# Is carbon black exported to the EU covered by CBAM?

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No. Carbon black is declared under 2803, and the only chapter 28 product in Annex I is hydrogen. EU tyre and rubber buyers file no CBAM figure for it, but many ask for a product footprint because carbon black is carbon intensive.

## What buyers ask instead

A cradle to gate footprint per tonne: feedstock oil, process gas use, tail gas combustion and power, with any exported power or steam credited by a stated method.

## 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.

- [Carbon black CO2 per tonne](https://senseible.earth/answers/carbon-black-co2-per-tonne)
- [Are chemicals covered?](https://senseible.earth/answers/vapi-ankleshwar-chemicals-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.