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 |
|---|---|---|
| Halogenated derivatives of hydrocarbons — Bromochlorodifluoromethane (Halon-1211), bromotrifluoromethane (Halon-1301) and dibromotetrafluoroethanes (Halon-2402) | 0% | |
| Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 03.04 — Alaska Pollock (Theragra chalcogramma) | 0% | |
| Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 03.04 — Alaska Pollock (Theragra chalcogramma) | 0% | |
| Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 03.04 — Blue whitings (Micromesistius poutassou, Micromesistius australis) | 0% | |
| Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 03.04 — Blue whitings (Micromesistius poutassou, Micromesistius australis) | 0% | |
| Mineral or chemical fertilisers containing two or three of the fertilising elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium; other fertilisers; goods of this Chapter in tablets or similar forms or in packages of a gross weight not exceeding 10 kg — Mineral or chemical fertilisers containing the two fertilising elements phosphorus and potassium |
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.
| 0% |
| 31056000 | Mineral or chemical fertilisers containing two or three of the fertilising elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium; other fertilisers; goods of this Chapter in tablets or similar forms or in packages of a gross weight not exceeding 10 kg — Mineral or chemical fertilisers containing the two fertilising elements phosphorus and potassium | 0% |
| 31059000 | Mineral or chemical fertilisers containing two or three of the fertilising elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium; other fertilisers; goods of this Chapter in tablets or similar forms or in packages of a gross weight not exceeding 10 kg, other | 0% |
| 31059000 | Mineral or chemical fertilisers containing two or three of the fertilising elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium; other fertilisers; goods of this Chapter in tablets or similar forms or in packages of a gross weight not exceeding 10 kg, other | 0% |
| 32011000 | Tanning extracts of vegetable origin; tannins and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives — Quebracho extract | 0% |
| 32011000 | Tanning extracts of vegetable origin; tannins and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives — Quebracho extract | 0% |
| 32012000 | Tanning extracts of vegetable origin; tannins and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives — Wattle extract | 0% |
| 32012000 | Tanning extracts of vegetable origin; tannins and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives — Wattle extract | 0% |
| 03027210 | Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 03.04 — Yellowtail catfish (Pangasius pangasius) | 0% |
| 03027210 | Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 03.04 — Yellowtail catfish (Pangasius pangasius) | 0% |
| 03027290 | Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 03.04; Tilapias (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carp (Cyprinus spp., Carassius spp., Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus, Catla catla, Labeo spp., Osteochilus hasselti, Leptobarbus hoeveni, Megalobrama spp.), eels (Anguilla spp.), Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.), excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99; Catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), other | 0% |
| 03027290 | Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 03.04; Tilapias (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carp (Cyprinus spp., Carassius spp., Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus, Catla catla, Labeo spp., Osteochilus hasselti, Leptobarbus hoeveni, Megalobrama spp.), eels (Anguilla spp.), Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.), excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99; Catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), other | 0% |
| 32021000 | Synthetic organic tanning substances; inorganic tanning substances; tanning preparations, whether or not containing natural tanning substances; enzymatic preparations for pre-tanning — Synthetic organic tanning substances | 0% |
| 32021000 | Synthetic organic tanning substances; inorganic tanning substances; tanning preparations, whether or not containing natural tanning substances; enzymatic preparations for pre-tanning — Synthetic organic tanning substances | 0% |
| 32029000 | Synthetic organic tanning substances; inorganic tanning substances; tanning preparations, whether or not containing natural tanning substances; enzymatic preparations for pre-tanning, other | 0% |
