Wire of iron or non-alloy steel -- drawn from wire rod (CN 7213) into final wire products. Used in nails, mesh, springs, welding consumables, fencing.

Are upstream wire rod emissions included in CN 7217?

Yes. CBAM declarations capture cumulative upstream emissions per Reg. 2025/2621 Article 7. The drawing step itself adds <0.05 t/t; the dominant emissions come from the wire rod (CN 7213).

How does in-EU drawing of imported rod affect CBAM?

If you import the wire rod (CN 7213) and draw inside the EU, you owe CBAM on the rod, not on the wire output. EU drawing emissions are covered (or not) by EU ETS at the installation level.

Are galvanised wires in CN 7217?

Yes -- the heading is at the wire form level, and coating sub-codes refine by treatment. Galvanising adds minimal emissions but the zinc coating mass is excluded from the CBAM mass calculation.

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CN 7217

Name: CN 7217 -- Wire of iron or non-alloy steel, in coils (excl. bars and rods)
Brand: AutoCBAM
SKU: 7217

Wire of iron or non-alloy steel, in coils (excl. bars and rods)

✓ In scope of CBAM Iron and steel

CBAM cost preview

Live ETS price: €76.15/t CO₂. Sample: 1 tonne of CN 7217 at default factors costs ~€16.41 in CBAM certificates today.

Direct emissions: 1.88 t CO₂/t
Indirect emissions: 0.275 t CO₂/t
CBAM cost (1000 t shipment): €16,410

How is this calculated?

CBAM certificate cost = embedded emissions × ETS price × (1 − free-allocation factor) × phase-in markup.

Phase-in 2026: 10% of full certificate cost. Free allocation assumed 0% in this preview.

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Top exporters into the EU

Eurostat Comext, latest available year. Volumes shown are extra-EU imports (tonnes).

Origin	Tonnes / yr	Share
China	280,000	100%

Source: Eurostat Comext annual extra-EU trade.

How to comply for this code

Reviewed by AutoCBAM team — last updated 2026-04-28.

Methodology guide -- CN 7217 (wire of iron or non-alloy steel)

Wire is downstream of wire rod. China is the dominant non-EU source (~280kt/yr); India a secondary source.

Step 1 -- understand the upstream emissions chain. Imported wire carries the upstream wire-rod emissions plus the drawing step (typically <0.05 t/t). For Chinese wire, the upstream rod is mostly BF-BOF (1.9-2.4 t/t direct).

Step 2 -- request the full chain verification. Reg. 2025/2621 Article 7 requires upstream emissions to be passed through. A wire drawer's scope 1 + 2 numbers alone are insufficient -- they must include the upstream rod emissions, with verifier sign-off on the chain.

Step 3 -- handle galvanised wire correctly. Coating mass is excluded from CBAM mass. Subtract the zinc/aluminium coating weight from customs-declared mass before applying the emissions factor.

Step 4 -- verify Chinese sources rigorously. Chinese wire production is fragmented; the supplier's verifier accreditation must be EU-recognised. Reject self-attestation reports.

Frequently asked questions

What is CN 7217?: Wire of iron or non-alloy steel -- drawn from wire rod (CN 7213) into final wire products. Used in nails, mesh, springs, welding consumables, fencing.
Are upstream wire rod emissions included in CN 7217?: Yes. CBAM declarations capture cumulative upstream emissions per Reg. 2025/2621 Article 7. The drawing step itself adds <0.05 t/t; the dominant emissions come from the wire rod (CN 7213).
How does in-EU drawing of imported rod affect CBAM?: If you import the wire rod (CN 7213) and draw inside the EU, you owe CBAM on the rod, not on the wire output. EU drawing emissions are covered (or not) by EU ETS at the installation level.
Are galvanised wires in CN 7217?: Yes -- the heading is at the wire form level, and coating sub-codes refine by treatment. Galvanising adds minimal emissions but the zinc coating mass is excluded from the CBAM mass calculation.

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