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 |
|---|---|---|
| Unmanned aircraft — With maximum take-off weight more than 7 kg but not more than 25 kg | 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% | |
| 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 |
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.
| 0% |
| 03025500 | Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 03.04 — Alaska Pollock (Theragra chalcogramma) | 0% |
| 03025500 | Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 03.04 — Alaska Pollock (Theragra chalcogramma) | 0% |
| 03025600 | Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 03.04 — Blue whitings (Micromesistius poutassou, Micromesistius australis) | 0% |
| 03025600 | Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 03.04 — Blue whitings (Micromesistius poutassou, Micromesistius australis) | 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% |
| 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% |
| 03027300 | Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 03.04 — Carp (Cyprinus spp., Carassius spp., Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus, Catla catla, Labeo spp., Osteochilus hasselti, Leptobarbus hoeveni, Megalobrama spp.) | 0% |
| 03027300 | Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 03.04 — Carp (Cyprinus spp., Carassius spp., Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus, Catla catla, Labeo spp., Osteochilus hasselti, Leptobarbus hoeveni, Megalobrama spp.) | 0% |
| 32019000 | Tanning extracts of vegetable origin; tannins and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives, other | 0% |
| 32019000 | Tanning extracts of vegetable origin; tannins and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives, 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% |
