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 |
|---|---|---|
| Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including pressure-reducing valves and thermostatically controlled valves — Of iron or steel | 0% | |
| Other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics, non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials; Of polymers of ethylene, other | 0% | |
| Other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics, non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials; Of polymers of propylene, other | 0% | |
| Other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics, non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials; Of polymers of propylene, other | 0% | |
| Other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics, non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials — Plates and sheets, rigid | 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.
| 39203099 | Other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics, non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials; Of polymers of styrene, other | 0% |
| 39203092 | Other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics, non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials — Other, plates and sheets | 0% |
| 39204310 | Other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics, non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials — Plates and sheets | 0% |
| 39204390 | Other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics, non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials; Of polymers of vinyl chloride; Containing by weight not less than 6 % of plasticisers, other | 0% |
| 09061100 | Cinnamon and cinnamon-tree flowers — Cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume) | 0% |
| 09061100 | Cinnamon and cinnamon-tree flowers — Cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume) | 0% |
| 39205111 | Other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics, non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials — Rigid | 0% |
| 39205190 | Other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics, non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials; Of acrylic polymers; Of poly(methyl methacrylate), other | 0% |
| 39205911 | Other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics, non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials — Rigid | 0% |
| 39205919 | Other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics, non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials; Of acrylic polymers; Plates and sheets, other | 0% |
| 39205990 | Other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics, non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials; Of acrylic polymers, other | 0% |
| 39205990 | Other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics, non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials; Of acrylic polymers, other | 0% |
| 39206110 | Other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics, non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials — Plates and sheets | 0% |
| 39206190 | Other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics, non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials; Of polycarbonates, alkyd resins, polyallyl esters or other polyesters; Of polycarbonates, other | 0% |
| 39206310 | Other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics, non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials — Plates and sheets | 0% |
