# Are cast iron manhole covers exported to Europe covered by CBAM?

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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.

- [Manhole cover footprint](https://senseible.earth/answers/cast-iron-manhole-cover-carbon-footprint)
- [Are cast iron castings covered?](https://senseible.earth/answers/are-cast-iron-castings-covered-by-cbam)
- [Check a CN code](https://senseible.earth/answers/check-if-product-cn-code-covered-by-cbam)

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

Last reviewed 2026-10-22.