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 |
|---|---|---|
| Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks; other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, including apparatus for communication in a wired or wireless network (such as a local or wide area network), other than transmission or reception apparatus of heading 84.43, 85.25, 85.27 or 85.28; Other apparatus for transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, including apparatus for communication in a wired or wireless network (such as a local or wide area network); Machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus; Apparatus for carrier-current line systems or for digital line systems, other | 0% | |
| Other articles of vulcanised rubber other than hard rubber; Floor coverings and mats, other | 0% | |
| Other fixed vegetable or microbial fats and oils (including jojoba oil) and their fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified, other | 0% | |
| Other articles of vulcanised rubber other than hard rubber — Eraser tips | 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.
| 40169290 |
| Other articles of vulcanised rubber other than hard rubber; Erasers, other |
| 0% |
| 40169210 | Other articles of vulcanised rubber other than hard rubber — Eraser tips | 0% |
| 40169290 | Other articles of vulcanised rubber other than hard rubber; Erasers, other | 0% |
| 27101299 | Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, other than crude; preparations not elsewhere specified or included, containing by weight 70 % or more of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals, these oils being the basic constituents of the preparations; waste oils; Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals (other than crude) and preparations not elsewhere specified or included, containing by weight 70 % or more of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals, these oils being the basic constituents of the preparations, other than those containing biodiesel and other than waste oils; Light oils and preparations, other | 0% |
| 27101920 | Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, other than crude; preparations not elsewhere specified or included, containing by weight 70 % or more of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals, these oils being the basic constituents of the preparations; waste oils — Topped crudes | 0% |
| 15162014 | Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their fractions, partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinised, whether or not refined, but not further prepared — Of coconuts | 0% |
| 43013000 | Raw furskins (including heads, tails, paws and other pieces or cuttings, suitable for furriers' use), other than raw hides and skins of heading 41.01, 41.02 or 41.03 — Of lamb, the following: Astrakhan, Broadtail, Caracul, Persian and similar lamb, Indian, Chinese, Mongolian or Tibetan lamb, whole, with or without head, tail or paws | 0% |
| 16024991 | Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal, blood or insects — In airtight containers for retail sale | 0% |
| 16024999 | Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal, blood or insects; Of swine; Other, including mixtures, other | 0% |
| 27101942 | Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, other than crude; preparations not elsewhere specified or included, containing by weight 70 % or more of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals, these oils being the basic constituents of the preparations; waste oils — Lubricating oils for aircraft engines | 0% |
| 40169915 | Other articles of vulcanised rubber other than hard rubber — For vehicles of heading 87.09, 87.13, 87.15 or 87.16 | 0% |
| 40169915 | Other articles of vulcanised rubber other than hard rubber — For vehicles of heading 87.09, 87.13, 87.15 or 87.16 | 0% |
| 02074400 | Meat and edible offal, of the poultry of heading 01.05, fresh, chilled or frozen — Other, fresh or chilled | 0% |
| 02074590 | Meat and edible offal, of the poultry of heading 01.05, fresh, chilled or frozen; Of ducks; Other, frozen, other | 0% |
| 15162021 | Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their fractions, partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinised, whether or not refined, but not further prepared — Of the fruit of the oil palm, crude | 0% |
| 40169916 | Other articles of vulcanised rubber other than hard rubber — Bicycle mudguards | 0% |
