Are aluminium wire, conductors and cables covered by EU CBAM?

Partly. Aluminium wire under CN 7605 and stranded wire, cables and conductors that are not electrically insulated, under 7614, are in CBAM Annex I. This includes bare AAC and ACSR conductors. Insulated wire and cable under 8544 is not covered today.

Covered

• 7605: aluminium wire, alloyed or not.
• 7614: stranded wire, cables and plaited bands of aluminium, not electrically insulated, with or without a steel core.
• 7604: aluminium bars and rods, including wire rod you may also sell.

Not covered

• 8544: insulated wire, cable and conductors, including aluminium XLPE power cable.
• Copper wire and cable: copper is not a CBAM good.

What the data needs

For aluminium goods CBAM counts direct emissions. Most of a conductor's embedded emissions come from the aluminium rod, so ask your rod supplier for actual embedded emissions and add your own drawing and stranding energy.

What Senseible does here

Senseible reads fuel and electricity bills into a fingerprinted Scope 1 and 2 record, the plant-level input for your drawing and stranding stage. Its CBAM calculator estimates certificate cost from 2026 to 2034.

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Sources: Regulation (EU) 2023/956, consolidated text with Annex I, European Commission, CBAM legislation and guidance (including the downstream extension proposal)

Last reviewed 2026-10-20. The December 2025 downstream extension proposal may add steel and aluminium-intensive goods; recheck Annex I and the adopted text.