RCEP-ChinaRegional (RCEP)Active

Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement - China

RCEP tariff schedule for Chinese goods. Product-specific reduction timelines separate from ACFTA, giving traders an additional pathway for preferential access.

Key Facts

Tariff Coverage

Approximately 90% of tariff lines; over 65% at zero duty, remainder phased over 20 years

Key Sectors

All major sectors: electronics, automotive, machinery, chemicals, textiles, agriculture, metals, energy, plastics

Rules of Origin

Product-Specific Rules per tariff line; RVC of 40% or CTC; full cumulation among all 15 RCEP members

Exclusions & Limitations

Country-specific exclusion lists. Japan excludes rice, beef/pork, wheat, dairy, sugar. Phase-out periods up to 20 years.

Member Countries (1)

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China

Products Under RCEP-China

Sample of HS codes with active preferential rates under this agreement.

HS Code	Product	Rate
84818099	Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including pressure-reducing valves and thermostatically controlled valves — other	0%
38012000	Colloidal or semi-colloidal graphite	0%
38012000	Colloidal or semi-colloidal graphite	0%
38011000	Artificial graphite	0%
38011000	Artificial graphite	0%
03078820	Smoked	0%
38019000	Other	0%
38019000	Other	0%
38029020	Activated carbon; activated natural mineral products; animal black, including spent animal black — activated clays or activated earths	0%
38029090	Activated carbon; activated natural mineral products; animal black, including spent animal black — other	0%
38029090	Activated carbon; activated natural mineral products; animal black, including spent animal black — other	0%
38030000	Tall oil, whether or not refined.	0%
38030000	Tall oil, whether or not refined.	0%
38040010	Residual lyes from the manufacture of wood pulp, whether or not concentrated, desugared or chemically treated, including lignin sulphonates, but excluding tall oil of heading 38.03 — concentrated sulphite lye	0%
38040010	Residual lyes from the manufacture of wood pulp, whether or not concentrated, desugared or chemically treated, including lignin sulphonates, but excluding tall oil of heading 38.03 — concentrated sulphite lye	0%
38040090	Residual lyes from the manufacture of wood pulp, whether or not concentrated, desugared or chemically treated, including lignin sulphonates, but excluding tall oil of heading 38.03 — other	0%
38040090	Residual lyes from the manufacture of wood pulp, whether or not concentrated, desugared or chemically treated, including lignin sulphonates, but excluding tall oil of heading 38.03 — other	0%
38051000	Gum, wood or sulphate turpentine and other terpenic oils produced by the distillation or other treatment of coniferous woods; crude dipentene; sulphite turpentine and other crude para-cymene; pine oil containing alpha-terpineol as the main constituent — gum, wood or sulphate turpentine oils	0%
38051000	Gum, wood or sulphate turpentine and other terpenic oils produced by the distillation or other treatment of coniferous woods; crude dipentene; sulphite turpentine and other crude para-cymene; pine oil containing alpha-terpineol as the main constituent — gum, wood or sulphate turpentine oils	0%
38062000	Rosin and resin acids, and derivatives thereof; rosin spirit and rosin oils; run gums — salts of rosin, of resin acids or of derivatives of rosin or resin acids, other than salts of rosin adducts	0%

Agreement Details

Code: RCEP-China
Type: Regional (RCEP)
Signed: 2020
In Force Since: 2022
Current Tariff Period: 01 April 2026 — 31 Maret 2027
Status: Active (1,000 product tariffs)
Members: 1 countries

Need a Certificate of Origin?

To qualify for preferential rates under RCEP-China, your shipment needs a valid Certificate of Origin. Kickrate handles the documentation as your Importer of Record.