RCEP tariff schedule for Korean goods. Complements AKFTA and IKCEPA, with full cumulation allowing multi-country supply chain sourcing.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 — Superphosphates and calcined phosphatic fertilisers | 0% | |
| Crustaceans, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked crustaceans, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; crustaceans, in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, whether or not chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; Shrimps and prawns; In airtight containers for retail sale, other | 0% | |
| Crustaceans, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked crustaceans, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; crustaceans, in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, whether or not chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; Shrimps and prawns; In airtight containers for retail sale, other | 0% | |
| Live fish — Humpback grouper (Cromileptes altivelis) | 0% | |
To qualify for preferential rates under RCEP-Korea, your shipment needs a valid Certificate of Origin. Kickrate handles the documentation as your Importer of Record.
| 03069530 |
| Crustaceans, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked crustaceans, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; crustaceans, in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, whether or not chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; Shrimps and prawns, other |
| 0% |
| 39032050 | Polymers of styrene, in primary forms — In non-aqueous dispersion | 0% |
| 39033040 | Polymers of styrene, in primary forms — In aqueous dispersion | 0% |
| 39033040 | Polymers of styrene, in primary forms — In aqueous dispersion | 0% |
| 39032090 | Polymers of styrene, in primary forms; Styrene-acrylonitrile (SAN) copolymers, other | 0% |
| 39032090 | Polymers of styrene, in primary forms; Styrene-acrylonitrile (SAN) copolymers, other | 0% |
| 39033050 | Polymers of styrene, in primary forms — In non-aqueous dispersion | 0% |
| 39033050 | Polymers of styrene, in primary forms — In non-aqueous dispersion | 0% |
| 39033060 | Polymers of styrene, in primary forms — In the form of granules | 0% |
| 39033060 | Polymers of styrene, in primary forms — In the form of granules | 0% |
| 39033090 | Polymers of styrene, in primary forms; Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) copolymers, other | 0% |
| 39033090 | Polymers of styrene, in primary forms; Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) copolymers, other | 0% |
| 39053090 | Polymers of vinyl acetate or of other vinyl esters, in primary forms; other vinyl polymers in primary forms; Poly(vinyl alcohol), whether or not containing unhydrolysed acetate groups, other | 0% |
| 39053090 | Polymers of vinyl acetate or of other vinyl esters, in primary forms; other vinyl polymers in primary forms; Poly(vinyl alcohol), whether or not containing unhydrolysed acetate groups, other | 0% |
| 39059910 | Polymers of vinyl acetate or of other vinyl esters, in primary forms; other vinyl polymers in primary forms — In aqueous dispersion | 0% |
| 39059920 | Polymers of vinyl acetate or of other vinyl esters, in primary forms; other vinyl polymers in primary forms — In non-aqueous dispersion | 0% |
