# UK car industry to seek two-year delay to Brexit EV tariffs

https://mins.news/en/item/141033

- The Guardian, 2026-11-12 16:30 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/nov/12/uk-car-industry-rules-of-origin-brexit-ev-tariffs-eu

> The UK car industry plans to press for a two-year postponement of tariffs on electric cars traded with the EU. Duties are due to begin on 1 January unless the sides again delay battery rules of origin; an initial European Commission proposal is understood to amount to a one-year delay.

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