RCEP tariff schedule for Japanese goods. Important alternative pathway alongside AJCEP and IJEPA for preferential market access.
Approximately 90% of tariff lines; over 65% at zero duty, remainder phased over 20 years
All major sectors: electronics, automotive, machinery, chemicals, textiles, agriculture, metals, energy, plastics
Product-Specific Rules per tariff line; RVC of 40% or CTC; full cumulation among all 15 RCEP members
Country-specific exclusion lists. Japan excludes rice, beef/pork, wheat, dairy, sugar. Phase-out periods up to 20 years.
Sample of HS codes with active preferential rates under this agreement.
| HS Code | Product | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Prefabricated buildings — Other, of iron or of steel | 0% | |
| Photographic paper, paperboard and textiles, sensitised, unexposed — Other, for colour photography (polychrome) | 0% | |
| Photographic paper, paperboard and textiles, sensitised, unexposed; In rolls of a width exceeding 610 mm, other | 0% | |
| Photographic paper, paperboard and textiles, sensitised, unexposed; In rolls of a width exceeding 610 mm, other | 0% | |
| Photographic paper, paperboard and textiles, sensitised, unexposed, other | 0% | |
| Photographic paper, paperboard and textiles, sensitised, unexposed, other | 0% | |
To qualify for preferential rates under RCEP-Japan, your shipment needs a valid Certificate of Origin. Kickrate handles the documentation as your Importer of Record.
| 37040010 |
| Photographic plates, film, paper, paperboard and textiles, exposed but not developed — X-ray plates or film |
| 0% |
| 37040010 | Photographic plates, film, paper, paperboard and textiles, exposed but not developed — X-ray plates or film | 0% |
| 37040090 | Photographic plates, film, paper, paperboard and textiles, exposed but not developed, other | 0% |
| 37040090 | Photographic plates, film, paper, paperboard and textiles, exposed but not developed, other | 0% |
| 37050020 | Photographic plates and film, exposed and developed, other than cinematographic film — Microfilm | 0% |
| 37050010 | Photographic plates and film, exposed and developed, other than cinematographic film — X-ray | 0% |
| 37050010 | Photographic plates and film, exposed and developed, other than cinematographic film — X-ray | 0% |
| 37050020 | Photographic plates and film, exposed and developed, other than cinematographic film — Microfilm | 0% |
| 03076050 | Molluscs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked molluscs, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process — Smoked | 0% |
| 37061010 | Cinematographic film, exposed and developed, whether or not incorporating sound track or consisting only of sound track — Newsreels, travelogues, technical and scientific films | 0% |
| 37061010 | Cinematographic film, exposed and developed, whether or not incorporating sound track or consisting only of sound track — Newsreels, travelogues, technical and scientific films | 0% |
| 37050030 | Photographic plates and film, exposed and developed, other than cinematographic film — For offset reproduction | 0% |
| 37050030 | Photographic plates and film, exposed and developed, other than cinematographic film — For offset reproduction | 0% |
| 37050090 | Photographic plates and film, exposed and developed, other than cinematographic film, other | 0% |
