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 |
|---|---|---|
| Machinery, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter, for the industrial preparation or manufacture of food or drink, other than machinery for the extraction or preparation of animal or fixed vegetable or microbial fats or oils — Not electrically operated | 0% | |
| Other live animals, other | 0% | |
| Other live animals, other | 0% | |
| Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled — Carcasses and half-carcasses | 0% | |
| Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled — Carcasses and half-carcasses | 0% | |
| Antibiotics; Penicillins and their derivatives with a penicillanic acid structure; salts thereof; Amoxicillin and its salts, other | 0% |
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.
| 29411019 | Antibiotics; Penicillins and their derivatives with a penicillanic acid structure; salts thereof; Amoxicillin and its salts, other | 0% |
| 02012000 | Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled — Other cuts with bone in | 0% |
| 02012000 | Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled — Other cuts with bone in | 0% |
| 29411090 | Antibiotics; Penicillins and their derivatives with a penicillanic acid structure; salts thereof, other | 0% |
| 29411090 | Antibiotics; Penicillins and their derivatives with a penicillanic acid structure; salts thereof, other | 0% |
| 02013000 | Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled — Boneless | 0% |
| 02013000 | Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled — Boneless | 0% |
| 29412000 | Antibiotics — Streptomycins and their derivatives; salts thereof | 0% |
| 29412000 | Antibiotics — Streptomycins and their derivatives; salts thereof | 0% |
| 29413000 | Antibiotics — Tetracyclines and their derivatives; salts thereof | 0% |
| 29413000 | Antibiotics — Tetracyclines and their derivatives; salts thereof | 0% |
| 29414000 | Antibiotics — Chloramphenicol and its derivatives; salts thereof | 0% |
| 29414000 | Antibiotics — Chloramphenicol and its derivatives; salts thereof | 0% |
| 02031100 | Meat of swine, fresh, chilled or frozen — Carcasses and half-carcasses | 0% |
