# Are graphite electrodes covered by CBAM?

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No. Graphite electrodes are declared under 8545, which is not in Annex I. But the electrode carbon a steelmaker consumes in an arc furnace counts in that steel's direct emissions, so EU and Asian mills may ask how much carbon your electrodes hold.

## Why buyers still ask

An arc furnace mill reports electrode consumption in its mass balance. A figure for carbon content per tonne of electrode helps it, and a product footprint helps its Scope 3.

## 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.

- [Electrode CO2 in arc furnace steel](https://senseible.earth/answers/graphite-electrode-co2-in-eaf-steel)
- [Electrode manufacturing CO2](https://senseible.earth/answers/graphite-electrode-manufacturing-co2-per-tonne)
- [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.