To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of changes to the rules of origin in the Trade and Cooperation Agreement with the EU which are due to come into force on 1 January 2024; and if she will make a statement.
Answered on
7 March 2023
The rules of origin we negotiated with the EU were developed in close consultation with stakeholders and designed to reflect the needs of UK-EU supply chains. For some sectors, such as electrified vehicles and batteries, we negotiated transitional rules until 2027 to help industry adapt to these new requirements. Department for Business and Trade officials are in regular dialogue with industry in these sectors to understand their readiness for upcoming changes.