INDUSTRIES · AUTOMOTIVE
EV battery sourcing is a forced labor compliance problem.
The Inflation Reduction Act, UFLPA, and evolving EU supply chain due diligence requirements are turning automotive battery and critical mineral sourcing into a full-scale compliance challenge. Sayari traces the ownership and trade flows behind your Tier 2-4 suppliers so you can make credible sourcing certifications.
auto_supply_chain.log
oem: “Electra Motors (US)”
battery_supplier: “Longway Battery Co. (CN)”
⚠ Cathode material: Xinjiang region source
Tier 2: Inner Mongolia Lithium Corp (CN)
✗ IRA §30D FEOC restriction triggered
Automotive · CORE CHALLENGES
The exposure your current tools don’t surface.
Xinjiang-sourced materials in battery mineral supply chains
Critical minerals for EV batteries – including lithium, cobalt, and rare earth elements – move through processing and refining chains where Xinjiang-source inputs are commingled with other origins, making traceability extremely difficult.
IRA sourcing requirements for battery component content
The Inflation Reduction Act’s EV tax credit provisions require battery manufacturers and automakers to verify the source of critical minerals and battery components – in a supply chain that spans dozens of jurisdictions.
Sanctioned entity involvement in mineral processing
Russian and Chinese state-owned enterprises and their affiliates control significant portions of critical mineral processing capacity globally – creating sanctions exposure for automotive supply chains that don’t trace ownership at the processing tier.
EU regulatory requirements for battery and supply chain due diligence
EU CSDDD, EU Forced Labour Regulation, and Battery Regulation requirements demand due diligence on supply chain ownership and practices – particularly for battery sourcing, with new compliance deadlines for 2025. Automotive companies operating in EU markets must demonstrate ownership traceability and forced labor risk assessment across mining through manufacturing.
THE SAYARI APPROACH
Trace the ownership behind your battery and mineral supply chain.
Sayari connects trade transaction data to corporate ownership structures across the EV battery supply chain – from mining and mineral processing through cell manufacturing – enabling automotive teams to identify forced labor exposure, IRA sourcing compliance gaps, and sanctioned-entity involvement.
Critical mineral supply chain traceability
IRA-eligible sourcing verification
Sanctioned entity detection in mineral processing
UFLPA compliance for automotive inputs
HOW IT WORKS
From raw data to confident decision.
Map battery and mineral suppliers
Ingest your EV battery supplier network – including cell manufacturers, mineral processors, and mining companies – into the Sayari world model for ownership resolution.
Trace trade flows and corporate ownership
Sayari links import transaction data to corporate ownership structures at every supply chain tier – tracing mineral flows from mine to cell manufacturer through the processing chain.
Generate IRA and UFLPA compliance documentation
Sayari’s investigation records provide the sourcing documentation basis for IRA tax credit certification and UFLPA rebuttable presumption responses.
500M+
companies – including the mining, processing, and manufacturing entities in the EV supply chain
Sayari’s world model covers lithium miners in Chile and Australia, cobalt processors in the DRC and China, nickel refiners in Indonesia and Russia, and the cell manufacturers that source from all of them – with corporate ownership traversal to the beneficial owner.
SAYARI VS. LEGACY TOOLS
Decisive action requires complete ownership data.
WITH SAYARI
- Trace corporate ownership and trade flows through every battery and mineral supply chain tier
- Verify IRA and UFLPA sourcing claims against primary-source trade and registry data
- Surface sanctioned-entity ownership at mineral processing and mining tiers
- Continuous monitoring flags new designations and ownership changes across the supply chain
WITHOUT SAYARI
- Rely on Tier 1 battery supplier certifications for sourcing compliance
- No visibility into mineral processing and mining tiers
- Screen supplier names against OFAC and BIS lists
- Annual audit cycle with self-reported supply chain data
OUTCOMES
What decisive aerospace & defense teams accomplish.
4-6×
deeper supply chain visibility
Automotive teams trace battery and mineral supply chains from Tier 1 through the mining tier – without manual registry research across a dozen jurisdictions.
250+
jurisdictions covered
Full corporate ownership coverage of the automotive and EV battery supply chain – including the DRC, Chile, Indonesia, China, and every other critical mineral-producing jurisdiction.
100%
primary-source traceability records
Every supply chain investigation is backed by primary-source trade and registry data – creating the documentation basis for IRA tax credit certification and UFLPA compliance.
RECOMMENDED PRODUCTS
The Sayari stack for automotive risk.
Sayari Graph
The primary-source corporate intelligence platform – connecting EV battery and mineral trade records to corporate ownership structures across the full supply chain.
Supply Chain Risk
End-to-end EV battery supply chain traceability – from mineral sourcing through cell manufacturing, linked to corporate ownership and IRA eligibility.
Forced Labor Compliance
UFLPA-specific traceability for automotive inputs – connecting import transactions to the mining and processing entities with Xinjiang nexus indicators.
AUTOMOTIVE · SAYARI
Certify your EV supply chain with confidence.
Sayari gives automotive compliance teams the trade and ownership intelligence to verify IRA sourcing, identify UFLPA exposure, and detect sanctioned-entity involvement – across every tier of the battery supply chain.