A cable wrapping tape, in particular for the engine compartment of an automobile, has a strip-like carrier consisting of fabric, said carrier is provided at least on one side with a self-adhering adhesive layer which consists of a pressure-sensitive adhesive, wherein the fabric of the carrier consists of a yarn which is formed from a polyamide material and which has a yarn strength of at least 280 dtex. The yarn is formed from 24 to 80 filaments, and the cable wrapping tape meets abrasion class E according to LV 312 both on a mandrel having a 5 mm diameter and on a mandrel having a 10 mm diameter. For increasing the abrasion resistance, it is proposed that the filaments are twisted with one another about a central longitudinal axis (X-X) of the yarn.