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Subheading 7214 99 covers non-alloy steel bars that are hot-rolled, forged, or extruded, with a circular cross-section and a diameter of less than 80 mm, at a carbon content of at least 0.25% by weight. The higher carbon content is the defining chemical criterion distinguishing this subheading from 7214 91: steel with C ≥ 0.25% exhibits markedly different mechanical properties - greater hardness, higher tensile strength and better response to heat treatment such as quenching and tempering - making it suitable for machined components. Bars with a circular cross-section and diameter of 80 mm or more are classified under other subheadings as heavier bars. As with other subheadings in 7214, bars with rolled-in deformations fall under 7214 20 and free-cutting steel bars under 7215. All three criteria must be met simultaneously: circular cross-section, diameter < 80 mm, and C ≥ 0.25%. These bars are the principal feedstock for turned and ground machine parts: shafts, bolts, pins, gears and similar precision components supplied to the engineering, automotive and bearing industries.

Bars under CN 7214 99 are fully subject to CBAM from 1 January 2026 as iron and non-alloy steel products. An authorised CBAM declarant must report embedded emissions per tonne of product in the annual CBAM declaration. Both direct emissions from steelmaking processes and, where required by the implementing regulation, indirect emissions from purchased electricity must be accounted for. The EN 10204 type 3.1 or 3.2 mill certificate is the critical document confirming the carbon content (C ≥ 0.25%) along with tensile strength, yield strength, elongation and heat/melt number enabling batch traceability. CBAM emission reports should be secured from the supplier at the contract negotiation stage, as retroactively obtaining verified emission data from third-country steel mills can be practically difficult. The 10-digit TARIC code in the customs declaration may indicate specific anti-dumping measures applicable for the declared country of origin, making accurate code determination essential.

Hot-rolled round steel bars are subject to the EU steel safeguard, with a quarterly tariff rate quota allocated to the relevant product category. The additional 25% duty applies once the quarterly quota is exhausted. Quotas for high-carbon round bars may be consumed faster than for structural grades due to strong demand from engineering and automotive supply chains. Anti-dumping measures on non-alloy steel bars from China have been maintained by the EU over multiple regulatory cycles - applicable rates vary by named producer and exporter and must be verified in the TARIC database before each import transaction. Countervailing (anti-subsidy) duties may separately apply to bars from India. Steel imports from Russia and Belarus are subject to comprehensive import bans under EU sanctions in force since 2022. High-carbon bars intended for components used in aerospace or defence applications may be subject to additional export control checks in the country of dispatch.

CN code 7214 99 classifies hot-rolled bars, circular, c≥0.25%, diam. <80 mm within Chapter 72 of the Combined Nomenclature. Steel imports into the EU are subject not only to standard TARIC duty rates but also to safeguard measures in the form of tariff-rate quotas. Once the quota volume is exceeded, an additional 25% duty applies. Importers must correctly declare the country of origin, as preferential tariff rates may apply under EU free trade agreements. Anti-dumping duties may also be in force for certain origins. Import VAT is charged on the customs value plus all duties payable.