# Our EU buyer wants CBAM data for products that are not CBAM goods. Do we have to give it?

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There is no CBAM duty for goods outside Annex I. The buyer may still want a carbon footprint for its own reporting, which is a commercial request. Confirm the CN code, explain it is not covered, and offer an ordinary product footprint instead.

## Check first

- Confirm the CN code with your broker.
- Compare it with Annex I of the CBAM Regulation.
- Note whether downstream rules may extend the list.

## Reply

Say the product is not a CBAM good under its code, and offer a footprint with method and period. Keep it separate from any CBAM figures you send for covered goods.

## Why buyers ask

Many buyers request data for every steel or aluminium item, without checking codes first.

## What Senseible does here

Senseible reads bills, fuel invoices and production records into dated, fingerprinted records, so the figure you send a buyer can be traced to its documents.

- [Is steel furniture covered?](https://senseible.earth/answers/is-steel-furniture-covered-by-cbam)
- [Are pumps and bearings covered?](https://senseible.earth/answers/are-pumps-valves-and-bearings-covered-by-cbam)
- [Buyer questionnaire formats](https://senseible.earth/answers/buyer-sends-own-carbon-questionnaire-format)

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.