World's largest free trade bloc covering 15 Asia-Pacific nations. Key innovation: full cumulation allowing materials from any of 15 members to count toward origin requirements. Covers approximately 30% of global GDP and population. Separate tariff schedules apply per origin country.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Shavers, hair clippers and hair-removing appliances, with self-contained electric motor — Parts | 0% | |
| Shavers, hair clippers and hair-removing appliances, with self-contained electric motor — Parts | 0% | |
| Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading 82.08, and blades therefor; Other knives having fixed blades, other | 0% | |
| Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading 82.08, and blades therefor; Other knives having fixed blades, other | 0% | |
| Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading 82.08, and blades therefor — With handle of base metal | 0% | |
| Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading 82.08, and blades therefor — With handle of base metal |
To qualify for preferential rates under RCEP-ASEAN, your shipment needs a valid Certificate of Origin. Kickrate handles the documentation as your Importer of Record.
| 0% |
| 82119329 | Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading 82.08, and blades therefor; Knives having other than fixed blades; Of a kind used for agriculture, horticulture or forestry, other | 0% |
| 82119329 | Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading 82.08, and blades therefor; Knives having other than fixed blades; Of a kind used for agriculture, horticulture or forestry, other | 0% |
| 82119330 | Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading 82.08, and blades therefor — Flick knives or spring knives; penknives with blades of 15 cm or more in length | 0% |
| 82119330 | Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading 82.08, and blades therefor — Flick knives or spring knives; penknives with blades of 15 cm or more in length | 0% |
| 82119390 | Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading 82.08, and blades therefor; Knives having other than fixed blades, other | 0% |
| 82119390 | Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading 82.08, and blades therefor; Knives having other than fixed blades, other | 0% |
| 82119410 | Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading 82.08, and blades therefor — For knives of a kind used for agriculture, horticulture or forestry | 0% |
| 82119410 | Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading 82.08, and blades therefor — For knives of a kind used for agriculture, horticulture or forestry | 0% |
| 82119490 | Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading 82.08, and blades therefor; Blades, other | 0% |
| 82119490 | Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading 82.08, and blades therefor; Blades, other | 0% |
| 82119500 | Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading 82.08, and blades therefor — Handles of base metal | 0% |
| 82119500 | Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading 82.08, and blades therefor — Handles of base metal | 0% |
| 85381011 | Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading 85.35, 85.36 or 85.37 — Parts of programmable logic controllers for automated machines for transport, handling and storage of dies for semiconductor devices | 0% |
| 03074929 | 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; Cuttle fish and squid; Dried, salted or in brine, other | 0% |
