CBAM and the aluminium sector

How CBAM applies to imports of aluminium goods — which CN groups fall within scope under Annex I, what to check first, and the CBAM tools that help you prepare. Informational only, not legal, tax, or customs advice.

Last updated: 2026-07-03 · Sources: Regulation (EU) 2023/956 (consolidated text) · Regulation (EU) 2025/2083 · EC DG TAXUD — Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism

Who it matters for

EU importers of aluminium products, their customs brokers, and advisers — including manufacturers and distributors importing unwrought metal, extrusions, sheet, foil, wire, and finished articles.

Covered goods in this sector

The CN groups below are the aluminium entries listed in Annex I of the consolidated regulation, drawn from the same reviewed dataset as the goods checker. Annex I mixes whole chapters, headings, and specific codes, so always confirm your exact 8-digit CN code with the goods checker.

• 7601Unwrought aluminium
• 7603Aluminium powders and flakes
• 7604Aluminium bars, rods and profiles
• 7605Aluminium wire
• 7606Aluminium plates, sheets and strip, of a thickness exceeding 0,2 mm
• 7607Aluminium foil (whether or not printed or backed with paper, paper-board, plastics or similar backing materials) of a thickness (excluding any backing) not exceeding 0,2 mm
• 7608Aluminium tubes and pipes
• 7609 00 00Aluminium tube or pipe fittings (for example, couplings, elbows, sleeves)
• 7610Aluminium structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of heading 9406) and parts of structures (for example, bridges and bridge-sections, towers, lattice masts, roofs, roofing frameworks, doors and windows and their frames and thresholds for doors, balustrades, pillars and columns); aluminium plates, rods, profiles, tubes and the like, prepared for use in structures
• 7611 00 00Aluminium reservoirs, tanks, vats and similar containers, for any material (other than compressed or liquefied gas), of a capacity exceeding 300 litres, whether or not lined or heat-insulated, but not fitted with mechanical or thermal equipment
• 7612Aluminium casks, drums, cans, boxes and similar containers (including rigid or collapsible tubular containers), for any material (other than compressed or liquefied gas), of a capacity not exceeding 300 litres, whether or not lined or heat-insulated, but not fitted with mechanical or thermal equipment
• 7613 00 00Aluminium containers for compressed or liquefied gas
• 7614Stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, of aluminium, not electrically insulated
• 7616Other articles of aluminium

What to check first

• Confirm which aluminium products are in scope: the sector covers unwrought aluminium, powders and flakes, semi-finished forms (bars, wire, plate, foil, tube), and a broad range of finished articles.
• Check each product's full CN code with the goods checker rather than relying on the chapter heading, so downstream articles are not missed.
• Request embedded-emissions data from your aluminium suppliers, including any upstream smelting data behind semi-finished forms.
• Estimate your cumulative annual net mass against the 50-tonne de-minimis threshold before assuming an exemption applies.
• Follow the officially published certificate price when planning cost exposure, and note the key 2026–2027 dates.