Is HS 8544 covered by CBAM?
Copper winding wire, lacquered or enamelled
Proposed for 2028
Not yet. 10 CN codes under heading 8544 are in the Commission's proposal to extend CBAM from 1 January 2028.
Not covered today, but the European Commission has proposed adding it from 1 January 2028. This is a proposal: the European Parliament and the Council can still change it.
Proposed from 2028
| CN code | Product |
|---|---|
| ex 8544 11 10 | Copper winding wire, lacquered or enamelled (Only if it contains steel or aluminium.) |
| ex 8544 11 90 | Copper winding wire, other insulation (Only if it contains steel or aluminium.) |
| ex 8544 19 | Winding wire of other materials (Only if it contains steel or aluminium.) |
| ex 8544 49 20 | Telecom conductors, up to 80 V (Only if it contains steel or aluminium.) |
| ex 8544 49 91 | Electric wire and cables up to 1,000 V, conductor wires over 0.51 mm (Only if it contains steel or aluminium.) |
| ex 8544 49 93 | Other electric conductors, up to 80 V (Only if it contains steel or aluminium.) |
| ex 8544 49 95 | Other electric conductors, 80 to 1,000 V (Only if it contains steel or aluminium.) |
| ex 8544 49 99 | Other electric conductors, 1,000 V (Only if it contains steel or aluminium.) |
| ex 8544 60 10 | Electric conductors over 1,000 V, copper (Only if it contains steel or aluminium.) |
| ex 8544 60 90 | Electric conductors over 1,000 V, not copper (Only if it contains steel or aluminium.) |
What to do now
Nothing is payable yet. But buyers plan contracts a year ahead, so start keeping fuel and electricity records now, and ask your steel or aluminium suppliers for their emissions data.
Sources: EU default values (Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2621 Annex I/IV as corrected by (EU) 2026/1740 (Commission file v2, 6 Aug 2026)); European Commission proposal COM(2025) 989, Annex I (17 December 2025), procedure 2025/0419(COD). The proposal is not law. Not legal or customs advice; see the disclaimer.