CBAM goods · Aluminium · verified 2026-10-30

CN 7601 Unwrought aluminium — in EU CBAM

Imports under this code are CBAM goods. The importer, or their indirect customs representative, logs the embedded emissions from 1 January 2026.

7601 – Unwrought aluminium

Greenhouse gas: Carbon dioxide and perfluorocarbons.

What the importer logs

Embedded emissions per tonne of goods: direct emissions only, because this sector is in Annex II.
Actual installation data from the producer, through the CBAM Registry, or the Commission’s default values, which carry a mark-up.
Any carbon price already paid in the country of origin, if you will deduct it.
Certificates to surrender. Sales begin February 2027; the first annual declaration, for 2026 imports, is due 30 September 2027.

The 50-tonne threshold

Imports under this code count toward the single 50-tonne annual threshold for all CBAM goods. Above it you generally need authorised CBAM declarant status; below it, keep the mass records that show you stay under. Screen your volumes

Proposed 2028 extension

The Commission proposed adding about 180 downstream steel and aluminium products from 1 January 2028. It is still being negotiated and is not law yet.

Look up another code

Other aluminium codes in Annex I

7603 Aluminium powders and flakes
7604 Aluminium bars, rods and profiles
7605 Aluminium wire
7606 Aluminium plates, sheets and strip
7607 Aluminium foil
7608 Aluminium tubes and pipes
7609 00 00 Aluminium tube or pipe fittings
7610 Aluminium structures
7611 00 00 Aluminium reservoirs, tanks, vats and similar containers
7612 Aluminium casks, drums, cans, boxes and similar containers
7613 00 00 Aluminium containers for compressed or liquefied gas
7614 Stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like
7616 Other articles of aluminium

Sources

Not legal or customs advice. Tariff classification is binding only through your customs authority.