CN 7610Covered by CBAMAluminium

CN 7610 under CBAM — Aluminium Structures & Façades

Aluminium structures and parts of structures (doors, windows, frames, curtain walls)

Fabricated aluminium structures — doors, windows, frames, curtain-wall elements, solar-mounting structures and prepared structural parts. Indian façade fabricators and solar-structure makers export to EU construction and renewables projects under this heading, aggregating large tonnages of extruded profile into each consignment.

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Covered

CBAM status of this heading

1 Jan 2026

Definitive phase — certificates due

€70–80

per tCO₂ — certificate price tracks EU ETS

up to ~40%

typical cost cut with verified actuals

Emission profile

Where the emissions in CN 7610 come from

Fabrication adds little energy; the extruded profiles consumed are precursors, each carrying its billet’s smelting emissions — the coal-vs-hydro-vs-scrap spread of 14–18 versus 4–7 versus 0.5–1.5 tCO₂/t. Because a structure aggregates many tonnes of profile, the defaults-vs-actuals gap scales with the whole bill of materials. The EU default value for this heading is deliberately conservative.

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.

What to do

Exporting under CN 7610? Three moves, in order.

01
Identify your production route and precursors
Build the bill-of-materials: which extruders supply your profiles, from which billet chains — each is a precursor line needing supplier data. Bound your cutting, machining and assembly stages.
02
Collect the data you already have
Profile purchase records with supplier traceability, fabrication-shop electricity, finishing-line data where present, project-wise despatch weights.
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.

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Frequently asked

CN 7610 and CBAM, in plain English

Is CN 7610 covered by CBAM?

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Yes. CN 7610 — aluminium structures and prepared parts — doors, windows, curtain walling, mounting structures — is a covered good under the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism. Any consignment under this heading imported into the EU has carried reporting obligations since the transitional phase (1 October 2023 – 31 December 2025), and since the definitive phase began on 1 January 2026 the EU importer must buy CBAM certificates against its embedded emissions. Solar-mounting structures for EU renewables projects are a fast-growing Indian export under this heading.

How much CBAM cost does CN 7610 face in 2026?

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CBAM certificates track the EU ETS carbon price — roughly €70–80 per tonne of CO₂ in 2026 — so the bill is your embedded emissions multiplied by that price. Aluminium’s bill is dominated by electricity: coal-powered primary metal carries several times the embedded emissions of hydro-powered or scrap-based metal, so two identical consignments can face wildly different CBAM costs. Verified actuals typically cut the cost by up to ~40% versus defaults — use our calculator for a product-specific estimate.

Solar-structure tenders in the EU now ask for embedded-carbon data. Is that CBAM?

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It is CBAM plus procurement policy reinforcing it. The regulatory obligation — certificates against embedded emissions since 1 January 2026 — falls on the importer; on top of that, EU renewables developers increasingly score bids on carbon. A verified actuals filing serves both: it cuts the importer’s certificate cost versus defaults and doubles as credible carbon documentation for the tender scorecard.

Our structures mix aluminium profiles with steel fasteners and brackets. How does that declare?

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By CN classification of what ships: goods under CN 7610 declare as aluminium structures, and steel components shipped under their own headings (e.g. CN 7318 fasteners) declare separately — both covered, each with its own emission basis. Mixed consignments make correct classification and per-material data both matter; we structure the data package so each declarant line has its number.

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