CN 7608 under CBAM — Aluminium Tubes & Pipes
Aluminium tubes and pipes
Aluminium tubes and pipes — extruded or drawn, for heat exchangers, irrigation, pneumatic and structural applications. Indian producers, often extrusion houses with tube capability, export to EU HVAC, automotive and engineering buyers under this heading.
Where the emissions in CN 7608 come from
As with all downstream aluminium, the billet precursor carries the smelting story — coal-power metal at 14–18 tCO₂/t versus hydro at 4–7 and scrap-based at 0.5–1.5 — while extrusion or drawing adds a modest, metered increment. The EU default value for this heading is deliberately conservative; the billet chain, documented and verified, is where the number is won.
Why we don’t print a default value here
The EU publishes and updates specific default values per goods category separately — quoting a stale number would mislead you. What never changes: defaults are set deliberately high, and the markup escalates from 10% in 2026 to 30% by 2028 for steel and aluminium (free-allowance phase-out runs to 2034). Use the CBAM calculator for a current, product-specific estimate.
Exporting under CN 7608? Three moves, in order.
- 01
Identify your production route and precursors
Trace the billet source and its power, or document your remelt charge if you cast your own — the metal precursor dominates. Bound the press, drawbench and annealing stages.
- 02
Collect the data you already have
Billet purchase or remelt records, press and drawbench electricity bills, annealing data, production weights by alloy and size.
- 03
File verified actuals, not defaults
Have the numbers computed to the EU CBAM methodology and verified, then hand your EU buyer’s Authorised Declarant a filing they can use. Verified actuals typically cut the CBAM cost by up to ~40% versus default values — and the default markup only gets worse, escalating from 10% in 2026 to 30% by 2028 for steel and aluminium.
Free this quarter: We cover your first report (April–June 2026) so an inflated EU default never costs you an order. Continue only if you choose to. Free for the April–June 2026 quarter — start your report by 30 September 2026.
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