Are cast iron manhole covers exported to Europe covered by CBAM?
No, not today. Manhole covers and gratings of cast iron are declared under 7325, cast articles of iron, which is not in Annex I of the CBAM Regulation. Your EU buyer files no CBAM figure for them, though some ask for a product footprint.
Why not
Annex I covers chapter 73 only for headings 7301 to 7311, 7318 and 7326. Cast articles under 7325, such as manhole covers, gratings and counterweights, are outside it.
Watch the code
Covers made of steel plate or fabricated frames may be declared under 7308 or 7326, which are covered. Check what your buyer actually declares.
Could coverage change
The Commission proposed in December 2025 to extend CBAM to some downstream steel and aluminium products. As of October 2026 that is not law, so check Annex I again before each contract season.
What Senseible does here
Senseible reads your fuel and electricity invoices into dated, fingerprinted records, so if a buyer asks for a product footprint you can answer from documents rather than estimates.
Sources: CBAM Regulation (EU) 2023/956, consolidated, European Commission, CBAM legislation and guidance
Last reviewed 2026-10-22.