Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 14173

Electric Vehicles: Rules of Origin

Tabled: 29 June 2026
Answered: 2 July 2026
Named Day

Question

Joe Robertson

ConservativeIsle of Wight East

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact on UK automotive exports to the European Union of the 10% tariff that may apply to electric vehicles that do not meet Rules of Origin req

Answer

Chris Bryant
New rules of origin requirements for electric vehicles under the TCA are scheduled to come into force on 1st January 2027. We are aware of the understandable and growing concern from industry about the potential impact of the upcoming rule changes on both...

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