# Bolts are in CBAM. Brake drums are not. Canonical: https://senseible.earth/export/engineering-goods Same steel, different rules. The code decides. Stamp every line you ship to the European Union (EU) and see which ones your buyer needs a figure for under CBAM (the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism). Tap each line you ship. Type the first 4 digits of the code on your shipping bill. ## Fasteners and wire Same wire, different rules. The code decides. - Bolts, nuts, screws and washers (7318): In CBAM. Covered. Your buyer needs your emissions per tonne. Heading 7318 is in the EU list, stainless and alloy steel included. For steel goods only direct emissions count, plus the embedded emissions of the steel you bought as input. For most fastener makers that wire rod is by far the largest part, so ask your steel supplier for its figure. Divide by tonnes of fasteners made, not tonnes of rod bought. - Steel wire and wire rod (7217, 7223, 7229, chapter 72): In CBAM. Covered. Wire is iron and steel goods. Wire of non-alloy steel (7217), stainless steel (7223) and other alloy steel (7229), plus wire rod and bars in chapter 72, are in. Galvanised wire sold in coils is in. The same wire woven into mesh is not. - Nails, springs, chains, mesh and rope (7317, 7320, 7315, 7314, 7312, 7313): Not today. Not in the list today. Expect buyer questions. Nails (7317), springs (7320), chains (7315), mesh and fencing (7314), stranded wire and ropes (7312) and barbed wire (7313) are not in the EU list today. Two products from the same wire can be in and out, so agree the 8-digit code with your buyer for each item and keep it on the invoice. ## Castings and forgings In or out depends on what the part is made for. - Flanges and pipe fittings, forged or cast (7307): In CBAM. Covered. Flanges, elbows, tees and couplings. Heading 7307 covers tube or pipe fittings of iron or steel, forged or cast. If a valve or pump maker ships flanges with the order, those lines count even when the pump does not. - Forgings not machined further (7326, chapter 72 bars): In CBAM. Covered while not machined further. Heading 7326 covers other articles of iron or steel, including forged or stamped ones not further worked. Forged bars sit in chapter 72. Once a forging is machined into a part the tariff classes by its function, such as a crankshaft or a vehicle part, it is out today. Your importer’s code decides. - Ductile iron pipes (7303): In CBAM. Covered. Cast iron pipes are in. Heading 7303 covers tubes, pipes and hollow profiles of cast iron, ductile iron pipes included. - Aluminium die castings (7616, 8708, 8409, 8413): Depends on the code. Depends on the code your importer declares. A die casting that is not a recognisable part of a machine usually sits in 7616 and is covered. A casting made for a vehicle, engine or pump is classed with that machine (8708, 8409, 8413) and is out today. A rough casting that already has the shape of the finished part counts as that part. - Grey and ductile iron castings (7325): Not today. Mostly outside today. Expect buyer questions. Heading 7325, other cast articles such as manhole covers, gratings and counterweights, is not in the EU list. A casting made for a specific machine is classed with that machine and is outside too. Cast iron pipes (7303) and pipe fittings (7307) are in. ## Auto parts Classification is by part, not by industry. Check each part number. - Brake drums, axle parts, steering knuckles (8708): Not today. Not in the list today. Expect buyer questions. Heading 8708, parts and accessories of motor vehicles, is not in the EU list today. The bolts, fittings and some steel or aluminium articles in the same order can still be in, so stamp those lines too. - Crankshafts, gears, bearing housings, engine parts (8483, 8409): Not today. Not in the list today. Expect buyer questions. Headings 8483 and 8409 are not in the EU list today. A forging machined into one of these leaves the covered steel headings. - Ignition parts and wiring harnesses (8511, 8544): Not today. Not in the list today. Expect buyer questions. Headings 8511 and 8544 are not in the EU list today. Ask your buyer which code it declares for each part. - Stamped or forged brackets and parts (7326, 8708): Depends on the code. Depends on the code your buyer declares. Heading 7326 can include some forged or stamped parts that are not classified as vehicle parts. If your buyer declares them as vehicle parts (8708) they are out. Make a list of your EU part numbers with the code your buyer declares for each. ## Machinery parts A machine is out. Its flanges and bolts may not be. - Pumps, valves and bearings (8413, 8481, 8482): Not today. Not in the list today. Expect buyer questions. Chapter 84 machinery is not in the EU list. Some pump subheadings in 8413 are on the Commission’s list for 2028, which is a proposal and not law. - Flanges, spare bolts and base frames sold with them (7307, 7318, 7326): In CBAM. Covered, even when the pump or valve is not. A valve maker often ships flanges and fittings in the same order, and a pump maker may sell spare fasteners or fabricated base frames. Those lines can fall under covered steel headings. A casting shipped rough, before it looks like a pump or valve part, may also count as a steel or aluminium article. List every invoice line with its code. ## Your docket Stamp a line and your docket appears here: what to send, and what your buyer will ask instead. - Your EU importer is charged on the EU default value for your goods, plus a mark-up that rises each year. A figure built from your own bills is usually lower. - Small importers are exempt below a yearly total of covered goods. The test is their yearly total, not your shipment, so ask yours. - Senseible builds the verifier-ready file and checks every figure in-house. An accredited verifier Senseible partners with signs it off, or you send it to your own. Senseible does not file declarations. - Carmakers and other buyers usually want Scope 1 and 2 totals (emissions from fuel you burn and electricity you buy), often per part or per kg, the renewable share of your electricity and a reduction plan. Twelve months of power and fuel bills and output by part are the starting point. - Some automotive buyers ask for a footprint per part through Catena-X, the automotive industry’s data-sharing network, and a certified Catena-X provider sends it. Senseible gives the plant energy input and does not connect to Catena-X. - Large EU buyers reporting under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) can only require what the standard marks “necessary”, and less from companies with 10 staff or fewer. The act was adopted on 3 July 2026 and is not in force until published in the EU’s Official Journal. 1. Take the 8-digit code from your shipping bill and check its first 4 digits against the EU list. 2. Ask your EU importer which code it declares. Its declaration counts, not your invoice description. 3. If you disagree, your importer can ask an EU customs authority for a binding tariff information ruling. [Open the CBAM page](https://senseible.earth/cbam), [see what your buyer asks](https://senseible.earth/buyer-carbon-questionnaire), [work out a footprint per part](https://senseible.earth/product-carbon-footprint) or [get your free carbon number](https://senseible.earth/msme-carbon-number) CBAM here is the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism. Your EU importer files and pays, and the code it declares decides. Senseible does not file CBAM declarations. ## Straight answers ### Which engineering goods are covered by CBAM? Today the EU list covers: bolts, nuts, screws and washers (7318); steel wire and wire rod (7217, 7223, 7229, chapter 72); flanges and pipe fittings, forged or cast (7307); forgings not machined further (7326, chapter 72 bars); ductile iron pipes (7303); flanges, spare bolts and base frames sold with them (7307, 7318, 7326). Not on the list today: nails, springs, chains, mesh and rope (7317, 7320, 7315, 7314, 7312, 7313); grey and ductile iron castings (7325); brake drums, axle parts, steering knuckles (8708); crankshafts, gears, bearing housings, engine parts (8483, 8409); ignition parts and wiring harnesses (8511, 8544); pumps, valves and bearings (8413, 8481, 8482). Depends on the code your buyer declares: aluminium die castings (7616, 8708, 8409, 8413); stamped or forged brackets and parts (7326, 8708). The code decides, so stamp every invoice line. ### Are bolts, nuts and screws covered by CBAM for Indian fastener makers? Covered. Your buyer needs your emissions per tonne. Heading 7318 is in the EU list, stainless and alloy steel included. For steel goods only direct emissions count, plus the embedded emissions of the steel you bought as input. For most fastener makers that wire rod is by far the largest part, so ask your steel supplier for its figure. Divide by tonnes of fasteners made, not tonnes of rod bought. ### Is steel wire covered by CBAM, and what about nails, springs and chains? Steel wire and wire rod (7217, 7223, 7229, chapter 72): Covered. Wire is iron and steel goods. Wire of non-alloy steel (7217), stainless steel (7223) and other alloy steel (7229), plus wire rod and bars in chapter 72, are in. Galvanised wire sold in coils is in. The same wire woven into mesh is not. Nails, springs, chains, mesh and rope (7317, 7320, 7315, 7314, 7312, 7313): Not in the list today. Expect buyer questions. Nails (7317), springs (7320), chains (7315), mesh and fencing (7314), stranded wire and ropes (7312) and barbed wire (7313) are not in the EU list today. Two products from the same wire can be in and out, so agree the 8-digit code with your buyer for each item and keep it on the invoice. ### Are castings and forgings covered by CBAM? Forgings not machined further (7326, chapter 72 bars): Covered while not machined further. Heading 7326 covers other articles of iron or steel, including forged or stamped ones not further worked. Forged bars sit in chapter 72. Once a forging is machined into a part the tariff classes by its function, such as a crankshaft or a vehicle part, it is out today. Your importer’s code decides. Aluminium die castings (7616, 8708, 8409, 8413): Depends on the code your importer declares. A die casting that is not a recognisable part of a machine usually sits in 7616 and is covered. A casting made for a vehicle, engine or pump is classed with that machine (8708, 8409, 8413) and is out today. A rough casting that already has the shape of the finished part counts as that part. Grey and ductile iron castings (7325): Mostly outside today. Expect buyer questions. Heading 7325, other cast articles such as manhole covers, gratings and counterweights, is not in the EU list. A casting made for a specific machine is classed with that machine and is outside too. Cast iron pipes (7303) and pipe fittings (7307) are in. ### Is my auto part covered by CBAM? Brake drums, axle parts, steering knuckles (8708): Not in the list today. Expect buyer questions. Heading 8708, parts and accessories of motor vehicles, is not in the EU list today. The bolts, fittings and some steel or aluminium articles in the same order can still be in, so stamp those lines too. Crankshafts, gears, bearing housings, engine parts (8483, 8409): Not in the list today. Expect buyer questions. Headings 8483 and 8409 are not in the EU list today. A forging machined into one of these leaves the covered steel headings. Ignition parts and wiring harnesses (8511, 8544): Not in the list today. Expect buyer questions. Headings 8511 and 8544 are not in the EU list today. Ask your buyer which code it declares for each part. Stamped or forged brackets and parts (7326, 8708): Depends on the code your buyer declares. Heading 7326 can include some forged or stamped parts that are not classified as vehicle parts. If your buyer declares them as vehicle parts (8708) they are out. Make a list of your EU part numbers with the code your buyer declares for each. ### Are pumps, valves and machinery parts covered by CBAM? Pumps, valves and bearings (8413, 8481, 8482): Not in the list today. Expect buyer questions. Chapter 84 machinery is not in the EU list. Some pump subheadings in 8413 are on the Commission’s list for 2028, which is a proposal and not law. Flanges, spare bolts and base frames sold with them (7307, 7318, 7326): Covered, even when the pump or valve is not. A valve maker often ships flanges and fittings in the same order, and a pump maker may sell spare fasteners or fabricated base frames. Those lines can fall under covered steel headings. A casting shipped rough, before it looks like a pump or valve part, may also count as a steel or aluminium article. List every invoice line with its code. ### What happens if I send my EU importer no CBAM figure? Your EU importer is charged on the EU default value for your goods, plus a mark-up that rises each year. A figure built from your own bills is usually lower. Small importers are exempt below a yearly total of covered goods. The test is their yearly total, not your shipment, so ask yours. Senseible builds the verifier-ready file and checks every figure in-house. An accredited verifier Senseible partners with signs it off, or you send it to your own. Senseible does not file declarations. ### What does my buyer ask for if my part is not in CBAM? Carmakers and other buyers usually want Scope 1 and 2 totals (emissions from fuel you burn and electricity you buy), often per part or per kg, the renewable share of your electricity and a reduction plan. Twelve months of power and fuel bills and output by part are the starting point. Some automotive buyers ask for a footprint per part through Catena-X, the automotive industry’s data-sharing network, and a certified Catena-X provider sends it. Senseible gives the plant energy input and does not connect to Catena-X. Large EU buyers reporting under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) can only require what the standard marks “necessary”, and less from companies with 10 staff or fewer. The act was adopted on 3 July 2026 and is not in force until published in the EU’s Official Journal. ### How do I settle a “depends on the code” line? Take the 8-digit code from your shipping bill and check its first 4 digits against the EU list. Ask your EU importer which code it declares. Its declaration counts, not your invoice description. If you disagree, your importer can ask an EU customs authority for a binding tariff information ruling. ### Could the CBAM list of engineering goods change? In December 2025 the European Commission proposed adding about 180 downstream steel and aluminium products from 1 January 2028. The Council agreed its position in June 2026 and the Parliament its mandate in September 2026. The three are negotiating the final list. It is not law yet. If it passes, some machined parts that are out today could come in. Check your codes again before each contract season. [Not shipping to the EU? Pick your market](https://senseible.earth/export) or [shipping to the UK? UK CBAM has its own list](https://senseible.earth/uk-cbam)