# Are auto components covered by EU CBAM?

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Mostly not. Parts of motor vehicles under CN 8708, and engine parts under chapter 84, are not in Annex I today. Some steel and aluminium goods auto suppliers ship are covered, such as bolts under 7318, tube fittings under 7307, other steel articles under 7326 and aluminium articles under 7616.

## Not covered today

- 8708: parts and accessories of motor vehicles, such as brake parts, axles and gearboxes.
- 8409 and 8483: engine parts, crankshafts, gears and bearings housings.
- 8511 and 8544: ignition equipment and insulated wiring harnesses.

## Covered when declared under these headings

- 7318: screws, bolts, nuts and washers of iron or steel.
- 7307: tube or pipe fittings of iron or steel.
- 7326: other articles of iron or steel, which can include some forged or stamped parts not classified as vehicle parts.
- 7616: other articles of aluminium, which can include some aluminium castings.

## Check each part number

Classification is by part, not by industry. Make a list of your EU part numbers with the CN code your buyer declares. Parts under covered headings need embedded emissions data; the rest do not, for now.

## What Senseible does here

Senseible reads fuel and electricity bills into a fingerprinted Scope 1 and 2 record, the plant-level input when a covered part needs embedded emissions data. Its CBAM calculator estimates certificate cost from 2026 to 2034.

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- [CBAM downstream products from 2028](https://senseible.earth/climate-intelligence/cbam-downstream-products-2028)

Sources: [Regulation (EU) 2023/956, consolidated text with Annex I](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/956/2025-10-20), [European Commission, CBAM legislation and guidance (including the downstream extension proposal)](https://taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu/carbon-border-adjustment-mechanism/cbam-legislation-and-guidance_en)

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.