyVAT / GST
European Union (CN)viewing26011200Free21%
International (HS 2022)260112
United States (HTS)26011200Free0%
United Kingdom26011220%
Israel26011218%

Rates compiled from USITC, EU Commission TARIC, HMRC, and Israeli Tax Authority public datasets. Verify with the official tariff before declaring.

Landed cost estimate · European Union (CN)

EUR basis
  • CIF customs valuedeclared€1,000.00
  • + DutyFree (MFN duty 0%)€0.00
  • Full legal rate: 0.00 %

  • + EU CBAMIron and steel — quantity (tonnes) + origin requiredCalculate →
  • + Import VAT21% of (CIF + duty)€210.00
  • Total landed cost · European Union (CN)Excludes EU CBAM — calculate separately above€1,210.00

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