RCEP tariff schedule for Chinese goods. Product-specific reduction timelines separate from ACFTA, giving traders an additional pathway for preferential 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including pressure-reducing valves and thermostatically controlled valves — With an inlet internal diameter of less than 1 cm | 0% | |
| Cigarette paper, whether or not cut to size or in the form of booklets or tubes — Tobacco wrapping paper | 0% | |
| Cigarette paper, whether or not cut to size or in the form of booklets or tubes — Cigarette tipping paper | 0% | |
| Cigarette paper, whether or not cut to size or in the form of booklets or tubes — Cigarette tipping paper | 0% | |
| Cigarette paper, whether or not cut to size or in the form of booklets or tubes; In rolls of a width exceeding 5 cm, coated, other | 0% | |
| Cigarette paper, whether or not cut to size or in the form of booklets or tubes; In rolls of a width exceeding 5 cm, coated, other |
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.
| 0% |
| 48139091 | Cigarette paper, whether or not cut to size or in the form of booklets or tubes — Tobacco wrapping paper | 0% |
| 48139091 | Cigarette paper, whether or not cut to size or in the form of booklets or tubes — Tobacco wrapping paper | 0% |
| 48139099 | Cigarette paper, whether or not cut to size or in the form of booklets or tubes, other | 0% |
| 48139099 | Cigarette paper, whether or not cut to size or in the form of booklets or tubes, other | 0% |
| 48142010 | Wallpaper and similar wall coverings; window transparencies of paper — Of a width not exceeding 60 cm | 0% |
| 48142010 | Wallpaper and similar wall coverings; window transparencies of paper — Of a width not exceeding 60 cm | 0% |
| 48142091 | Wallpaper and similar wall coverings; window transparencies of paper — Photo murals | 0% |
| 48142091 | Wallpaper and similar wall coverings; window transparencies of paper — Photo murals | 0% |
| 48142099 | Wallpaper and similar wall coverings; window transparencies of paper; Wallpaper and similar wall coverings, consisting of paper coated or covered, on the face side, with a grained, embossed, coloured, design-printed or otherwise decorated layer of plastics, other | 0% |
| 48142099 | Wallpaper and similar wall coverings; window transparencies of paper; Wallpaper and similar wall coverings, consisting of paper coated or covered, on the face side, with a grained, embossed, coloured, design-printed or otherwise decorated layer of plastics, other | 0% |
| 48149000 | Wallpaper and similar wall coverings; window transparencies of paper, other | 0% |
| 48149000 | Wallpaper and similar wall coverings; window transparencies of paper, other | 0% |
| 48162010 | Carbon paper, self-copy paper and other copying or transfer papers (other than those of heading 48.09), duplicator stencils and offset plates, of paper, whether or not put up in boxes — In rolls of a width exceeding 15 cm but not exceeding 36 cm | 0% |
| 48162010 | Carbon paper, self-copy paper and other copying or transfer papers (other than those of heading 48.09), duplicator stencils and offset plates, of paper, whether or not put up in boxes — In rolls of a width exceeding 15 cm but not exceeding 36 cm | 0% |
