# UK Car Industry Pushes for Two-Year Brexit EV Tariff Delay

> UK carmakers demand two-year delay to EU EV tariffs after initial Brexit rules caused battery supply issues.
- Title: UK Car Industry Pushes for Two-Year Brexit EV Tariff Delay
- Summary: UK carmakers demand two-year delay to EU EV tariffs after initial Brexit rules caused battery supply issues.
- Keywords: uk car industry, brexit ev tariffs, rules of origin, battery manufacturing, european union, tariffs, electric vehicles, sunderland, the Guardian
- Source: the Guardian — https://theguardian.com/business/2026/nov/12/uk-car-industry-rules-of-origin-brexit-ev-tariffs-eu
- Published: 2026-11-12T16:30:27+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: uk car industry, brexit ev tariffs, rules of origin, battery manufacturing, european union, tariffs, electric vehicles, sunderland, news, world
## UK Car Industry Pushes for Delay
UK car industry prepares to push for two-year delay to Brexit tariffs on electric cars traded with EU.
## Tariffs Set to Kick In
Tariffs due to kick in on 1 january for most electric cars traded between EU and UK unless agreement reached.
## Brexit Deal Clause
2020 Brexit deal included clause requiring electric cars to use batteries made in UK or EU with local materials or face 10% tariffs.
## Initial Deadline
Rules initially meant to come into force on 1 january 2024 to encourage local battery manufacturing.
## Project Failures
Three years later several prominent battery projects on both sides of channel have collapsed.
## EU-UK Negotiations
EU and UK wrangling over whether UK can be included in made in europe subsidies and matching EU tariffs on chinese car imports.
## Industry Calls for Delay
UK carmakers united in calls for rules of origin to be delayed again but agreement yet to be reached.
## Key takeaway

UK car industry seeks two-year extension to avoid 10% tariffs on electric vehicles traded with EU by January 2027.